With ships Pacific Princess and Island Princess the original floating stars of the show, “The Love Boat” was filmed aboard many Princess ships in exotic destinations around the globe.

Because of the old-fashioned size and structure of the Pacific Princess, Princess Cruises retired the ship way back in 2002, and it was finally sold for scrap in Turkey in 2012.

Regal Princess The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise ship Regal Princess in the Mediterranean. The series is produced by Eureka Productions in association with Buster Productions.

Of course, the scripted 1970s-era “Love Boat” was mostly shot on a soundstage that re-created a Princess Cruise. In this case, Eureka wanted to shoot “The Real Love Boat” on a real ship - and that took a logistical feat. “It took place over the summer in the Mediterranean,” Culvenor says.

The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS Pacific Princess, and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod) and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic, dramatic and humorous adventures.

At 554 feet long and roughly 20,000 tons, it carried 646 passengers, mostly on short sailings along Mexico's Pacific Coast.

However, the show fell out of the Top 30 during the 1984–85 season, and after falling out of the Top 50 during the 1985–86 season, The Love Boat was canceled after nine years on ABC, although four three-hour specials aired during the 1986–87 season.

Guests stars could earn between $1,000 and $25,000. Those fashion designer were paid $1,000 per day for their roles. Others earned far more. For example, Lana Turner, the special 1,000th guest in the 200th episode, was paid $25,000, according to People.

The Real Love Boat brings together singles as they travel the Mediterranean on a luxury cruise ship while looking for love. Just like in the original series, the crew members, including the captain and the cruise director, will help the couples navigate their relationships.

561-foot The 561-foot ship was built for an estimated $25 million in 1970 and put into service in 1971.

$499/person Cruise fares start at $499/person and can be booked by through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website at http://www.princess.com/.

The pilot episode of “The Love Boat” was shot aboard the 730-passenger Sun Princess, with Pacific Princess and Island Princess then becoming the primary floating stars of the show. Later episodes and specials were filmed aboard many other Princess cruise ships in destinations around the globe.