{"id":20290,"date":"2014-02-03T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/love-boat-captain-shares-tips-for-romance-before-he-sails-down-under-2\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T09:14:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T09:14:00","slug":"love-boat-captain-shares-tips-for-romance-before-he-sails-down-under-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/02\/love-boat-captain-shares-tips-for-romance-before-he-sails-down-under-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Boat Captain Shares Tips for Romance Before He Sails Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">As the countdown to Valentine\u2019s Day gets underway, one of the best known Captains of Romance, the Love Boat\u2019s Captain Merrill Stubing, is dusting off his famous uniform to bring his unique brand of love Down Under.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In a cheeky YouTube&nbsp;video that combines the spirit of the iconic 70s show with sage 21st century advice, Captain Stubing &#8211; aka actor Gavin MacLeod &#8211; can be seen sporting a rose between his teeth for a romantic selfie&nbsp;as he shares his personal tips to help couples of all ages chart their way through the sea of love. View the video&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6nhjb6OndZ8\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6nhjb6OndZ8\">here<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The launch of the video coincides with the announcement that the 82-year-old Love Boat Captain will be making a special visit to Australia on February 7-8 to oversee a romantic vow renewal ceremony on a Princess Cruises\u2019 Love Boat, Sun Princess, before setting sail to New Zealand to preside over another ceremony in Auckland on February 12.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gavin MacLeod Love Tips screenshot\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-451665\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gavin-MacLeod-Love-Tips-screenshot-300x168.jpg\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gavin-MacLeod-Love-Tips-screenshot-300x168.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: right;\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Gavin, a veteran actor who will tomorrow receive the Golden Palm Star at The Palm Springs Walk of Stars, has starred with scores of beautiful Hollywood women during his career.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">But according to Gavin, the most beautiful woman he\u2019s ever come across is his wife Patti: \u201cShe\u2019s so beautiful I married her twice!\u201d he says.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">While Gavin concedes there are many different views on love today, he offers advice from someone who\u2019s \u201cbeen there &#8211; and done that\u201d with tips to keep the love alive in 2014 and beyond, including:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">the power of a man in uniform (preferably a Captain\u2019s uniform)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">the risk that mobile phones present to romance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">the lure of a good dance move to shimmy your way into someone\u2019s heart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">the charm of a man who\u2019s manly enough to embrace \u201cChick Lit\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">the magnetism of a man who can handle a beater to whip up some cookies sprinkled with love.<span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Regarded as a catalyst for the cruising boom, The Love Boat TV series cruised through 10 seasons from 1977 to 1986 and is still in syndication in 92 countries worldwide including Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The show\u2019s stories centred on the ship\u2019s crew, led by the charming Captain, with celebrities playing guest roles and Princess Cruises\u2019 passengers cast as extras.&nbsp; The scores of stars who appeared on the show include Joan Collins, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Michael J Fox, Joan Rivers and The Village People.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Gavin\u2019s visit Down Under will only be his second visit to Australia and New Zealand since the Love Boat recorded a special two-hour episode in Sydney in 1981.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Princess Cruises\u2019 fleet now consists of 17 ships, including three which are based in Australia &#8211; Sun Princess, Dawn Princess and Sea Princess.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Love Boat fans can follow news of Gavin\u2019s visit Down Under via Princess Facebook page&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrincessCruises \" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrincessCruises\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrincessCruises&nbsp;<\/a>and on Twitter @princesscruises using the hashtag #loveboatdownunder. &nbsp;&nbsp;Gavin\u2019s video can be found at&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/lqxm4pa\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/lqxm4pa\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/lqxm4pa<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the countdown to Valentine\u2019s Day gets underway, one of the best known Captains of Romance, the Love Boat\u2019s Captain Merrill Stubing, is dusting off his famous uniform to bring his unique brand of love Down Under. 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