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Lovely wedding at sea aboard the new Regal Princess

November 14, 2014 by Marcia

ABOARD THE REGAL PRINCESS — Has anyone ever said a wedding was awful? No. Weddings, like babies and newborn kittens, are all pretty wonderful to watch, those marvelous magic moments we remember for years. When fellow travel writers – Fran Golden and David Molyneaux (who is a writer for this website) — were wed on the last day of an inaugural cruise aboard the lovely Regal Princess it was truly a magic moment. Imagine the ship’s elegant …

Aboard the new Regal Princess

November 10, 2014 by Marcia

ABOARD THE REGAL PRINCESS –– Princess Cruises has struck gold with Regal Princess. The cruise line is getting ready to celebrate 50 years, (golden anniversary, don’t you know). The ship left Pt. Everglades full for a four-day cruise to the Bahamas yesterday afternoon. Decorative touches of the color gold bring home the point in an astonishingly beautiful way throughout the spacious ship. It is another beautiful day in Paradise, with the vessel anchored off the coast of …

Q&A of the Love Boat stars, godparents of the great new Regal Princess

November 12, 2014November 8, 2014 by Marcia

ABOARD THE REGAL PRINCESS — So here we are in Princess Live on Deck 7 aboard the lovely Regal Princess. The media onboard have gathered for a Q&A of the Love Boat stars, godparents of this great new ship: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Lauren Tewes and Jill Whelan. Whelan, who played MacLeod’s daughter, served as mistress of ceremonies at last night’s Naming Ceremony interviewing guest stars who appeared in the 1970s series. Those …

In Florida for the naming of the new Regal Princess

November 12, 2014November 5, 2014 by Marcia

Today’s the day when the 1970s take over a 21st century vessel as “Love Boat” cast members Captain Stubing, Chief Purser Gopher, Bartender Isaac, Doc, Cruise Director Julie and the Captain’s daughter Vicki name this beautiful new ship, Regal Princess, here in Port Everglades on a brilliant, sunny, typical Florida day. I sailed on the old Regal Princess back in the late 1990s, so there’s a lot of deja vu going around. The “Love Boat” crew, who …