P&O finds Love Boat successor

12 April 2012

P&O Princess Cruises has bought its replacement for the Love Boat, star of the 1970s television series, which is being put into retirement. The Pacific Princess, used for the long-running US show, is to be replaced by one of two liners Princess is buying from bankrupt American cruise operator Renaissance for $150m (£98m).

The British firm, awaiting US regulatory decisions on its merger plan with Royal Caribbean and the hostile bid from Carnival, will rename the ship, currently called R3, Pacific Princess.

It will run all year, split between Princess Cruises in the Pacific and French Polynesia for six months and P&O Cruises Australia. The other ship, R4, will be renamed the Tahitian Princess, and be deployed in French Polynesia.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in