Before anyone noticed, the Pirate Meet island was already on the verge of completion. Even the barrier was up. The only thing missing was the actual pirates, but they slowly trickled onto the island as soon as it opened. The pirates either followed the bridge or, if they could, used boats to get to the island.
However, the island didn't have enough room to accommodate the number of boats required to deliver all the pirates who would participate in the meet. In addition to the boats on standby from the big three crews, ships with various designs and sizes took up most of the available space in the Void around the island and Pirate Haven.
After enough pirates crawled out of the woodworks and gathered on the island, the Pirate Meet only lacked someone to proclaim it had begun.
Wulf, the leader of the Bunglehoppers, the crew in charge of overseeing the island's construction, took it upon himself to also oversee the Pirate Meet itself.