PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) -- The cruise ship made famous by the long-running television show "The Love Boat" was stranded in port Saturday after two crew members were accused of carrying more than 50 pounds of heroin.
The two Filipino cabin attendants have been charged in the case, and two other unidentified men were detained for questioning, police said.The Pacific Princess was used as the setting for the popular 1977-86 show starring Gavin MacLeod and Bernie Kopell -- where lonely passengers found romance.
The drugs were discovered Thursday after the cruise ship arrived from Istanbul, Turkey, at Piraeus, a port near Athens, as part of a two-week Mediterranean cruise.
Carrying some 600 passengers, mostly Americans, the ship had been due to sail on to the Greek island of Rhodes. It was awaiting permission to leave Piraeus from a public prosecutor handling the case.
Gwyn Hughes, spokesman for the London-based P and O Cruises, which owns the Pacific Princess, said a few passengers had returned home on their own. But most were "enjoying their stay in Athens."