R I P Captain

[Ocean Cat]

Gavin Mc Cleoud “ Captain Stubing” from Love Boat has passed away. He and The Love Boat was the first ones that peaked my interest in cruising. Thanks for some great childhood TV memories. 

Edited May 30, 2021 by Ocean Cat

[sid_9169]

I just watched the first season of Love Boat recently... Great show, and the Captain was a great character...

[paradiseawaitsme]

    😥    R I P Captain.....Loved the Love Boat growing up.  Gavin McCleod played a great character.

[All-ready2cruise]

Thanks @coast cruise for posting this info re such a significant memorable character. 

 

R I P Gavin McCleod but, more so, thanks to Captain Stubing for portraying such a wonderful character that we'd all want to have as our captain, especially now.  

 

Love Boat was a special series which I watched almost religiously. 

 

[DCGuy64]

I think I, like others, got my “fix” by watching The Love Boat back in the day. RIP Capt Stubing. (He was also great as Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore show-very versatile actor considering the very different personalities between that and Capt Stubing). 

[graphicguy]

Love Boat was a Princess Cruise Lines ship, correct?  

[ColeThornton]

13 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

Love Boat was a Princess Cruise Lines ship, correct?  

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Pacific

[puppycanducruise]

RIP Gavin Macleod

[TurkB]

Sad to hear of his passing.

 

He was a great ambassador for cruising.

 

When I was younger I was reluctant to cruise because of that show. I thought is was corny. 

 

A couple decades passed and I was watching re-runs.  When my better half suggested we try cruising for our anniversary I winced.  We still went and now I am hooked. 

 

In retrospect I think his character, in particular, exuded the joy, the passion, and the belief in dreams becoming reality and happiness abounding, if only for a brief interruption in our daily lives and that was the key for our sanity.

 

RIP Captain.

[milolii]

Yes, and he and others made numerous appearances on the ships over the years.  The “ Love  Boat” theme and characters are closely connected to the brand and appear in the safety videos.