The Greatest Cruise Ship Christenings 2023
Our overview of the cruise ship christenings in 2023: Which ships were christened, where did the ceremonies take place, who were the godparents, which godmother christened even two ships this year – listed here chronologically in a large picture gallery:
Christenings and Godparents
January 10, 2023
christened at Los Angeles, USA
Godmother: Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut and artist
January 26, 2023
Godmother: Orsinja Myshku, Senior Controller at Fincantieri Ancona
February 23, 2023
christened at Cierva Cove, Antarctica
Godmother: Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and oceanographer
March 19, 2023
christened at Heywood’s Beach, Barbados
Godmother: Nicole Scherzinger, American singer and dancer
May 4, 2023
christened at Amsterdam, Netherlands
Godmother: Valerie Ann Wilson, founder and CEO of Valerie Wilson Travel
May 9, 2023
Godmother: Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef, author and restaurateur
May 11, 2023
christened at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Godmother: Shirley Robertson, Order of the British Empire, British sailor, television presenter and Olympic champion.
June 3, 2023
SCENIC ECLIPSE II
christened at Malaga, Spain
Godmother: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, geologist, oceanographer and former NASA astronaut
June 6, 2023
christened at New York City, USA
Godmother: Ann Ziff, chairman of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
June 15, 2023
CARNIVAL VENEZIA
christened at New York City, USA
Godfather: Jay Leno, television presenter and comedian
Oktober 12, 2023
christened at New York City, USA
Godmother: Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and oceanographer
November 5, 2023
ADORA MAGIC CITY
Godmother: Fan Jinshi, Chinese archaeologist and heritage specialist
November 8, 2023
christened at Ushuaia, Argentina
Godmother: British Army Captain Harpreet “Preet” Kaur Chandi MBE, polar expedition adventurer
November 28, 2023
Godfather: Luis Fonsi, singer, musician, producer
December 1, 2023
christened at Fort Lauderdale, USA
Godparents: Captain Sandy Yawn, star of the US TV show „Below Deck“, and her sister Michelle Dunham, founder of the Jacksonville School for Autism
Dezember 10, 2023
Godmother: Sarah Fabergé, great-granddaughter of Peter Carl Fabergé and co-founder of the Fabergé Heritage Council
Photo Credit:
Kathryn Sullivan
Von National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – http://www.noaa.gov/images/leadership_sullivan_final.jpg, Gemeinfrei, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26295721
SCENIC ECLIPSE
By kees torn – SCENIC ECLIPSE (2019), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82091038
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