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Walk of Fame – Hollywood
Princess Cruises and the original cast of “ The Love Boat ” have been presented with a Hollywood Walk of Fame honorary star plaque in recognition of their contributions to the history of television and support for the preservation of the Walk of Fame . Gavin MacLeod ( Captain Stubing ), Jill Whelan ( Vicki ), Ted Lange ( Isaac ), Bernie Kopell ( Doc ), Lauren Tewes ( Julie ) and Fred Grandy ( Gopher ) were joined by Leron Gubler , CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce , Donelle Dadigan , co-chair of the Hollywood Historic Trust , the superintendent of the world-famous walk and Jan Swartz , President of Princess Cruises . The honorary star plaque is located on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the main entrance to the Dolby Theater .
“ The Love Boat ” premiered just over
Royal Wedding Celebrations
Cunard had exclusive celebrations on board Queen Mary 2 , Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth on 19 May 2018 in honour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ' s nuptials . Those who are not able to attend the wedding festivities were offered special viewing parties and royal celebrations around the world on Cunard ' s fleet of " Three Queens ." The Royal Celebration included : Screening of the Royal Wedding , Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea with specially created cakes including the Union Jack Butterfly , Chocolate Crown , Victoria Wedding Cake along with traditional finger sandwiches , scones , clotted cream and jams , Celebration cocktails including the Princess Bride , The King ' s Steed , American Beauty , Midnight Over the Atlantic and P . S . I Love You , Commemorative dinner and keepsake menu in the main dining rooms on board ( Queens Grill ,
40 years ago ( May 1977 ), set aboard a cruise ship , featuring stories of romance , hijinks and adventure on the high seas that involved characters portrayed by Hollywood ’ s biggest stars of the day . After the pilot show , “ The Love Boat ” show went on to enjoy phenomenal success , continuing for 10 seasons until 1987 as one of the highest-rated , prime-time television shows in the country . Princess Cruises soon became a household name as the primary setting and co-star of the popular series , and continues to be known as the " Love Boat " cruise line today . Pacific Princess and Island Princess were the two original ships but as the show grew in popularity “ The Love Boat ” was filmed aboard many Princess ships at exotic destinations around the globe .
“ Today marks another extraordinary
Princess Grill , Britannia , Britannia Club , and Verandah ), Celebration cake , modelled after the bride and groom ' s , made of lemon and elderflower served in each of the restaurants and Champagne at dinner
Passengers on all three ships had the opportunity to toast the happy couple from all over the world . Guests celebrated the royal wedding on flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 , who was sailing on one of her signature transatlantic voyages , heading towards the UK , on Queen Elizabeth in St . Petersburg , Russia , and Queen Victoria passengers were in Portree , Scotland .
Cunard is no stranger to the royal family , in fact Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II , attended her first Cunard event in 1938 when she was only 12 years old . Since then The Queen has launched and named four Cunard ships . Her Majesty is the only person who day in the history of Princess Cruises . We are honored to be recognized , along with the original cast of the ‘ Love Boat ,’ as Friends of the Walk of Fame in support of the preservation of this iconic attraction that draws nearly 10 million visitors each year ,” remarked Jan Swartz , Princess Cruises president . “ The ‘ Love Boat ’ opened the hearts and minds of millions of television viewers to the adventures of cruise travel by way of the exotic destinations our ships visited on the show . Today , our guests continue to create lasting memories and explore the world on our modern , fleet of 17 premium cruise ships .”
Above left – Love Boat Cast : Fred Grandy , Ted Lange , Jill Whelan , Gavin Macleod , Lauren Tewes , Berne Kopell and Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz
has been present at the launch of all three ships named Queen Elizabeth – the first in 1938 , QE2 in 1967 and Queen Elizabeth in 2010 .
" We are excited to celebrate the royal wedding with our guests on board all three Cunard ships ," said Josh Leibowitz , senior vice president , Cunard North America . " We are thrilled to honour this special moment in time , and to commemorate Cunard ' s longstanding special relationship with the Royal Family ," he added .
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