I saw GM Sir Victor on the dock at Port Royal before the Halloween weekend. He spoke not only of the curse, but also the Harkaway ship ("huge, massive treasure ship headed for Port Royal"), something about a "moonstone", the possibilities of: the 40 cap being raised, gold cap raised, more weapons, ship personalization.
Might have been able to get more out of him if not for all the brainiacs endlessly asking "what's a GM?", "why can't I crew you"?, "where do I find raiders?" blah blah blah..