Cruise ship tour: Last look at the original 'Love Boat'

Gene Sloan | USA TODAY

What does the death of an icon look like? Our latest Cruise Ship Tour, in the carousel above, offers a last look at one of the most famous cruise ships of the modern era, the Pacific Princess, which is being torn apart at a scrapyard in Turkey.

Recognizable to millions of Americans as the "Love Boat" of 1970s television, the one-time Princess Cruises vessel made its final voyage in August to the scrapyard after failing to sell to a new owner.

As you can see in the photo tour, by veteran cruise writer and ship photographer Peter Knego, the 42-year-old vessel is sandwiched between several other former cruise ships that are being dismantled in Turkey. In a trip down memory lane, Knego combines images taken during a recent trip to the scrapyard with historical exterior and interior shots taken over the past four decades.

For previous photo tours, click on the links below:

Alaska Marine Highway System (ferries): Kennicott

Alaskan Dream Cruises: Admiralty Dream

American Cruise Lines: Queen of the Mississippi

American Queen Steamboat Company: American Queen

Azamara Club Cruises: Azamara Journey

Avalon Waterways: Avalon Panorama; Avalon Expression; Avalon Angkor

Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity Eclipse; Celebrity Constellation; Celebrity Century; Celebrity Reflection; Celebrity Solstice; Celebrity Silhouette

Carnival Cruise Lines: Carnival Magic; Carnival Breeze; Carnival Sunshine; Carnival Breeze, Magic compared; Carnival Destiny;Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Splendor; Carnival Inspiration; Carnival Liberty; Carnival Valor; Carnival Dream

Celebration Cruise Line: Bahamas Celebration

Compagnie du Ponant: Le Boreal

Costa Cruises: Costa Favolosa; Costa Deliziosa

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Marco Polo; Discovery

Crystal Cruises: Crystal Symphony

Cunard Line: Queen Mary 2; Queen Elizabeth; Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (retired)

Disney Cruise Line: Disney Wonder; Disney Fantasy and Dream compared; Disney Fantasy; Disney Dream

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines: Braemar

Hapag-Lloyd: Europa; Europa 2

Holland America Line: Nieuw Amsterdam; Westerdam; Eurodam; Oosterdam; Statendam

Hurtigruten:Midnatsol

Lindblad Expeditions: National Geographic Sea Lion

Louis Cruises: Louis Majesty; Louis Olympia; Orient Queen

MSC Cruises: MSC Fantasia; MSC Divina; MSC Preziosa

Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Jade; Norwegian Breakaway; Norwegian Sky; Norwegian Epic; Norwegian Gem

Oceania Cruises: Riviera; Marina

Paul Gauguin Cruises: Paul Gauguin

Princess Cruises: Ruby Princess; Crown Princess; Grand Princess; Emerald Princess; last look at the 'Love Boat'; Royal Princess under construction; Royal Princess; Sapphire Princess;

Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Seven Seas Mariner

Royal Caribbean International: Oasis of the Seas; Voyager of the Seas; Grandeur of the Seas; Jewel of the Seas; Allure of the Seas

Seabourn Cruise Line: Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey; Seabourn Quest

SeaDream Yacht Club: SeaDream I

Silversea: Silver Spirit; Silver Shadow

Star Clippers: Star Flyer

Un-Cruise Adventures: Safari Explorer; Safari Endeavour; Wilderness Discoverer; S.S. Legacy

Vantage Deluxe World Travel: River Discovery II; River Splendor

Viking River Cruises: Viking Odin; Viking Bragi

Voyages to Antiquity: Aegean Odyssey

Windstar Cruises: Wind Surf; Wind Star; Wind Spirit

Yachts available by charter: Christina O

Retired ocean liners: United States

Theme galleries: The seven most spectacular suites at sea