Captain Jim Kennedy III - Character (Love Boat: The Next Wave)

Jim Kennedy III
Jim Kennedy III is the Captain of the  'Sun Princess' upon the Princess Line Cruises. He has a son named Danny Kennedy and he is 15 years old. Jim is currently divorced from his ex-wife and is single upon the Sun Princess boat as the Captain, but he is seen with multiple women in relationships in some of the episode's of Love Boat: The Next Wave series. Before becoming Captain of the Sun Princess he had a career in the US Navy (United States of America Air Force) but left early for personal reasons most likely to do with family matters at the time.

Fun Fact
Robert Urich plays the character of Captain Jim Kennedy III on Love Boat: The Next Wave spinoff series.

Summary About the Character
The crew of a huge cruise ship awaits its new captain, Captain Jim Kennedy III, who left his US Navy career early for personal reasons. As if this transit weren't hard enough, his ex immediately forces upon him the care for their 15 year-old son Danny Kennedy, a problem kid with a juvenile record; the captain orders Chief Purser Will Sanders to watch the boy permanently.