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Captain Stubing Onboard Love Boat Again
Posted by: Alan
Actor Gavin MacLeod, who gained fame as Captain Merrill Stubing in the 1970s and 80s TV show ‘Love Boat’, arrives in Sydney on Sunday aboard the liner Pacific Princess.
The 80-year is currently talking his way across the Tasman as a guest speaker during an Auckland to Sydney sector of the ship’s 107-day world tour.
Pacific Princess is the namesake of the one used for the TV series, which is still seen on cable TV in Australia and in some 90 other countries.
Mr MacLeod told media in Auckland at the weekend that the series introduced holiday cruising to the masses.
"Of all the shows I did, The Love Boat created an industry and I’m very proud of my role in that," he said.
"Princess Cruises started with two boats and we now have 16 mega ships and another about to be launched."
He says he’s still in contact with the cast, many of whom attended his birthday party, which took place aboard last year.
Before the first Pacific Princess was sold in 2002, Mr MacLeod was invited on board for a final voyage from New York to Rome.
"I met so many people who really did meet and fall in love on that ship," he said.
"Some of the people had their honeymoon on board and were reliving that."
iOnline
