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
- Carnival Breeze – Tracey Wilson Mourning
- Carnival Conquest – Lindy Boggs
- Carnival Dream – Marcia Gay Harden
- Carnival Ecstasy – Kathy Lee Gifford
- Carnival Elation – Shari Arison
- Carnival Fantasy – Tellervo Koivisto
- Carnival Fascination – Jeanne Farcus
- Carnival Freedom – Kathy Ireland
- Carnival Glory – Dr. Sally Ride
- Carnival Horizon – Queen Latifah
- Carnival Imagination – Jodi Dickinson
- Carnival Inspiration – Mary Ann Shula
- Carnival Legend – Judi Dench
- Carnival Liberty – Mira Sorvino
- Carnival Magic – Lindsay Wilkerson
- Carnival Miracle – Jessica Lynch
- Carnival Panorama – Vanna White
- Carnival Paradise – Paula Zahn
- Carnival Pride – Tamara Jernigan
- Carnival Sensation – Vicki L. Freed, Roberta Jacoby, Cherie Weinstein, Geri Donnelly
- Carnival Splendor – Myleene Klass
- Carnival Spirit – Elizabeth Dole
- Carnival Sunrise – Kelly Arison
- Carnival Sunshine – Lin Arison
- Carnival Valor – Katie Couric
- Carnival Vista – Kye Heald, first Godchild for Carnival
- Carnival Victory – Mary Frank
Disney Cruise Line
- Disney Magic – Patricia Disney
- Disney Wonder – Tinkerbell
- Disney Dream – Jennifer Hudson
- Disney Fantasy – Mariah Carey
Holland America Line
- MS Nieuw Amsterdam – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
- MS Volendam – Chris Evert
- MS Zaandam – Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- MS Nieuw Statendam - Oprah Winfrey
Norwegian Cruise Line
- Norwegian Bliss – Elvis Duran
- Norwegian Breakaway – The Rockettes
- Norwegian Dawn – Kim Cattrall
- Norwegian Encore - Kelly Clarkson
- Norwegian Epic – Reba McEntire
- Norwegian Escape – Pitbull
- Norwegian Gem – Cindy Cardella
- Norwegian Getaway – Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders
- Norwegian Jewel – Melania Trump
- Norwegian Pearl – Rosie O'Donnell
- Norwegian Star – Brooke Burke
- Norwegian Sun – Angela Baraquio
- Pride of Aloha – Margaret Awamura Inouye
- Pride of America – Elaine L. Chao
Princess Cruises
- Caribbean Princess – Jill Whelan
- Coral Princess – Mireya Moscoso
- Crown Princess – Martha Stewart
- Diamond Princess – Yoshiko Tsukuda
- Emerald Princess – Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Marion Ross and Erin Moran
- Island Princess – Jamie Sale and David Pelletier
- Regal Princess – Gavin MacLeod, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes and Jill Whelan
- Royal Princess – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Ruby Princess – Trista and Ryan Sutter
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- 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
See also
- Ceremonial ship launching (christening)
References
- ^ Eyers, Jonathan (2011). Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions. A&C Black, London, UK. ISBN 978-1-4081-3131-2.
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