Overview
- AGF reports 4.26 million viewers and a 17.9% share for the ZDF film, the lowest overall reach in the franchise’s history.
- Among 14–49-year-olds the episode won the night with a 16.1% market share, its best youth result since March 2024.
- ARD’s Tatort drew 5.13 million viewers and 21.6% overall, topping total audience while trailing the ship series among younger viewers.
- Real-time reactions skewed critical on social platforms, with complaints about dialogue and musical playback segments, though some praised the scenery and tradition.
- ZDF scheduled ‘Kreuzfahrt ins Glück’ repeats after the film and reiterated a shift to strengthen ‘Das Traumschiff’ with four productions per year, with the next voyage set for January 1 to Madikwe.