Love on the Danube
3 movies
Love on the Danube is Hallmark's river-cruise romance series, and the boat is arguably the real co-star. Each film follows a different couple aboard a Danube cruise winding through Vienna, Budapest, and the river towns between them, and the scenery pulls a lot of the weight. The leads change every time, but a few faces recur as the crew: Kathryn Drysdale as cruise host Teddy Connors, Mark Holden as Captain Magnusson, and Catherine Disher as Betty Stephenson all appear in all three.
There are three movies, released across 2024 and 2025, and they're breezy, sun-soaked, vacation-mode romances, closer to a travelogue with a meet-cute than to heavy drama. The setups change up nicely: a parent-trap matchmaking scheme, a rom-com fan convention held at sea, an incognito-prince getaway. These are recent enough that they don't have IMDb ratings yet, so the honest steer is to pick by the premise that grabs you and let the river do the rest.
Love on the Danube movies in order
Each film is a standalone romance with its own couple, so any order is fine. Release order just runs the two 2024 films first and the 2025 one last.
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Love on the Danube: Love Song(2024)
A 2024 entry, Love Song. A daughter traveling with her widowed mother and a son traveling with his widower father meet on the cruise and decide their musical parents would make the perfect match. As the two scheme to engineer a romance between mom and dad, they fall for each other instead. A parent-trap setup with a Broadway-comeback thread, led by Nazneen Contractor and Wes Brown.
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Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars(2024)
A 2024 entry, Kissing Stars, and the most self-aware of the three. Publicist Savannah Bailey takes a job coordinating talent for KissCon, a rom-com fan convention held aboard the Danube cruise, and gets handed a rising star, Tripp Nelson, who's quietly hiding a humbler past. Friction turns to real connection as they sail through Europe. Sarah Power and Brendan Penny lead this meta, fans-of-romance spin on the format.
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Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway(2025)
The 2025 entry, Royal Getaway, the series at its most fairy-tale. Jilted at the altar, art-gallery manager Ava takes her honeymoon cruise alone and meets a charming fellow passenger who shares her love of art, not realizing he's a European prince traveling incognito. Castles, galleries, and a royal gala set the stage as secrets and duty test the romance. Jessica Sipos and Dan Jeannotte star.
Love on the Danube cast
Frequently asked questions
What order should I watch the Love on the Danube movies?
Any order works, because each film follows a different couple on a self-contained cruise. To watch by release, start with the 2024 films Love Song and Kissing Stars, then the 2025 entry Royal Getaway.
How many Love on the Danube movies are there?
Three, released in 2024 and 2025, each set aboard a European river cruise down the Danube.
Are the Love on the Danube movies connected?
Only loosely. Each film tells a standalone romance with a different lead couple, but they share the Danube cruise setting and a few recurring crew, including Kathryn Drysdale as host Teddy and Mark Holden as the captain.
Where are the Love on the Danube movies filmed?
Along the real Danube, taking in cities like Vienna and Budapest and the river towns in between, with the cruise ship itself as a constant backdrop. The location work is most of the appeal.
Where can I watch the Love on the Danube movies?
They air on the Hallmark Channel and stream on Hallmark+. Check each film's page for current availability.