The Greatest Cruise Ship Naming Ceremonies 2024
Our overview of the cruise ship christenings 2024: Which ships were christened, where did the ceremonies take place, who were the godparents – listed here chronologically in a large picture gallery:
Naming Ceremonies and Godparents
January 04, 2024
christened in Ft. Lauderdale, USA
Godmother: Nina Compton, chef and restaurateur
February 24, 2024
Godmother: Gwen Stefani, singer, rapper, designer and actress
April 23, 2024
christened in Barcelona, Spain
Godmother: Hannah Waddingham, actress and performer
May 13, 2024
HAVILA POLLUX
christened in Bergen, Norway
Godmother: Erna Solberg, former Norwegian Prime Minister
June 03, 2024
Godmothers: Spice Girl Melanie C., broadcaster Ngunan Adamu, restaurant owner Natalie Haywood, music and culture legend Jayne Casey and British Olympic heptathlete Katharina Johnson-Thomson as representatives of the city of Liverpool
June 12, 2024
christened in Lisbon, Portugal
Godmother: Dr. María Josefina Olascoaga, marine scientist and professor of marine sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Miami
June 14, 2024
MARGARITAVILLE AT SEA ISLANDER
christened in Tampa, USA
Godmother: Savannah Buffett, radio show host
June 22, 2024
christened in Kiel, Germany
Godmother: Fenia Kalachani, environmental officer of the TUI Cruises fleet
June 29, 2024
SEABOURN PURSUIT
christened on the island of Ngula Jar, Australia
Godparents: Wunambal Gaambera (Aborigines)
July 15, 2024
christened in Port Canaveral, USA
Godmother: Meghan Trainor, singer and songwriter
September 15, 2024
EXPLORA II
christened in Civitavecchia, Italy
Godmother: Rosalba Giugni, founder and president of the marine conservation organization Marevivo
October 15, 2024
HAVILA POLARIS
christened in Hammerfest, Norway
Godmother: Marianne Sivertsen Næss, Minister for Fisheries and Maritime Policy
November 19, 2024
christened in New York City, USA
Godparents: all employees of the Walt Disney Company
December 05, 2024
VIKING VELA
christened in Trieste, Italy
Godmother: Ivana Elice, Project Manager at Fincantieri
December 07, 2024
MITSUI OCEAN FUJI
christened in Tokyo, Japan
Godmother: Senko Ikenobo, designated head of the Ikenobo Ikebana school for Japanese art of flower arranging
Photo Credit:
James Morgan for Getty Images
Princess Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
Royal Caribbean Cruises / SBW Photo
Silversea Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
Havila Kystruten
Martin Giskegjerde
Christopher Wray-McCann
TUI Cruises
Disney Cruise Line
Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Viking Cruises