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Crossing

Two nights at sea, one cabin, one bed. At the end of the crossing her husband is waiting at the port. Before that, everything else is waiting.

Episode 1: Sold Twice

6 episodesScandalsGetaways

Episode 1 plays here for free. From episode 2 onwards you need a Dreamy Shorts membership.

What Crossing is about

A ferry from Portsmouth to Santander. Two nights, grey Atlantic, the deck rolling, the bar closing at midnight. Down in the corridors it smells of diesel and carpet. She drove the car on board because her husband is already in Spain, waiting for her. The cabin she booked has one bed. And the cabin, as tends to happen on DreamyShorts, has been given out twice. The other name on the slip belongs to a young man who fancies a seat in the shared lounge about as much as she does.

The ferry company apologises and offers vouchers. The two of them take the cabin. The first hours are polite: who showers first, who takes the side by the wall. Then the weather turns, spray crashes over the deck, and whoever was outside comes back soaked. Wet Through is the title of episode 2, and from there the politeness peels away piece by piece. Below Deck, The Shower Runs Cold: the episode titles are a map of the crossing, night by night.

What sets Crossing apart from the other holiday series is the port. There is a fixed ending. When the ship docks, her husband is standing at the ramp, and she has to drive the car off and kiss him. Episode 1 shows her going on board with all her good intentions. What is left of them when the engines stop in the harbour, the final episodes tell. Scandals and Getaways, both apply, and neither gives away the ending.

All episodes of Crossing

EpisodeTitleAccess
1Sold TwiceFree
2Wet ThroughMembership
3Over the LineMembership
4Below DeckMembership
5The Shower Runs ColdMembership
6CrossingMembership

Crossing on DreamyShorts: where you can watch which episode

Sold Twice, episode 1, plays here in the player, directly, without you signing up anywhere. For Wet Through and the four episodes after it you need the Dreamy Shorts membership. Price: 19.99 USD a month, or 119.88 USD a year, which works out at 9.99 USD a month. In pounds that is approx. £15 a month or £91 a year, converted, rate varies. No offer that runs out, no countdown. According to the provider you can cancel at any time.

Six episodes, each one to two minutes, with subtitles. The series is built like the crossing itself: two nights, six stops, the port at the end. Watch it in one go if you want to feel how cramped the cabin is, or one episode an evening if you like to stretch the tension. DreamyShorts lists Crossing under Scandals and Getaways. If you liked Aftersun or Deep End, this is the tighter, darker setting.

Why it is worth a look

  • Getting started costs nothing: you watch episode 1 right here, straight away and without signing up.
  • The series are built for short breaks. One to two minutes per episode, portrait format, sound on or off.
  • With the membership you get every episode, every series, new titles every week and subtitles. According to the provider, cancelling is possible at any time.
  • Discreet, and no adverts in the player.

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Questions about Crossing

Is Crossing on DreamyShorts a sequel to Each Way?

No, even though both series open with an episode called Sold Twice. The double-booking motif comes up more than once on Dreamy Shorts, but the characters and places are different every time. Crossing takes place entirely on the ferry, Each Way in an inn in the Cotswolds. You can watch them independently of each other.

What does Crossing cost in full on Dreamy Shorts?

Episode 1 costs nothing, it plays here. For the remaining episodes you need premium: 19.99 USD a month or 119.88 USD a year, approx. £15 or £91 converted. The membership then covers the whole catalogue, not just this series.

Who is Crossing for?

Adults who want a story about temptation with a fixed expiry date. The performers are AI-generated, not real people. The series shows no nudity, only closeness in a small space, a shower that runs cold, and a woman who knows who is waiting at the port.