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The Sitcom was usually set about a cruise liner called ''The Pacific Princess,'' whose passengers and crew had romantic and funny adventures every week. Other ships used were the ''Stella Solaris'' (for a Mediterranean cruise), ''Pearl of Scandinavia'' (for a Chinese cruise), the ''Royal Viking Sky'' (for European cruises) and the ''Royal Princess'' (for a Caribbean cruise). The series' attraction was in the casting of well-known actors in guest-starring roles, with many famous film stars of yesteryear making rare television appearances. Although it wasn't the first series to use the all-star cast anthology format — '' Love American Style '' used the same device a decade earlier -- ''Love Boat'' perfected the genre and future shows in similar style ('' Supertrain '' and '' Masquerade '' to name two) were inevitably compared to ''Love Boat''. The series was also distinctive as being one of the only hour-long series ever made for American television that used a Laugh Track ('' Eight Is Enough '', on the same network and produced at the same time, being another example). The show was based on the same premise as the 1956-60 television hit, ''The Gale Storm Show'' (aka ''Oh! Susanna''). ''The Love Boat'' theme song was sung by Jack Jones (except for the last season, where a Cover Version by Dionne Warwick was used). The lyrics were written by composer Paul Williams . CAST
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