Love Boat: The Next Wave

Love Boat: The Next Wave is an American comedy television series that aired on UPN from April 13, 1998, to May 21, 1999. It was a revival of the original run of the ABC series The Love Boat from 1977–1986.

Plot

Set aboard the cruise ship Sun Princess, the series starred Robert Urich as Captain Jim Kennedy, a retired and divorced U.S. Navy officer with a teen-aged son, Danny (Kyle Howard). Phil Morris played Chief Purser Will Sanders, and Joan Severance played Security Chief Camille Hunter.

"Reunion" episode

A reunion-themed episode reunited some cast members of the original The Love Boat – Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Bernie Kopell (Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker), Ted Lange (Isaac Washington), Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing) and Lauren Tewes (Julie McCoy). This episode revealed that Julie and "Doc" had been in love all along.

Cast

Main

• Robert Urich as Captain Jim Kennedy III
• Phil Morris as Chief Purser Will Sanders
• Stacey Travis as Cruise Director Suzanne Zimmerman (season 1)
• Corey Parker as Ship's Doctor John Morgan
• Randy Vasquez as Bar Manager Paolo Kaire
• Kyle Howard as Danny Kennedy
• Joan Severance as Security Chief Camille Hunter
• Heidi Mark as Cruise Director Nicole Jordan (season 2)

Recurring

• Tim Maculan as Donald Griswald

Reception

Carole Horst of Variety called it "a pleasant one-hour trip" that will appeal to fans of the original show. However, in his review, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a grade of D+.

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