[Yes. Yes, he does.....]

Indeed! They know better than to stand in the way of the pirates of Penzance!

[YOU CAN STOP ANY TIME NOW]

But it has been quite some time since I last set foot in town. Thirteen years or so? Last I was ashore I took on an apprentice and since then we've been at sea!

[presumably stopping briefly to restock on supplies and all but the musical makes it sound like they literally never went ashore so.......]