J.P. Tannen (Jon Voight) wants a second chance to be a father to his children ... but someone else has taken his place. Determined not to just be a friendly 'uncle' in their lives, he gets permission from his ex-wife Kathleen (Millie Perkins) and her new husband (Richard Crenna) to take the kids on a Mediterranean cruise. On the journey he comes to realise it's not that easy and, feeling overwhelmed, begins to doubt his abilities until a tragedy back home forces him to become the father he always hoped to be.
| Directing | Rob Lieberman | Director |
| Writing | David Seltzer | Writer |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Schaffel | Producer |
| Editing | Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Art | Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Art | Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Production | Richard McWhorter | Production Manager |
| Sound | Miles Goodman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vicki Sánchez | Costume Design |
