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Aboard Hallmark’s First-Ever Christmas Cruise: Caroling, Cocktails and Ignoring the Election With Die-Hard Fans
Variety spent four nights at sea on the first-ever Hallmark Christmas Cruise.
“Hallmark” icon Jonathan Bennett was the cruise’s official host, and easily gets the MVP award — with an honorable mention to his husband, Jaymes Vaughan, and Hunter King’s fiancé, Chris Copier, both of whom spent every day cheering on their partners. They would listen to fans’ personal and often heartbreaking stories about how their movies have helped them, and gladly received gifts like stuffed animals, shirts and friendship bracelets that read “Cruisin’ With Hallmark.” The audience was able to get involved a bit, too, as Hynes portrayed an over-the-top influencer who ended up teaching his friends and family (and fans) a viral dance — the one memorably performed in “Three Wise Men and a Baby.”
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