bug

@movedhades1110
Translation of your post:
"At 1:29 AM tonight, during the Gifting Celebration event, I encountered the leader of the affiliated alliance and sailors on the ship making gift-giving emotes. However, I couldn't interact with them due to a bug."

My reply:
The event has not started at the time you wrote your post.
I am guessing it starts in about 8 hours from now.

See also: https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.6.0
"Holiday Hauls and Legends of Giving (December 15th – January 2nd)
Pirate Legends join the Partners, Affiliate Alliance leaders and Deckhands taking to the seas under the Generous Gift Sails this year, spreading holiday cheer and delivering gifts to other pirates they meet!"