Love Boat - a little OT

[HiStitch626]

I know this isn’t exactly about taking a Disney Cruise, but I was watching an episode of the Love Boat for the first time in years. It struck me how tiny the ship was, even compared to the Magic or Wonder! Very few decks, no verandahs, huge cabins and apparently only one bartender for the whole ship!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I know this isn’t exactly about taking a Disney Cruise, but I was watching an episode of the Love Boat for the first time in years. It struck me how tiny the ship was, even compared to the Magic or Wonder! Very few decks, no verandahs, huge cabins and apparently only one bartender for the whole ship!

Well, the suite cabins were large. They also had some of the tiny 2 twin bed cabins.

 

[Dug720]

Many cruise ships used to be that tiny.

BUT just remember it is not a documentary (biggest exhibit: the crew getting it on with passengers. So many shades of NOT ALLOWED!) and much of it was shot in a studio on land.

 

[Capt_BJ]

this picture was taken in Nassau around 1979 and in the back you see a typical cruise ship that operated from Miami. Small? YEP ..... they were all pretty much like this then. When CARNIVAL introduced the FANTASY class true 'cruise ships' came into existence; before this most were ex-ocean liners. Later the 'mega cruise ship' era began when ROYAL introduced Freedom of the Seas .....

 

[HiStitch626]

Many cruise ships used to be that tiny.

BUT just remember it is not a documentary (biggest exhibit: the crew getting it on with passengers. So many shades of NOT ALLOWED!) and much of it was shot in a studio on land.

I remember that Doc, who seems to be an officer rather than a contracted physician, did have lots of romantic adventures on the ship.

 

[Dug720]

I remember that Doc, who seems to be an officer rather than a contracted physician, did have lots of romantic adventures on the ship.

And Gopher, Isaac, and the Captain!! Julie even had a fling or two herself! It's so funny to watch now and see how far from what is actually permitted things are. LOL. LOTS of dramatic license with the show.

 

[Dug720]

The other WHAT THE...? thing that makes my jaw drop every time is how they just give out cabin numbers to whoever walks up and says their name. No asking for ID, nada. And all the info is just right there on a clipboard in (usually) Julie's hand.

 

[tidefan]

Cool note on this. Ted Lange is actually a licensed bartender in real life. Occasionally, he will go on some Princess Cruises and they will have him tend bar for an hour or two. Ted is the only Princess "employee" allowed to wear a red jacket on the ships!

He has also done a training video for them...

 

[tvguy]

And Gopher, Isaac, and the Captain!! Julie even had a fling or two herself! It's so funny to watch now and see how far from what is actually permitted things are. LOL. LOTS of dramatic license with the show.

Let's get real, it may not be public but I've been cruising for over 40 years and yes the staff have flings with passengers. First cruise I went on, they actually banned a frequent cruiser, a 60 year oldish woman who was found to have a line of cabin stewards outside her cabin for a "quick date"

 

[Dug720]

Let's get real, it may not be public but I've been cruising for over 40 years and yes the staff have flings with passengers. First cruise I went on, they actually banned a frequent cruiser, a 60 year oldish woman who was found to have a line of cabin stewarts outside her cabin for a "quick date"

But there are consequences when caught for sure. For the crew also.

 

[tvguy]

But there are consequences when caught for sure. For the crew also.

Yes. Just like everything else in life.

 

[Quellman]

I Still like this photo that shows the Cruiseline Disney Partnered with and then Disney's own ship, the Magic, parked beside it. Link

 

[lorimay]

The Love Boat......
Everyone sing along.
Loved that silly show.

 

[Dug720]

The Love Boat......
Everyone sing along.
Loved that silly show.

I watch it each afternoon on Decades and on Sunday evening on ME-TV.

 

[CamColt]

The other WHAT THE...? thing that makes my jaw drop every time is how they just give out cabin numbers to whoever walks up and says their name. No asking for ID, nada. And all the info is just right there on a clipboard in (usually) Julie's hand.

I was going to say the same thing! I caught an episode of Love Boat a while back and that was the first thing that stuck out to me. I wonder if it actually was like that back then?

 

[Dug720]

I was going to say the same thing! I caught an episode of Love Boat a while back and that was the first thing that stuck out to me. I wonder if it actually was like that back then?

It was not in 1981 when we did a family cruise on the Emerald Seas. I know check-in wasn't exactly like it is now, but we definitely checked in at a desk and my parents had to have ID - probably our birth certificates? We were so naive - no passports then!

Our big shocker/disappointment was that on the Emerald Seas, the pool was this little square thing with the water a couple of feet below the pool rim - and you could only go in the pool when the ship was docked!

 

[AquaDame]

I've still never seen this show... looks like I'll be doing some searching tonight..!

 

[Dug720]

I've still never seen this show... looks like I'll be doing some searching tonight..!

It is good cheesy late 70s-early 80s fun!

 

[jormom1030]

There is a Love Boat channel on the free Pluto TV app.

 

[chamberlain]

Just this past weekend I was watching a few minutes of the Love Boat where Charro was a nanny for two children and they came on the boat to say goodbye to parent and didn't get off in time. Well we know that would never happen now days. Or ever. It's good "70's" tv fun to watch.