LEVEL UNLOCKS: 19 UNLOCKS: pirate ship TIME LIMIT: 4 days PRIZE: pirate fashion pack
YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE HIGHER EDUCATION QUEST BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN THIS QUEST
Completing this quest unlocks the pirate ship so you can trade resources with the pirate! If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock the pirate fashion pack. You can still complete this quest to unlock the pirate ship once the time is up but you won’t get the pirate fashion pack
How long does this quest take to complete?
Looking for the answers to the riddles? Click here for the first riddle and second riddle answers
STUCK? CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST
NOTE: you need a teenager to be able to complete this quest
Some times may vary depending on the star rating an item has.
- Visit the island (mysterious island)
- Call 5 sims to the community center
- Call a teen to the community center
- Have a teen play a sea shanty on piano- 5 minutes 36 seconds [inspired: 5 mins 19 secs] (keyboard at community center)
- Have 5 sims sitting in front of the podium (click on chairs and select attend meeting- works with teens, adults and senior sims- can be cancelled after task is complete)
- Host the town meeting- 12 hours 30 minutes [inspired: 11 hrs 53 mins] (auction podium)
- Make an espresso- 20 seconds (using coffee machine at community center) [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- ‘Object!’ at the podium- 4 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Powercord presentation- 4 hours 20 minutes [inspired: 4 hrs 7 mins](using blackboard)
- Have a teen look at the pirate- 2 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Have a teen talk to the pirate- 7 seconds [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Talk to the pirate (again)- 2 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Have a teen give a speech at the podium- 4 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Search sim town and find the pirate (maybe look at the park?)
- Call a teen to the park
- Hide in the public toilet- 14 hours 48 minutes [inspired: 14 hrs 15 mins]
- Ask about Journal- 3 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Look at pirates Journal- 10 seconds [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Solve the first riddle:
A man with a heart of stone, ponders upon his stony throne. Surrounded by knights and kings alike, the clue is the colour he most likes.
Search for clues- 1 minute 36 seconds [inspired: 1 min 31 secs] (the statue in the park)
You don’t have to search for clues, keep reading for the answer to the riddle
Answer- 8 hours [inspired: 7 hrs 36 mins] (click on the pirate to select an option, it’s multiple choice so just guess if you don’t know but searching for the clue may help!)
The image below is the clue, work out this simple clue to get the answer:
If you still don’t know the answer is Purple
- Joke around with the pirate- 12 seconds [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Have a teen talk to a friend about pirates- 9 hours 30 minutes [inspired: 9 hrs 1 min]
- Find the pirate (maybe look at the stables?)
- Say ‘hi!’ to the pirate- 1 minute [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Solve the second riddle:
In a place of everlasting winter, kindling lies dormant. As a fire ignites and the room fills with light, the lost page shall appear where the elephant’s trunk is raised day and night. Upon this page, the most ancient password will allow the goddess to finally rise.
HINT: there are two parts to this, you need to go to the snow park to do something (IF YOU HAVE THE SNOW PARK YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF BUT AS THE ANSWER IS IN THE PICTURE BELOW YOU DON’T NEED TO BUILD THE SNOW PARK) then in the second place you will find a parcel (the bold words may help):
You then need to: Open clue- 12 seconds (this clue actually tells you the answer)
Tell password- 12 hours [inspired: 11 hrs 24 mins] (click on the pirate to select an option, it’s multiple choice so just guess if you don’t know!)
I’m going to post the answer below, if you want to work it out yourself don’t look at the image below)
Have a teen dance with the pirate- 2 minutes [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Ask the pirate why he’s upset- 1 minute [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Convince the pirate- 4 minutes (Please stay!) [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
- Tap the Ancient Goddess on the island (near the beach)
- Send your teen to the park
- Say goodbye to pirate- 2 minutes (talk) [click blue skip button to complete instantly]
QUEST IS COMPLETE!
This post explains Pirate Ship Trading and the Ancient Goddess Monument
Time Limited Prize: Pirate Fashion Pack
Is the prize worth it? Yes! It is different! But it would have been nice if we could have some pirate clothes as well!
Where can I find them? In the wardrobe, hair and eye patch is in the hair section and the tattoos are in the tattoos and makeup section
Cost? Free
Watch my step by step video of this quest here:
The next quest is The Road To Fame which unlocks the teen idol hobby
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST
please read before asking
I have missed this quest! Why can’t I start it yet?
You cannot miss main quests they have to be completed in order. You need to complete all previous quests (list can be found here) and reach level 19 before you can start this quest
Can I complete this quest even though I have passed level 19?
Yes, you just need to complete all previous quests then this quest will start automatically
How do I visit the island?
Click on the mysterious island bridge, this will take you to the island
How do I call my sims to the community center?
Go to the community center and click on the whistle next to a sim who isn’t busy on the simtracker, this post explains more about the simtracker
Do I need a teen to complete this quest?
Yes, your teen has to complete most of the goals in this quest, you will not be able to complete these goals with an adult
I cannot complete the goal to call a teen to the community center, I have done this but it won’t complete, why?
