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As someone who was lucky enough to have worked on the show in the camera crew, I feel that I must explain. Regarding cabin size, don't forget that we were on a stage. The cabin needed to accommodate a 6 foot dolly, a dolly grip, 2 camera crew members, the director, script supervisor, and the actors. Yes, sometimes we had a "wild (removable) wall" to accommodate the shot, but not always.

Most of the show was shot on stage, but the location trips were unbelievable. I think that we were the first American TV series to shoot in China, in a cruise from Hong Kong to Japan. We were on the Inaugural voyage of the first Royal Princess. Florida through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles. Carrying cameras up 13 decks was a experience, to say the least.

I was lucky enough to see the world with the Love Boat, and now that we are Elite Members, who else would we sail with?

Thank you for bringing up The Love Boat. I was lucky enough to be the camera assistant and then operator on the show for the last 4 years it ran. To answer the question about cabin size, don't forget we had to get a 6 foot dolly, a dolly grip, 2 camera people, the director, script supervisor, in addition to the actors into the "cabin". I remember that one of the wall was "wild" (removable) to facilitate lighting. We shot most of the time on stages, but when we went on a cruise, WOW. We shot on ships all over the world. When we were going to filming, the cruise was almost always sold out. The passengers were always invited to be part of the background players. They loved it. Maybe that's where the name came from.

Because of the show, we continue to cruise with Princess, as they were the start of it for me.