Overview
- AGF data show the Dec. 26 Bora Bora episode drew 4.26 million viewers and 17.9% overall, behind ARD’s Tatort with 5.13 million and 21.6%.
- The film nevertheless topped the 14–49 demographic with a 16.1% market share, winning the youth audience for the night.
- Live reactions on X skewed negative, with complaints about dialogue and storylines, though some viewers praised the visuals.
- ZDF acknowledged cost-saving measures, including reusing a recurring cake and boarding sequence across multiple episodes for economic reasons.
- ZDF is reintroducing the spin-off Kreuzfahrt ins Glück after each holiday film and plans four main ‘Traumschiff’ productions per year, as guest casting remains limited by schedule clashes such as Hans Sigl’s.