"Love Boat" on her way to the breakers

Torplexed · 03-14-12, 07:32 PM

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The famous cruise ship Pacific Princess, which was the backdrop for 1970s and 80s television program "Love Boat" is to be sent to the breakers.

The 376 meter vessel, renamed Princess in 2002, was sold to Turkish demolition company Cemsan, Italian newspaper has reported. The sale of the Princess came after its owner failed to pay an Italian company six million euros for asbestos removal and refurbishment, and also the cruise ship had been the centre of a law suite for fraud in a US court.

The "Love Boat" was shown on American television in the 1970's and early 80's.

http://merseyshipping.blogspot.com/2...-breakers.html

The Princess as she currently looks...

I must confess I wasn't a big fan of the show at the time. My fantasy as dumb teenager was to see the 20,000 ton vessel loaded to the gunwales with explosives and sailed into Fantasy Island (another ABC show I didn't like) and have the plunger thrown. But nostalgia tinges all memories and it's sad to see her go.

nikimcbee · 03-14-12, 07:46 PM

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I must confess I wasn't a big fan of the show at the time. My fantasy as dumb teenager was to see the 20,000 ton vessel loaded to the gunwales with explosives and sailed into Fantasy Island (another ABC show I didn't like

I call BS

nikimcbee · 03-14-12, 07:48 PM

I think you were a fan, but affraid to admit it. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.

Subnuts · 03-14-12, 07:53 PM

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The 376 meter vessel

I know the camera adds ten pounds, but I never thought it could add 195 meters!

kraznyi_oktjabr · 03-15-12, 05:29 AM

Wiki article says that ship was renamed to Pacific not Princess. Also it says that ship's length is 167.14 metres. Even if we think that that number is from waterline not overall it still falls short of 376 metres.

EDIT: @Subnuts: 376-195=181 metres. I think you mistook article's ship to current Pacific Princess which is (according to Wiki) exactly 181 metres in length.

Jimbuna · 03-15-12, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

I know the camera adds ten pounds, but I never thought it could add 195 meters!

LOL

CaptainHaplo · 03-16-12, 03:48 PM

I remember that show vividly. All the romance and stuff was just a cover, it was in fact a documentary on the dangerous and thrilling world of BALLOON SMUGGLING! If you watch it, check out all the women smugglers that walk past the camera in a single episode. The rest was all "cover".

TarJak · 03-16-12, 03:59 PM

I hope Capt. Stupid and the rest of his motley crew are aboard when they break it up.

Platapus · 03-16-12, 06:24 PM

I thought it was one of the more harmless shows of the 70's. Never set my schedule to watch it, but if I happened to surf to it, it was enjoyable.

What I liked about that show was that it never tried to be anything other than a sitcom type show where out of work actors could get a cameo and a few bucks.

03-14-12, 07:48 PM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think you were a fan, but affraid to admit it. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. __________________

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kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Wiki article says that ship was renamed to Pacific not Princess. Also it says that ship's length is 167.14 metres. Even if we think that that number is from waterline not overall it still falls short of 376 metres. EDIT: @Subnuts: 376-195=181 metres. I think you mistook article's ship to current Pacific Princess which is (according to Wiki) exactly 181 metres in length. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I remember that show vividly. All the romance and stuff was just a cover, it was in fact a documentary on the dangerous and thrilling world of BALLOON SMUGGLING! If you watch it, check out all the women smugglers that walk past the camera in a single episode. The rest was all "cover". __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I thought it was one of the more harmless shows of the 70's. Never set my schedule to watch it, but if I happened to surf to it, it was enjoyable. What I liked about that show was that it never tried to be anything other than a sitcom type show where out of work actors could get a cameo and a few bucks. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I hope Capt. Stupid and the rest of his motley crew are aboard when they break it up.