Cruise ship tour: Last look at the original 'Love Boat'
What does the death of an icon look like? Our latest Cruise Ship Tour, in the carousel above, offers a last look at one of the most famous cruise ships of the modern era, the Pacific Princess, which is being torn apart at a scrapyard in Turkey.
Recognizable to millions of Americans as the "Love Boat" of 1970s television, the one-time Princess Cruises vessel made its final voyage in August to the scrapyard after failing to sell to a new owner.
As you can see in the photo tour, by veteran cruise writer and ship photographer Peter Knego, the 42-year-old vessel is sandwiched between several other former cruise ships that are being dismantled in Turkey. In a trip down memory lane, Knego combines images taken during a recent trip to the scrapyard with historical exterior and interior shots taken over the past four decades.
For previous photo tours, click on the links below:
Alaska Marine Highway System (ferries):Kennicott
Alaskan Dream Cruises:Admiralty Dream
American Cruise Lines:Queen of the Mississippi
American Queen Steamboat Company: American Queen
Azamara Club Cruises:Azamara Journey
Avalon Waterways:Avalon Panorama; Avalon Expression; Avalon Angkor
Celebrity Cruises:Celebrity Eclipse; Celebrity Constellation; Celebrity Century; Celebrity Reflection; Celebrity Solstice; Celebrity Silhouette
Carnival Cruise Lines:Carnival Magic; Carnival Breeze; Carnival Sunshine; Carnival Breeze, Magic compared; Carnival Destiny;Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Splendor; Carnival Inspiration; Carnival Liberty; Carnival Valor; Carnival Dream
Celebration Cruise Line:Bahamas Celebration
Compagnie du Ponant:Le Boreal
Costa Cruises:Costa Favolosa; Costa Deliziosa
Cruise & Maritime Voyages:Marco Polo; Discovery
Crystal Cruises:Crystal Symphony
Cunard Line:Queen Mary 2; Queen Elizabeth; Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (retired)
Disney Cruise Line:Disney Wonder; Disney Fantasy and Dream compared; Disney Fantasy; Disney Dream
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines:Braemar
Hapag-Lloyd:Europa; Europa 2
Holland America Line:Nieuw Amsterdam; Westerdam; Eurodam; Oosterdam; Statendam
Hurtigruten:Midnatsol
Lindblad Expeditions:National Geographic Sea Lion
Louis Cruises:Louis Majesty; Louis Olympia; Orient Queen
MSC Cruises:MSC Fantasia; MSC Divina; MSC Preziosa
Norwegian Cruise Line:Norwegian Jade; Norwegian Breakaway; Norwegian Sky; Norwegian Epic; Norwegian Gem
Oceania Cruises:Riviera; Marina
Paul Gauguin Cruises:Paul Gauguin
Princess Cruises:Ruby Princess; Crown Princess; Grand Princess; Emerald Princess; last look at the 'Love Boat'; Royal Princess under construction; Royal Princess; Sapphire Princess;
Regent Seven Seas Cruises:Seven Seas Mariner
Royal Caribbean International:Oasis of the Seas; Voyager of the Seas; Grandeur of the Seas; Jewel of the Seas; Allure of the Seas
Seabourn Cruise Line:Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey; Seabourn Quest
SeaDream Yacht Club:SeaDream I
Silversea:Silver Spirit; Silver Shadow
Star Clippers:Star Flyer
Un-Cruise Adventures:Safari Explorer; Safari Endeavour; Wilderness Discoverer; S.S. Legacy
Vantage Deluxe World Travel:River Discovery II; River Splendor
Viking River Cruises:Viking Odin; Viking Bragi
Voyages to Antiquity:Aegean Odyssey
Windstar Cruises:Wind Surf; Wind Star; Wind Spirit
Yachts available by charter:Christina O
Retired ocean liners:United States
Theme galleries:The seven most spectacular suites at sea