"Love Boat" on her way to the breakers

[Torplexed]

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.