{"id":26363,"date":"2015-12-04T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=26363"},"modified":"2015-12-04T01:00:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T09:00:43","slug":"friday-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=26363","title":{"rendered":"Friday File: The Princess Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the big day for Princess Cruises<\/a>, which has had many big days over the last 50 years. Yesterday being December 3, it was the actual 50th anniversary of the first Princess cruise \u2014 Los Angeles<\/a> to Mexico on the Princess Patricia. It was also the first day of the cruise to re-create that first itinerary, this time on the Pacific Princess<\/a>. That was the name of The Love Boat that is credited with bringing cruising to the masses, but this is a more recent iteration, one that joined the fleet in 2002. The original Pacific Princess is long gone but her memories were ever-present yesterday at the 50th Anniversary bash in Southern California\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 29 years since The Love Boat\u2019s nine-year reign ended on prime time television but six members of the cast were on hand yesterday: <\/i><\/b>Bernie Kopell<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Doc), <\/i><\/b>Fred Frandy<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Gopher), <\/i><\/b>Ted Lange<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Isaac), <\/i><\/b>Gavin MacLeod<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Captain Stubing),\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Lauren Tewes<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Julie) and <\/i><\/b>Jill Whelan<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Vicki Stubing)<\/i><\/b><\/span>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/a><\/p>\n

The ship that started it all, the Princess Patricia, which sailed the Mexican Riviera on the first week of December 1965.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pacific<\/a><\/p>\n

It was the original Pacific Princess that became The Love Boat\u00a0and\u00a0made a TV show, a crew of actors and the cruise industry famous.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Royal<\/a><\/p>\n

Two years ago, Kate the <\/i><\/b>Duchess of Cambridge<\/i><\/b><\/a> christened the <\/i><\/b>Royal Princess<\/i><\/b><\/a> to join the family of Princess Godmothers \u2014 which includes Princess Diana.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

The 50th anniversary celebrations kicked off 328 days ago, with a float in the <\/i><\/b>Rose Bowl Parade<\/i><\/b><\/a> in Pasadena on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Capt.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gavin MacLeod notwithstanding, Captain Stefano Ravera is our favorite Princess captain, from an <\/i><\/b>Alaska<\/i><\/b><\/a> cruise on the <\/i><\/b>Star Princess<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Majestic<\/a><\/p>\n

To validate how far the cruise line has come since 1965, take a peek at the <\/i><\/b>Majestic Princess<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>due to make its maiden voyage in 2017.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Love Boat reunion photo by Casey Rodgers\/Invision for Princess Cruises\/AP Images) &\u00a0Rose Parade Float photo by Rob Comeau<\/em><\/p>\n

In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Carnival Live’s new performer:\u00a0comedian Kathy Griffin, for two cruises in February
\n\u2022\u00a0MSC Armonia and Opera both to have Havana as home port next November<\/p>\n

Today at\u00a0<\/span>portsandbows.com<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em>Princess does it right for passengers\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nHolland America Amsterdam
\n<\/a>1 night
\nMay 21, 2016
\nVancouver<\/a>, Seattle
\n<\/a>Inside: $99
\nCost per day: $99<\/strong><\/span>
\nwww.hollandamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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