Are you sure you sent a teen and not a preteen, teenager is the stage after preteen
I can’t find the piano/podium/blackboard that I need to use, where are they?
They are at the community center, look at the picture in the post to see their location
I can’t find the option for powercord presentation, why?
You need to use the blackboard at the community center
Is the pirate always a male teen?
Yes
How do I send my teen to the park?
Go to the park and click on the whistle next to a teen who isn’t busy on the simtracker
What is the answer to the first riddle?
Purple
I can’t find the pirate, where is he?
At the stables
What is the answer to the second riddle?
Admin
Where is the ancient goddess I need to click on?
It is on the island, look at the picture in the post to see what it looks like
Does the pirate ever return?
He hasn’t so far but maybe he will one day!
What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
The pirate fashion pack
What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock pirate ship trading before you can move onto the next quest
I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests
Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit
I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one
Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal
Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?
This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post
The next quest is The Road To Fame which unlocks the teen idol hobby
Last updated August 2025
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im sorry i just cant find it! can you tell me?
Admin.
Did tou know where can i find the pirate to say goodbye?
In the park.
I just finished the higher education quest. Did I have to build the high school? Will I need it for quests later on? Just trying to figure if the cost is worth it. It will cost me $200,000 to build.
you don’t need to build it right now but you will need it if you want to send your teens to school
Thanks for the hints and tips !
You’re welcome!
Im at the part where they have to give a presentation, but when i click on the blackboard the only option i have is to “practice teaching”. Help!!!!
Are you using the blackboard at the community center?
The last task of the quest at the park was such a cute surprise! Thanks so much for helping everyone with the quests. It really helps plan ahead for upcoming quests! Have you heard of any glitches for the “convince the pirate” task? Mine reset a few hours before it was to be completed, so I had to start that task over again and miss out on the extra prize. I’m wondering if it was a problem with my device refreshing or the game itself. Thanks again! 🙂
You’re welcome!
No I haven’t heard of that, it might be your device, if you closed before it saved that can cause it
I had this happen just today – I had the 1-day task of “ask about the journal” and it reset that task. I have to do it over and now I don’t think I can complete it in time.
I had the same problem. I ended up having to use 23LP to complete the “Ask about journal” task because my teen kept walking away when I would check on her.
It did exactly the same for me. I was into the quest a couple of hours and it reset. I had to select the option all over again. The same thing happened in a neighbor’s town, the same day.
I just started this. I don’t have a snow park yet. I just started building the high school since I just completed that quest. Do you think we really need the snow park? If so I hope I can complete both the HS and park before required. That’s over 3 days in real time and it looks like its exactly 3 days with no missed time to get from the completion of the first presentation to the second riddle. GASP! Thanks.
you only need the snow park for the answer to the riddle, but as the answer is in the post you can just answer it without building.
My sweet Leigh yearns for the pirates company, after her mother’s remarriage she constantly fights with her stepmother and younger brother, only the pirate soother her broken soul. Mayhaps he returns to comfort her once again?
I don’t think he will be back, sorry! But maybe one day!
How do you use the cooking hobby to gain LP’s? I have enough simoleans to get by, but never enough LP’s. I only come across them when I level up or, if I am lucky, when an animal digs them up.
do the cooking hobby with several sims, cook toast over and over once you complete the collection you get 5LPs, restart the collection to collect them again
Hi
I’ve got to the second riddle and accidentally clicked on password as the answer and waited the 12 hours I’ve left it a few days to put admin as the answer as I forgot to play as I was busy but the pirate has seemed of disappeared I’ve looked in the park , swimming centre sims houses and the community centre any ideas
have you checked the stables?
Hi yes I have and he’s there thank you
good!
Hi! For the “power cord presentation” whenever I click the blackboard is says “practice teaching”. Is there another blackboard that’s not a teachers or am I missing something? Thanks.
You need to click on the one at the community center
Does the teen have to be a teen because mine is just a preteen, do I have to age her up again?
yes they have to be a teen, it won’t work with a preteen.
Thanks for all your help! I’ve been using this blog for a little while now and it is so helpful!
you’re welcome!
Im saying goodbye to the Pirate. The option im getting is talk. I clicked talk but they are dancing. Is that whats suppose to happen?
yes it is
I wanted to say thank you for helping solve the 2nd riddle. I am not good with riddles and wouldn’t have found it due to not having a beach yet. Your website & blog is the best out there.
you’re welcome!
Can you just say admin I can’t do the second riddle I’ve tried EVERYTHING 😣
yes just say admin using the teen sim
Thank you so much!!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
you’re welcome!
How many levels is the ancient goddess monument? Is it 70 like the other monuments?
25 I believe
I am doing the teens quest but didn’t get the quest to unlock stables. Will I be able to find the pirate the second time?
is the need for steed quest in your quest queue? It should be available to do before the pirate quest.
Ho to tap goddess
click on the goddess monument on the mysterious island.
How long does it take to finish this quest???
