The dream ship
Victoria Swarovski joins the Easter episode
"The dream ship: Maldives / Thaa-Atoll": With the help of Nele (Lisa Karlström) Kornelius (Ferdi Özten) wants to conquer Mia's heart (Victoria Swarovski, center).
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At Easter the "dream ship" goes to the Maldives. "Let's Dance" star Victoria Swarovski is on board as dance teacher Mia.
On Easter Sunday the "Traumschiff" (8:15 pm, ZDF) heads for the Thaa Atoll on the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. On board the TV cruise ship for the first time is the "Let's Dance" presenter (since 2018) and winner of season nine (2016), Victoria Swarovski (27). She plays dance teacher Mia Wagner. The Austrian had already posted photos from "Paradise" on Instagram in November.
Actress Collien Ulmen-Fernandes (39) will also be there for the first time. As a ship doctor, she is Dr. See Jessica Delgado. She too had posted photos of "filming in the south" in November. That she as the new ship doctor on Sina Tkotsch (30) as Dr. Julia Brand and Nick Wilder (68) as Dr. Wolf Sander would follow was announced in January.
That's what the Easter episode is about
The "dream ship" sets course for a tropical island in the Indian Ocean – the Thaa Atoll. Captain Max Parger (Florian Silbereisen) and his crew have their hands full on this trip: They are looking for treasures, missing passengers and hidden wishes and fears.
The world traveler and long-term passenger Frank Baum (Christoph M. Ohrt) enjoys his single life on board to the full. Until he meets the newly divorced Birgit Röhl (Saskia Vester), who visits her friend, hotel manager Hanna Liebold (Barbara Wussow), on board. And Frank also receives a surprise visit: his brother Thomas Baum (Heinrich Schafmeister) accompanies him on the next section of his journey. The widowed Thomas likes Frank's lifestyle – and Birgit. Frank uses them as bait to get rid of his brother. This plan works until Frank becomes aware of his own feelings for Birgit …
Nele Berghaus (Lisa Karlström) was a successful photographer until she lost her eyesight in an accident. Since then she has been dependent on the help of others. Her travel companion is Kornelius Busch (Ferdi Özten), who falls head over heels in love with Mia Wagner (Swarovski), who works as a dance teacher on board. With Nele's help, Kornelius can conquer Mia's heart. But that makes Nele think about her own love life. Because she left her fiancé because she doesn't want to be a burden to anyone …
The new ship doctor Dr. Jessica Delgado (Ulmen-Fernandes) has a visit from her nephew Timo Brandt (Otis Whigham), an avid soccer player. When he meets the former professional soccer player Lars Meyer (Marlon Boess), the enthusiasm is great. Until it is discovered that Jessica was involved in an operation that ended Lars' professional football career. Now he blames her personally for it. Although his aunt doesn't want Timo to continue spending time with Lars, the two go on a treasure hunt – and end up on a desert island …