Below Deck’s Captain Sandy and her sister Michelle to be godmothers to Celebrity Ascent
Pair will name the ship in December
christening
New P&O Cruises ship Arvia to be named at beachside ceremony in Barbados in March
Event will be broadcast live online
Gary Barlow to perform after Dame Irene Hays names new P&O Cruises ship Iona in Southampton on May 16
Ceremony will be broadcast to a virtual audience
Jeroboam of English sparkling wine will be used to christen new Saga Cruises ship
Grapes are grown in Kent
Holly Willoughby, Craig David and Nile Rodgers to lead party at MSC Bellissima naming celebrations in Southampton
Sophia Loren will christen the ship
Celebrity Edge sister ship to be named in Southampton and make first voyages from the UK port in April 2020
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From steel cutting to maiden voyage – the ten stages of building a cruise ship
A mix of ancient traditions and modern technology and publicity
MSC Bellissima will become the biggest ship ever christened in the UK at an event next March
The ceremony will take place in Southampton
Columbus day! Fireworks celebrate the naming of CMV’s new ship by broadcaster Angela Rippon
New chapter in history of 1,400-passenger ship
The Queen names P&O Cruises ship Britannia
Dave reports from Southampton