When the S.S. Tipton makes a special trip to pick up London from Parrot Island, Bailey, Moseby and Woody find themselves in jail because all the parrots left for Seal Island after Tipton Industries cut down all the trees. It's up to Zack and Cody to get them out of it but Zack and Cody end up in jail along with the others, and Bailey has to use her pig, Porkers, to rescue them. Zack and Cody fight for Bailey and Zack lets Cody have her after finding out about her ex-boyfriend Moose and seeing she has too much "baggage".

The ship is struck by lightning when it crosses the International Dateline, which places Cody in the same day over and over. He tries to use each day as a chance to let Bailey know how he feels about her, but something gets in the way every time. It's then up to Cody to divert the ship from the lightning to set them back on the right course.

The boys plan to have an all-guys weekend with their dad, but a surprise visit from their mom ruins it. When Kurt and Carey get a show on the ship, Mr. Moseby says they can stay on board, but worried their parents will permanently stay on the ship, the twins hatch a plan to sabotage their parents' show. Meanwhile, London tries to find the perfect belated birthday gift for Mr. Moseby by following him around all day. In the end, London makes Mr. Moseby very happy that he got a present from her because even his own mother forgot his birthday.

London holds a competition between Cody and Woody to decide which one of them will accompany her on her trip to the Tipton Space Station. Desperate to win, Cody and Woody each try to sabotage the other during the competition. Meanwhile, Zack is in charge of the senior citizen's activities and meets a passenger who is unwilling to participate in any of the activities. Zack makes multiple attempts to find something he wants to do and finally discovers that he enjoys playing pranks on other people. Together, they try to pull off a series of pranks on the other passengers.

When Bailey starts feeling homesick, Cody decides to recreate her hometown festival. However, thanks to London, Bailey's hometown boyfriend, Moose, shows up. He and Cody compete in corn bobbin', arm wrestling, and chess to win Bailey's heart, but Cody loses every competition. Moose asks Bailey to come home, so she asks Cody what to do. Cody says to follow her heart and Bailey stays because she would miss her friends