Hallmark’s final 2026 Winter Escape movie is Missing The Boat. This is a romcom starring Emilie Ullerup and Kristoffer Polaha. This movie is directed by Maclain Nelson (Haul Out The Halloween), and written by Nelson, along with Judith Berg and Sandra Berg (The Wedding Cottage).
Strangers Kelly and Parker both end up on the same Italian cruise, but after missing the boat during a stop, they’re forced to team up and race across Southern Italy to catch up.
Where was this new travel movie filmed? Here are all the details.
‘Missing The Boat’ Filmed In Southern Europe
Unlike the other movies in this year’s Hallmark Winter Escape programming, Missing The Boat, was filmed in three countries. Here are the locations:
- Sicily, Italy
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Thessaloniki, Greece
Emilie Ullerup shared with Digital Journal that they also went to Athens. “Filming in Greece was a dream. This was my first time being there. We got to take the boat from Athens.
Next, she revealed that when they got to Thessaloniki, they filmed at this “gorgeous” place. Unfortunately, they didn’t spend a lot of time there, which makes sense. Three countries for one movie is like The Groomsmen at double speed.
Emile Ullerup & Kristoffer Polaha Worked Together 10 Years Ago
Lately, the big social media trend has been 2016. Therefore, it is pretty fun that Emilie Ullerup and Kristoffer Polaha worked together for the first time that year in Hearts Of Christmas. Hallmark fans love this movie and enjoy all of the other stars in it, including Sharon Lawrence, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Kimberley Sustad, and Chris McNally.
Emilie told Marcos Papadatos that she had not seen him in 10 years, but they “fell back to our old friendship patterns.” He had already filmed Dater’s Handbook with Meghan Markle, but this was Emilie’s first movie.
She was quick to compliment her costar in this new movie. “Kristoffer is so fun to work with, and he is so funny in this movie.” She is “excited for people to see it,” especially to see him in a very funny and different role.
When Is The Premiere Of ‘Missing The Boat’?
The premiere of Missing The Boat is on Saturday, January 31, at 8 p.m. Eastern, on the Hallmark Channel. This movie will be available to stream on Sunday, February 1, on Hallmark+.
