The Love Boats is a 1974 autobiography by American writer Jeraldine Saunders based on her experiences working as a cruise hostess.
A second printing was released in September 1976, with the cover advertising the book as, "the naughty but funny novel that has now become the star-studded ABC-TV Special!
The book was expanded upon with more stories from Saunders' career as a cruise ship director.
[citation needed] Irving Shulman called The Love Boats "as much fun as a trip around the world".
[citation needed] Similarly, The Los Angeles Times said it was full of "exotic ports, erotic games on a sea of sun, sex, and booze!