‘Love Boat’ to be scrapped
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ONE of the most famous cruise ships of the modern era, the former Pacific Princess, has made a final voyage to a scrapyard in Turkey.
Reuters says the 42-year-old vessel, recognizable to millions of TV viewers as The Love Boat of 1970s television, will be dismantled for metal and parts.
Tiny by today’s standards, the 19,903-ton, 600-passenger ship has languished at a dock in Genoa, Italy for several years. The vessel last sailed for Spanish-based Quail Cruises after changing hands a couple of times since sailing for Princess Cruises from 1975 to 2002.
Built in 1971 for Flagship Cruises as the Sea Venture, the ship was renamed Pacific Princess in 1975 after joining the Princess fleet. It gained fame over the subsequent decade as the backdrop for ABC’s The Love Boat television series, which aired from 1977 to 1986.
Cruise industry executives often credit the top-rated show for igniting a multi-year boom in cruise bookings. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Stubing and Fred Grandy as Gopher, the hour-long comedy depicted fictional passengers and crew involved in adventures and romances at sea.
— USA Today