'The Love Boat' was one of the most popular shows of the '70s and featured many famous actors — and some of the extras who appeared on the show were actual paying cruise ship passengers. Each week ...

From steam-powered ships, to mega-liners, the cruise industry has been through quite a transformation over the years. And the market has skyrocketed. Back in 1970, an estimated 500,000 people went on ...

LITTLE POTATO SLOUGH, Calif. — Under a nearly full moon at the end of May, a 70-year-old cruise ship with a wild and enigmatic history sank in a lonely back channel in California’s Sacramento-San ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Falling in love with travel every day. This romance-themed rendezvous reunites actors Jill Whelan (whose role as Vicki Stubing, ...

“The Love Boat” theme song plays. But wait — no more are the familiar television clips of a yacht on the open sea! Instead, we see footage of a luxurious zeppelin darting between the clouds! Here we ...

The Love Boat was a fan favorite for nine seasons (it aired from 1977 to 1986), and it's not too hard to understand why: The cast of the beloved series made every episode fun, and tuning in each week ...