The Love Boat

[shredie]

Watching them onboard is enough for me. :rolleyes:

 

On the 50th Anniversary cruise, Gavin MacLeod remarked several times that he had been in his suite watching the old episodes. Some of them, he claimed he hadn't seen since they were filmed. He also told Ted Lange he hadn't realized what a great actor he was then. Everyone watches the old reruns on Princess. :)

Edited August 29, 2016 by shredie

[RDC1]

Well, no. Carnival the corporation owns Carnival the cruise line and the others.

 

While Carnival Corporation is the holding company that controls the various cruise lines, Carnival Corporation was created in 1994 by Carnival Cruise line once it started acquiring other lines.

 

So the point you made is technically correct, the point the other poster was making that Carnival Cruise Line not only survived the poor start, but has acquired a number of other companies as well is also correct for without Carnival Cruise Line, there would never have been a Carnival Corporation holding company.

 

 

From Carnival's web site

Although the name Carnival Corporation didn’t come into existence until 1994, the foundation for the company was laid when its flagship brand, Carnival Cruise Lines, was formed in 1972 by cruise industry pioneer, the late Ted Arison.

 

After achieving its position as "The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line", in 1987 Carnival made an initial public offering of 20 percent of its common stock which provided the initial influx of capital that allowed the company to begin expanding through acquisition.

 

Over the years, Carnival has acquired representation in virtually every market segment of the cruise industry, including premium operator Holland America Line in 1989 (the purchase included niche operator Windstar Cruises and Alaskan/Canadian tour operator Holland America Tours); luxury brand Seabourn in 1992; Genoa, Italy-based contemporary brand Costa Cruises, Europe’s number one cruise operator, in 1997; and venerable premium/luxury operator Cunard Line in 1998, which built the world’s largest ocean liner, the 150,000-ton Queen Mary 2

 

In April 2003, agreements were finalized to combine Carnival Corporation with P&O Princess Cruises plc, creating the world’s first global cruise operator encompassing 12 highly recognizable brands and making the new company one of the largest leisure travel companies in the world.