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The Queen Names P&O Cruises Britannia – A Ceremony In Pictures

By CruiseMiss

<p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Yesterday, March 10th 2015, Her Majesty the Queen named the newest addition to the P&amp;O Cruises fleet, Britannia!</p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">I was incredibly lucky to receive an invitation to the naming ceremony as well as the Gala Dinner, which was held onboard the evening before, and I have to tell you that it was most certainly the highlight of my career thus far within the world of cruise. I was honoured to be there and to be part of not only British history, but P&amp;O Cruises history.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">I wanted to share some of that day with you! I snapped a few pictures (and borrowed two from P&amp;O Cruises) and managed to record a brief video of Her Majesty the Queen naming Britannia – I hope you enjoy the selection and let me tell you that Britannia really is the Queen of the high seas, she is absolutely STUNNING!<br></p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrhgJP08Cg&amp;list=UUlE0Qt5FUNCdhMYOL2HMfOA&amp;t=30" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrhgJP08Cg&amp;list=UUlE0Qt5FUNCdhMYOL2HMfOA&amp;t=30">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrhgJP08Cg&amp;list=UUlE0Qt5FUNCdhMYOL2HMfOA&amp;t=30</a></p><h2 style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.25em; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1em; margin: 0.75em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Britannia – A Ceremony in Pictures</h2><p><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/20150309_231427.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/20150309_231427.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" alt="BritanniaNaming" style="height: 225px; width: 500px;"><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">There were people working throughout the night to ensure that everything ran without a hitch – this was taken during a brief moment of emptiness.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniainaugural.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniainaugural.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" alt="BritanniaInaugural" style="height: 281px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The stage was set, it was time for guests to take their seats!</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britannianamingship.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britannianamingship.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" alt="BritanniaNamingShip" style="height: 281px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Britannia herself was ready and waiting – she was about to officially be given her name.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/brtianniabottle.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/brtianniabottle.jpg?w=605&amp;h=340" alt="BrtianniaBottle" style="height: 281px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Both ship and bottle were about to be united.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pocruisesfoodheroes.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pocruisesfoodheroes.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" alt="POCruisesFoodHeroes" style="height: 375px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There were Food Heroes present………</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/robbrydonbritannia.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/robbrydonbritannia.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" alt="RobBrydonBritannia" style="height: 375px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">……..and one or two celebs! Rob Brydon was very funny!</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniaqueennaming.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniaqueennaming.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" alt="BritanniaQueenNaming" style="height: 375px; width: 500px;"><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">After several musical and other delights, Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived – it was almost time for the moment that everyone had been waiting for!</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/queenbritanniaceremony.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/queenbritanniaceremony.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" alt="QueenBritanniaCeremony" style="height: 375px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">The Queen names this ship Britannia and blesses all who sail in her before the bottle is released.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britannialaunch-sp-43.jpg?w=605&amp;h=403" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britannialaunch-sp-43.jpg?w=605&amp;h=403" alt="Britannialaunch-SP-43" style="height: 333px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">The bottle hits Britannia’s hull……….</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniawinebottle.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/britanniawinebottle.jpg?w=605&amp;h=454" alt="BritanniaWineBottle" style="height: 375px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">……….smashes on impact…………..</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/150310-121002-britannia-sd_01.jpg?w=605&amp;h=404" src="https://cruisemiss.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/150310-121002-britannia-sd_01.jpg?w=605&amp;h=404" alt="P&amp;O Cruises Britannia." style="height: 334px; width: 500px;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></span><br></p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-align: center;">…….and the rest, as they say, is history!</p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-align: center;">I am joining Britannia on Saturday for her 2-week Maiden Voyage – follow along! You can join me on the following social channels:</p><p style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-align: center;">Facebook, Twitter&nbsp;and Instagram.</p>
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