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Britannia fit for and christened by Queen

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She is fit for a queen so it was fitting that the Queen herself, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, yesterday officially named and is now the Godmother to British Line P&O Cruises new Britannia. The sparkling ceremony took place at the Ocean Pier in Southampton, home for Britannia this summer while she sails the Mediterranean.

Carrying 3,600 passengers, she is now the queen and flagship of the P&O fleet.

When the champagne broke over the hull of the ship Queen Elizabeth II must have felt a little nostalgic as

The new Godmother of the new ship Britannia

The new Godmother of the new ship Britannia

the Royal Yacht Britannia served the Queen from 1954 to 1997.

From her description, the cruise ship Britannia sounds much like Regal Princess and Royal Princess with 15 passenger decks, 13 bars and a multitude of places to eat, a three-tier atrium, a large theatre, four swimming pools, a spa, extensive children’s areas, a gym, a library, shops and a sports arena.

Brand restaurants and chefs like Mary Berry, Marco Pierre White and James Martin, all of whom we are not as familiar with on this side of the Atlantic, will be guesting in the cooking school.

If the Atlantic is too expensive to cross to sail on her in the summer, just wait. Britannia is going to be based in Barbados for the winter so there’ll be plenty of time to get that British Commonwealth-United Kingdom feeling if you desire.

In the summer, here’s one interesting and attractive sailing:

June 13
Southampton return: 14 nights
Ports: Vigo, Alicante, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Genoa, Rome, Cartagena, Gibraltar

And here’s a comparable one in the Caribbean, in the fall:

November 21
Barbados return: 14 nights
Special: Caribbean food & wine cruise featuring Marco Pierre White
Ports: Aruba, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Tortola, St. Maarten, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, overnight in Barbados

With its favoured Canadian status, Barbados should prove popular.

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All for now.

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