I've Never Been to New York

New York actually plays an important part of Udo Jürgens' life, as he spent several years of his youth in the 50s in New York where he started composing and was also a jazz pianist. There he worked on songs for Shirley Bassey (Reach for the stars) and Frank Sinatra (If I Never Sing Another Song). Also in 1999 he married his girlfriend Corinna Reinhold in New York. The two were divorced in 2006.

At several points in the movie, the position of the sun and moon are inconsistent with the ship's west-bound course from Hambourg to New York, with the sunrise appearing in front of the ship, for example.

Before the final credits you can see the words "Merci, Udo" displayed over the postcards on the wall

References Das Traumschiff (1981)