On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly "tiger cruise" for US Navy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ("Navy brats"). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple joy to open frustration, the worst brat being XO commander Gary Dolan's daughter Maddie, who wants him to refuse a promotion to command for a shore job. Then the news of the WCC terror crisis changes everything, as the crew is recalled to war footing.
Hayden Panettiere
as Maddie Dolan
Bill Pullman
as Gary Dolan
Troy Evans
as Chuck Horner
Bianca Collins
as Tina Torres
Nathaniel Lee Jr.
as Anthony
Mercedes Colon
as Grace Torres
Mehcad Brooks
as Kenny
Jansen Panettiere
as Joey
Lisa Dean Ryan
as Diane Coleman
Ty O'Neal
as Danny Horner
Gary Weeks
as Lt. Tom Hillman
Chris Ellis
as Captain Anderson
