The Love Boat
Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug / Peter & Alicia / Julie / Buddy & Portia (1)
Season 3, Episode 1 · Aired 1979-09-15

Synopsis
The ship voyages to Alaska for the wedding of a wealthy heir and the granddaughter of a fiercely independent oil man. The Love Boat transports a wedding party to the site of the ceremony –Alaska. En route: 1. The groom's estranged parents (Ray Milland and Eleanor Parker) are reunited. 2. Their son (Mark Harmon) is wooed by a lifelong friend much to the chagrin of his intended (Lisa Herman). 3. The bride's widowed father (Lorne Greene) falls for another member of the wedding party (Audrey Lindley). 4. Julie contemplates marriage to a former lover (Tony Roberts) living in Alaska.
In the series
This episode is part of The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC.
Excursion of the week — guest stars, cupids in white, and Pacific soft-focus.
Key cast
- Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing
- Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker
- Fred Grandy as Burl 'Gopher' Smith
- Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
- Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
Also in season 3
- S03E02 Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug / Peter & Alicia / Julie / Buddy & Portia (2)
- S03E03 Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love
- S03E04 Doc, Be Patient / Dance With Me / Going My Way
- S03E05 The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back
- S03E06 Gopher's Greatest Hits / The Vacation / One Rose a Day
- S03E07 Crew Confessions / Haven't I Seen You? / The Reunion