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| Godmother Emma Pontin cuts the ribbon which
releases the bottle of champagne against the side of the ship. In this
case, it was a specially produced blue bottle blown in the Corning
Museum of Glass aboard Celebrity Eclipse. She is assisted by Celebrity
president Dan Hanrahan (left) and Royal Caribbean chairman Richard Fain.
The pink ribbon signifies Celebrity's commitment to the fight against
breast cancer. |
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| Celebrity's christenings are by remote
control. They are held in the ship's main theater where everyone can be
seated comfortably, and they can take advantage of the theater's special
effects. The bottle is shown on a giant screen onstage. The godmother
snipping the ribbon signals the bottle to be released to break against
the ship's stack. |
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| The bottle breaking outside, and seen
onscreen, signals the beginning of a full-scale celebration inside,
complete with confetti, streamers, and special effects. Note the dancer
at the upper right suspended near the balcony. The ability to fly
performers over the audience is used in the ship's shows and is a
signature element of the Solstice-class of ship. In the case of the
naming ceremonies, the dancer flies-in the pink ribbon to the godmother
onstage for the upper reaches of the balcony effortlessly spinning and
doing summersaults through the air as she travels down across the
room. |
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| Royal Caribbean chairman Richard Fain shown
with Celebrity Eclipse's godmother, Emma Pontin in front of the
vessel. |
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