Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

This Is Your... Princess Adventure

I found an LP on eBay recently called "This Is Your Princess Adventure" from 1977.  I had to have it, and yesterday it arrived in the mail.  The LP was done by Buck Stapleton Productions, and I assume this is the Buck Stapleton who used to play in the Glenn Miller Band, worked for various record companies in the 1960s and 1970s, and was married to Beryl Davis.  He died in 2003.

Here's the audio from the LP, about 18 minutes long. I've also included some of the artwork from the album cover, front and back. When you open the album there is a great photo of the three ships, Pacific Princess, Island Princess, and Sun Princess that stretches across both sides of the inside fold, but it is too big for my scanner.

Here's what the back of the album says:

This Is Your PRINCESS ADVENTURE!

Here is the perfect gift or personal memento! This long playing 'live' album contains all the on-the-spot, actual sounds of shipboard fun and excitement, the real voices of Captain, crew, and shipmates, the entertainers and their music, captured forever for you in the priceless treasure-disc of Princess memories. Hear recorded live: the ship's horns... a Casino jackpot... the Captain speaking... Jackpot Bingo... "London Pub Night"... nightlife entertainment... "Hello America!"... and so much more! This warm and deeply moving album is the perfect way to share your Princess Adventure with loved ones at home!

Side One

  1. Arrival at Princess Terminal...
  2. Welcome Aboard...
  3. Ship's Company & Photographer...
  4. "All Ashore" & Cast-Off...
  5. The Continental Dining Room at Sea...
  6. Exploration of the Ship...
  7. Casino Jackpot...
  8. Nightlife Entertainment...
  9. Captain's Cocktail Party...

 Side Two

  1. "London Pub Night"...
  2. Skeet Shooting...
  3. Dance Class...
  4. Midnight Buffet Topside...
  5. Jackpot Bingo...
  6. Ports of Call...
  7. "Hello America!"...
  8. Harbor Arrival...
  9. Farewells...

Actually Recorded Live Onboard: The Island Princess, Pacific Princess, and The Sun Princess Ships by Ray Angona and Don Stern

Narrated by Jack Wagner (we thought it might be a young Jack Wagner, the soap star, but this is someone else.)

Written by Don Berrigan

Album Cover Deisgned by Fred Rice Productions, Inc.

Sincere thanks to the Captains, Cruise Directors and their staff and especially to Brian Langston and Pietro Corsi in appreciation of their making this album a pleasant adventure.

Buck Stapleton, Producer