Tue, Jan 1, 2019
The MS Deutschland heads for Japan in spring, to visit Tokio, Kyoto and Mount Fuji, with cherry blossoms. Tobias Fährmann boards with editor-employed wife Saskia and son Paul (9), a kendo-fan whose practice sword is customs-confiscated while he came for a Tokio school. Saskia professionally knows bestseller-author Hendrik Claasen, who gives the ship lectures and bullies Paul, Tobias cancels 'sick' I an attempt to draw his parents together, which works out with a twist. Half-German Anna Sato visits her old-fashioned father Hiroto's country with fiance Daniel Felber but refuses him asking for her hand and meets her elder sister, geisha Misaki Sato. Yet Daniel confronting Hiroto Sato only seems to make things worse. Identical twins Laura and -sneakily hiding as her- Julia Friesinger boarded without a second ticket, a recipe for confusion and trouble with separate crew dates Dennis Starke and Philipp. *Oskar Schifferle gets lost in fascinating Tokyo without cellphone, wallet or notions of Japanese, desperate even to find his way back after finding the Japanese acts he promised to book for the cruise show are unavailable during the festival, but a local vendor and the crew help out.
Sun, Apr 21, 2019
Handsome Sam Bright seems unwilling to succeed his mother June as manager of the family hotel. Instead he trains as professional dancer, teamed up with Alice Meier, who serves as potential 'ideal daughter in law' but never gets any promise, ignoring Sam is gay and deeply in love with fellow dancer Ben Leighton, who grows tired of being invisible and somewhat jealousy of Alice, who runs away when told the truth, but that's just the push Sam needs in the end to face Ben, June and their future. Hanno Flemming sold his firm after a burnout and founded a charity which plans to invest in the Zambian cheetah farm of Dr. Elsa Bakel, an iconic researcher and activist for the feline species, who refuses to 'waste time' on reporter Britta Klein except for a fee. *Initially ignoring his interest, and that her board decided to retire her as old-fashioned in favor of local foster son Dr. Kito Balewa, Elsa rudely pushes 'busybody' Hanno away. Britta dares not confess to coincidental co-passenger Hanno she's his mystery Internetflirt, having used aliases, but they grow closer. Hanno's cousin, Hanna Liebhold, helps him make Elsa see sense, which only works after Hanno helps save Elsa's favorite cheetah from a lion attack.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
The crew expected staff captain Grimm to be promoted, but Max Parger is appointed and soon has a conflict with Grimm. Hotel director Hanna Liebhold once dumped reputed cruise critic Frieder Heinemann, who proves a troublesome, yet flirtatious guest. Sebastian Felber plans to propose aboard to gay mate Thomas Severin, whom he utterly surprises having 'invited' his Thomas' eldest best friend Judith Kerner and her 14- son Tobias (14), neither man realizing Thomas sired Tobias, who didn't even want to come and fears being ridiculed for a gay father. Max Parger is pleased with the presence of his brother Moritz, whose crazy side spells chaos. Marlene and Heinz Kolatschek, on golden jubilee trip, realize they differ in much, including how to celebrate. Cabin stewardess Tanja Lohmeier's life-long dream, to sing on a formal stage, becomes true by ship doctor Sander and cruise director Schifferle Wirklichkeit casting her last minute for the goodbye gala.