Played it through in one go tonight. Some of the gameplay took a bit of getting used to (I kept falling in the sea fighting those skeletons and died a couple of times) but I thought it was a lot of fun. Would like to have another go (if the game lets you?) as I missed some of the commendations.
I did the Sea of Thieves tutorial and a quest or two a couple of nights ago - glad I did just so I had a better idea of how to interact with stuff.
Looking forward to the next part.