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The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
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“The Love Boat soon will be making another run.”

So go the lyrics of the famous television show from the 1970s and ‘80s.

And on Saturday, Sept. 25, a cruise ship made another run from the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center Berth 93 — the same spot where the opening “Love Boat” credits were filmed.

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los...

    The Grand Princess set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, marking the first sailing from the Port of Los Angeles and the ships first sailing since the cruise industry’s pause in operations. Grand Princess departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11 sailings from the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

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When the 951-foot Grand Princess left the Los Angeles port around 4 p.m., it was the first time a cruise ship had set sail from there since the coronavirus pandemic began last year.

The ship departed on a five-day Cabo San Lucas Getaway about a month after the Carnival Panorama became the first cruise line to leave the Port of Long Beach since March 2020.

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