WHEN you’re the head of a cruise line, you don’t get much time to watch television. However Princess Cruises President John Padgett is expected to make an exception next month when the highly anticipated new reality TV show The Real Love Boat debuts. Versions of the program are being filmed...
WHEN you’re the head of a cruise line, you don’t get much time to watch television.
However Princess Cruises President John Padgett is expected to make an exception next month when the highly anticipated new reality TV show The Real Love Boat debuts.
Versions of the program are being filmed for both Australia and the United States, with Padgett telling CW yesterday it’s much more than a dating show.
“There’s elements of that, sure, but it’s also about competitions between the couples as teams, and has the same formats as the original Love Boat,” he said.
“So it’s kind of like a reality version of the original Love Boat, with a touch of The Bachelor and The Amazing Race all combined,” Padgett enthused.
The Aussie version will feature Sydney-based global yachting celebrity Hannah Ferrier, famed for her repeated appearances in Below Deck Mediterranean.
Padgett confessed that he’s a closet Below Deck fan too, agreeing with CW that “it’s the sort of show that doesn’t require 100% of my brain to watch”.
