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Princess Cruises 50th Anniversary Celebration in the Rose Parade
| Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014

Princess Cruises will be appearing in its first-ever Rose Parade in Pasadena with a float featuring the original cast of The Love Boat television show.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the cruise line, the cast will be riding on the ship’s bow as it cruises down the 5-1/2 mile parade route.

rose-parade-float-snippetThe float will also depict the line’s newest ship, Regal Princess, and will represent some of the world’s most popular destinations and landmarks.

The winner of the “inspiring stories” essay contest, Paula Abbott,  will also be joining the cast on the bow of the ship.

Abbott won the contest after writing an essay about a World War II veteran’s Memorial Day return to the South Pacific.

The Love Boat cast set to be aboard the float includes Gavin MacLeod, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes and Jill Whelan.rose-bowl-parade-coming-soon-640x480

The Princess Cruises float, being designed and built by Phoenix Decorating Co., will be 60 feet long and 24 feet high, and will be covered by more than 24,000 flowers and natural materials.

 
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20 Comments

  1. Sharon Cummings says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Kara Skyler. Kelli Bigler Chavez.

    Reply
  2. Kelli Bigler Chavez says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Yep, can’t wait

    Reply
  3. Laura Holiday says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Anabelle Santiso

    Reply
  4. SCVHousesforSale / Valerie Williams Realtor says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Can’t wait to see it!

    Reply
  5. Lynn Gutleber Johnson says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Omg I love it.

    Reply
  6. Andrea Jobb says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    So excited!!

    Reply
  7. Cathy Martin says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    You can see the towers I was working on Saturday. The 2 small ones on the top, in the back of the ship.

    Reply
  8. Lindsey Gockel says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Suzette Thorpe Martin

    Reply
  9. Suzette Thorpe Martin says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Omg we need to get a picture of this

    Reply
  10. Suzette Thorpe Martin says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Jeff Salvatore was thinking of you.

    Reply
  11. Danyelle Paradis-Schanfarber says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Nikki Paradis Oerum

    Reply
  12. Nikki Paradis Oerum says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Danyelle Paradis-Schanfarber !!! Look how great our windows came out! :)

    Reply
  13. Colleen Robins says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Jeffrey Aldrich…missing this at all? Lol

    Reply
  14. Anna Christovich-Marshall says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    Teresa Christovich

    Reply
  15. Tina Marie Banales says:
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 at

    MoniqueGarcia Jessica Lopez

    Reply
  16. Felicia Trujillo says:
    Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 at

    Tracy Holm Diaz

    Reply
  17. Jeff Salvatore says:
    Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 at

    Thank you Suzette, many employees and volunteers have been working on the float. It is looking really nice.

    Reply
  18. June Mcleod says:
    Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 at

    Are you going

    Reply
  19. Mary Hauge says:
    Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 at

    Good job girls. Will you be on the float?

    Reply
  20. Joe says:
    Thursday, Jan 1, 2015 at

    Great float. Anybody know the name of the church?

    Reply

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