The Love Boat: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Love Boat was a TV series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986.

Action was always, with one exception, set about a cruise liner called The Pacific Princess, whose passengers and crew had romantic and funny adventures every week. One double episode was made in China on board the Pearl of Scandinavia.

The show was based on the same premise as the 1956-60 television hit, The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh! Susanna).

The Love Boat theme song was sung by Jack Jones. The lyrics were written by composer Paul Williams (songwriter).

Cast

• Bernie Kopell - Dr. Adam Bricker
• Fred Grandy - Burl "Gopher" Smith
• Gavin MacLeod - Captain Merrill Stubing
• Jill Whelan - Vicki Stubing, the captain's daughter
• Lauren Tewes - Cruise Director Julie McCoy
• Pat Klous - Judy McCoy
• Ted Lange - Bartender Isaac Washington
• Ted McGinley - Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans
• Andrea Blanken - Andrea Fluffer

• There was a TV movie after the show was cancelled, The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (1990).
• A second TV series, aired on the UPN Network from 1998 to 1999. It starred Robert Urich as Captain Jim Kennedy.