From steam-powered ships, to mega-liners, the cruise industry has been through quite a transformation over the years. And the market has skyrocketed. Back in 1970, an estimated 500,000 people went on ...

There is a legend that Aaron Spelling, who produced more television shows than anyone in history, once said, "Do you know what our suicide rate would be if we didn't have television? Do you know how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Falling in love with travel every day. This romance-themed rendezvous reunites actors Jill Whelan (whose role as Vicki Stubing, ...

'The Love Boat' was one of the most popular shows of the '70s and featured many famous actors — and some of the extras who appeared on the show were actual paying cruise ship passengers. Each week ...

More than 35 years have passed since the final voyage of the TV classic “The Love Boat,” set aboard a luxurious cruise ship, aired in 1986. But time has not dulled the nostalgic glow around the series ...

“The Love Boat” soon will be making another run, promising something for everyone — but this time as a reality dating series. And just as Princess Cruises served as the backdrop to the scripted series ...

LITTLE POTATO SLOUGH, Calif. — Under a nearly full moon at the end of May, a 70-year-old cruise ship with a wild and enigmatic history sank in a lonely back channel in California’s Sacramento-San ...

The cast of "The Love Boat" is still one big, happy family. Four members of the popular television show — Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, Jill Whelan and Bernie Kopell — reunited in New York City for the ...