If a camel is the ship of the desert

then speaking equally

a ship is the camel of the sea

altho' a camel can go without water

for up to seven months

a ship without water on which to float

is neither a barque a barge nor a boat

as the camel needs food

to get over the humps

it seems like a dromedary

conundrum to me

and would that I could buy a ship

the lottery I should win

if I may I'd like to say,

"That'll be the day

when my camel comes in."