Catherine Pine is not looking forward to a jolly Christmas. But things change when her friend invites her on a Christmas cruise. Suddenly every day is an adventure and she's finding new friends, including the loveable hypochondriac Sophie Miles, who is sure she needs to marry a doctor. It's like a gift from Santa when Sophie and Catherine meet Rudy Nichols... the doctor. But he comes with a two-legged lump of coal, his guard-dog daughter, determined to protect him from gold diggers. As far as she's concerned every woman is out to get him. And then there's Trevor March, chocolatier, who's made it clear he's interested in Sophie. Can he convince her that chocolate is the perfect cure for her every imagined illness? Who knows what Santa has in store for these holiday travelers? Anything could happen this charmed Christmas!