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The cruise, slated for next week, stirred memories of the 2005 "Love Boat" fiasco that became a notorious off-the-field part of team history.

Copy shortlink: The notion of former Vikings offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie and other ex-teammates promoting a boat cruise on Lake Minnetonka seems like a headline ripped from straight from The Onion, but if 2021 has taught us anything it's that: 1) We live in a strange timeline. 2) Times and attitudes change. 3) People change. As such, we have no reason to believe that there is anything untoward about this actual event — 6-8 p.m. on June 18 — which was promoted on Twitter by former Vikings safety Robert Griffith as a "a fun summer experience" during which fans ...

Obviously, it didn’t take long for the Internet to take this one over and dub the venture “Love Boat 2.0” after the infamous boat cruise that a group of Vikings players took back in 2005 that got wildly out of hand and ended in lawsuits, accusations and a tarnished reputation for the players and team. If you’re not familiar with that scandal you can get more details than you probably want here. While the original Love Boat featured exotic dancers and escorts flown in from Atlanta, it sounds like plans for the 2.0 version are going to be much more tame. In fact, it’s serving a really...