The other men at the table are just talking about whores in the sense of any women, ever, who gets off of a boat complaining about being on a boat. Going about laughing and drinking and starting up a dice game all by themselves, as more meats are served by the first waitress, whom stays well out of groping range for you. All the same, the bard has to try all the harder to get over the noise of the room, and doing quite the job of it so far.