Peter Knego and the Sad Demise of the Love Boat

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Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast. Join me and guest Peter Knego, a maritime historian, cruise journalist and creator of the YouTube channel MidShipCinema, who is currently working on a comprehensive video about the fascinating career and sad end of the first Pacific Princess, Princess Cruises much loved ship that was the “star” of the Love Boat television series that changed the face of cruising forever. With 2025 as the 60th anniversary year of Princess Cruises now unfolding, Peter will share what was pioneering and special about the Pacific Princess and discuss how that ship captured the imagination of millions of future cruisers.  He will also share what became of this once revered ship in her post Princess days.
I am delighted to welcome back Peter, who has one of the most unique and multifaceted seafaring stories I have ever heard. His home is virtually entirely comprised of cruise ship artifacts. Every part of his home is made up of panels, artwork, and furniture including bars, from scrapped ships. During his first visit with us, Ep. 56 Peter Knego we focused mainly on the collector aspect of Peter’s persona, and he took us on a virtual tour of his house and backyard comprised of original artwork and artifacts including some from the Love Boat. 
You can learn a great deal about Peter the collector, and his passion for older ships from his website, midshipcentury.com,and YouTube channel, Peter Knego's MidShipCinema, described as “unique, exclusive and personally captured video of the world's great ocean liners and cruise ships...past & present.” This excerpt from midshipcentury.com captures his reason for being, his raison d'être: “… today's mega cruise ships, offer a myriad of amenities to make the passenger forget he or she is even at sea. But unlike ocean liners, these boxy monoliths are fitted out like modern hotels with store-bought furnishings and fire-resistant materials. The era of the individual ship representing the best of its nation's artisans and craftsmen ended in the mid-1960’s. Seizing the one-time-only opportunity to save these items from obscurity or destruction, Knego not only bought items for his collection, but to share with those with a similar love for ocean liners or a penchant for the sleek stylings of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Rich, rare, tropical hardwood veneers, heavy nickel plated fixtures, a serving of "high style Italian chic" from Gio Ponti's collaborators, and much more!
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