Ship sponsor

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A ship sponsor, by tradition, is a female civilian who is invited to "sponsor" a vessel, presumably to bestow good luck and divine protection over the seagoing vessel and all that sail aboard.[1] In the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard the sponsor is technically considered a permanent member of the ship's crew and is expected to give a part of her personality to the ship, as well as advocate for its continued service and well-being. For passenger ships the sponsor is called a godmother if the sponsor is female, or a godfather if the sponsor is male.

Passenger ship godparents[]

Carnival Cruise Lines[]

Disney Cruise Line[]

Holland America Line[]

Norwegian Cruise Line[]

Princess Cruises[]

Royal Caribbean International[]

  • MV Adventure of the Seas – Tara Stackpole (FDNY), Kevin Hannafin (FDNY), Margaret McDonnell (NYPD), Sgt. Richard Lucas (NYPD); chosen in honor of the numerous casualties suffered by the FDNY and the NYPD in the September 11 attacks
  • MV Allure of the Seas – Princess Fiona
  • MV Anthem of the Seas – Emma Wilby
  • MV Brilliance of the Seas – Marilyn Ofer
  • MV Empress of the Seas – Gloria Estefan
  • MV Enchantment of the Seas – Colleen Fain, wife of Richard Fain
  • MV Explorer of the Seas – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • MV Freedom of the Seas – Katherine Louise Calder
  • MV Grandeur of the Seas – Aviva Ofer, wife of Sammy Ofer and mother of Eyal Ofer, a member of Royal Caribbean's Board of Directors
  • MV Independence of the Seas – Elizabeth Hill
  • MV Harmony of the Seas – Brittany Affolter
  • MV Jewel of the Seas – Kathy Mellor, 2004 US National Teacher of the Year
  • MV Legend of the Seas – Cindy Pritzker, wife of Jay Pritzker
  • MV Liberty of the Seas – Donnalea Madeley
  • MV Majesty of the Seas – Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway
  • MV Mariner of the Seas – Jean Driscoll
  • MV Monarch of the Seas|MS Monarch|MV Monarch of the Seas – Lauren Bacall
  • MV Navigator of the Seas – Stefanie Graf
  • MV Oasis of the Seas – Gloria Estefan, Michelle Kwan, Jane Seymour, Dara Torres, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Shawn Johnson, Daisy Fuentes
  • MV Ovation of the Seas – Fan Bingbing
  • MV Quantum of the Seas – Kristin Chenoweth
  • MV Radiance of the Seas – Margot L. Pritzker, wife of Royal Caribbean board member Thomas J. Pritzker
  • MV Rhapsody of the Seas – Bodil Wilhelmsen, wife of Royal Caribbean principal shareholder Gjert Wilhelmsen
  • MV Serenade of the Seas – Whoopi Goldberg
  • Mv Sovereign of the Seas- Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter
  • MV Splendour of the Seas – Lise Wilhelmsen, wife of Board member Arne Wilhelmsen
  • MV Symphony of the Seas – Carlos and Alexa PenaVega
  • MV Vision of the Seas – Helen Morin Stephan (wife of Royal Caribbean's founder and Vice Chairman Edwin Stephan)
  • MV Voyager of the Seas – Katarina Witt

Celebrity Cruises[]

See also[]

  • Ceremonial ship launching (christening)

References[]

  1. ^ Eyers, Jonathan (2011). Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions. A&C Black, London, UK. ISBN 978-1-4081-3131-2.
  2. ^ "Celebrity SOLSTICE fact sheet" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

2. Carnival Cruise Lines News." Carnival Cruise Lines News Ship Fact Sheets Category. N.p., 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. 3. "Royal Princess (2013)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. 4. "Godmothers of Princess Ships." Www.princess.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. 5. Princess Cruises Ship Christeners : Princess Cruises." Www.princess.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.

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