Monday, February 15, 2016

the Love Boat


Appropriate to the theme of Valentine's Day, this was one of the most famous cruise ships of the modern era, the Pacific Princess, which was torn apart at a scrapyard in Turkey a couple of years ago.

Recognizable to millions of TV viewers as the "Love Boat" of the 1970s-1980s, the one-time Princess Cruises vessel made its final voyage in August 2013 to the scrapyard after failing to sell to a new owner.  The ship had her maiden voyage in May 1971 as the 167.74-metre (550 ft 4 in) long, 19,903 grt Sea Venture.

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