It depends, probably 5-6 days
Is the female long hair still available after the 2015 mall update? Some people say they aren’t…
it is available if you have already unlocked it, it isn’t if you didn’t.
I haven’t done that quest yet, but I really want some different hair. Is there any other way to get the hair, or any different hair?
no, sorry there isn’t
How to object at a podium?
click on the podium at the community center
How much do you think this will all cost? How many places do I have to build? Thanks!
you don’t have to build any places
I’ve found the last clue. It opens the box with the message and password, but nothing else happens. Box is still there, don’t get the option tell password
You tell the pirate the password is admin
I don’t have the goddess statue, will it appear when it is time to use it? I’m almost done with the pirate quest, saying goodbye now. Tyvm!
I have added a picture to the post of what the goddess statue looks like, it can be found on the mysterious island.
Why do people never take the time to look at previous questions before asking the same thing all the time?
Sweet lady, you must have the patience of a doing. Bless you!
I have hid in the toilet and now I cannot find the pirate. I have looked everywhere. Can you please help?
he should be somewhere around the park, but just look around your whole town, he has got to be somewhere
How do i tap the ancient goddess? What is it?
there is a picture of it in the post.
I don’t have the snow park 😭😭😭😭😭 that means I will have to build it. But it’s really expensive and I cant save up in that amount of time because I’ve only got 30,000 simoleones and it is 300,000 simoleones 😰😰😰😰😥😥😥😪😪😪😭😭😭
you don’t have to for this quest because I have told you in the post the answer to the riddles.
this quest was so cute at the end. meet the pirate at the park during nighttime, it’s a lot more romantic and pretty 🙂 and dress your teen in a cute outfit beforehand so she looks good for her farewell date with the pirate :p
Do i have to build the snow park?
not for this quest as I have added the answers to the riddles to the post.
Do you need snow park for this quest? I haven’t built it yet. Can your sim marry the pirate teen? He’s soooo HOT!
No you don’t because I have answered the riddles for you in the post
No they can’t, he leaves once the quest is over.
Is there a way to get long hair options like your screenshots show?
Not anymore, sorry!
■Have a teen look at the pirate- 15 minutes
i can not for the life of me find the pirate… not in the park stables comm ctr, swimming ctr.
Any advice?
the pirate should appear at the community center for this task
Where is the piano/ keyboard in the community centre?!?!
it is outside the community center, as shown in the picture in the post.
Does the pirate stay if you complete it?🙏🙏🙏🙏My teen aka everyone’s teens love the pirate and it breaks my heart if he leaves
No, the pirate still leaves
After hiding in the restroom at the park, where is the pirate???
he should still be in the park
Thank you, I am on the last goal and I have been doing great because of you thanks again
You’re welcome!
Do you get All access to the ship if you finish in time? Or just the clothes?
You can access the ship if you finish in time or if you don’t finish in time.If you don’t finish in time you just don’t get the clothes.
Is it worth it? Like you just get to walk around on the ship and get to see it Thats it. But does anyone know if ur gonna need it later for anything?
You can’t walk around the ship, it is used for trading to build the ancient goddess monument: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/the-sims-freeplay-pirate-ship-trading/
You have to complete the quest before you can move onto the next one.
Were in diff time zones LOL here its 1:10pm and when I post it its like 6pm LOL
Yes, I live in England.
Thank you for your help! I was curious– do you know the name of the song that plays during the ‘date’ in the park? I kinda dig it and was wondering if you know if it is available anywhere for dl? Again, your help has been wonderful.
You’re welcome!
Apparently the song is: Good Intent by Kimbra
Thank you!
So I’m planning ahead and an almost finished with the teen quest. I am wondering do the black board and chairs show up at the community center when this quest starts because they arent at my community center right now?
Yes they will show up at the community center.
Hi can u tell me where can i get long hair for the girl sims?
complete this quest: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/the-sims-freeplay-ringlets-of-fire-quest-2/
I didn’t built the snowpark… What now??
you don’t need to the answer is in the post.
So I’ve been waiting to finish the “ringlets of fire” quest, and for some reason its available on my game again… Except I can’t unlock new hairstyles because I’ve already completed all the fashion items for that hobby. It won’t give me the option to start a new collection to unlock new hairstyles… Help 😦
Close the hobby collection and open it again, you should be able to restart the collection now.
Your blog is super helpful and awesome! I was wondering if you made a post about trading with the pirate ship? Thanks!
Thanks
I already have: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/the-sims-freeplay-pirate-ship-trading/
I only see the practice teaching option when i try to use the blackboard that i bought.
it is the blackboard at the community center
I haven’t got the snow park yet.What should I do for this task?
you don’t need it as the answer is in the post.
How to do the object the podium
click on the podium at the community center.
hi there,i cannot enter the community centre 😦 the only thing i can do is send my sims to go to work..why is that happening?
Are you sure you are trying to enter the right building, you can find out where the community center is on this post: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/the-sims-freeplay-town-map/
Lol..yeap i was trying to enter the stadium i dont know why 😛 Thank you very much for your help 🙂