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STAR PRINCESS NAMING CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25

 

The newest "star" of the Princess fleet, Star Princess, will be christened by Gunilla Antonini, the wife of Dr. Corrado Antonini, executive chairman of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, the ship's builder. The January 25 combination naming/ship handover ceremony will take place at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.

"We are delighted that Signora Antonini will serve as the godmother of Star Princess," said Phil Kleweno, president of Princess Cruises. "Fincantieri has built many of the ships in our current fleet, and Signora Antonini and her husband have been with us for the naming of each of these vessels. It seems only fitting that she take on this special role as we launch the final ship in the Grand Princess series."

Along with the traditional breaking of a champagne bottle against the ship, the dockside ceremony will feature Star Princess Cruise Director Paul O'Loughlin as master of ceremonies and will also include a flag changing service as the ship replaces the Fincantieri flag with that of P&O Princess Cruises; a performance by The Scots Guards Band; and a prayer from the shipyard's chaplain. P&O Princess Cruises Chairman Lord Sterling will also take part in the festivities.

Following the ceremony, Star Princess will leave on a 15-day positioning voyage to Singapore, where she will depart on February 13 for her inaugural sailing -- a 26-day odyssey across the Pacific to Los Angeles. Once in California, the ship will participate in a series of short preview cruises, before beginning a regular season of round-trip seven-day Mexican Riviera voyages on March 16. For the summer season, the ship will be based in Alaska, sailing on Princess' famed "Voyage of the Glaciers" Gulf of Alaska route between Vancouver and Seward.

The 2,600-passenger, 109,000-ton Star Princess will be the largest vessel ever to sail on the West Coast, offering a wide variety of amenities that rival those of today's land-based vacation resorts. Featuring many of the same popular innovations that made headlines when her sister Grand Princess debuted, the ship includes a wedding chapel and wedding-at-sea program, two specialty restaurants and three separate show lounges. She also sports Grand Princess' dramatic signature characteristic -- a disco/observation lounge set high atop the ship and accessible only by a glass-enclosed, moving "skywalk" -- as well as a 24-hour AOL Internet Café, a nine-hole putting green, a swim-against-the-current lap pool and an expanded children's and teen's center.

Passengers aboard Star Princess will enjoy the line's famed Personal Choice Cruising -- enabling passengers to customize their cruise experience to fit their individual interests and needs. Guests will have the freedom to do "what you want, when you want" with multiple dining and entertainment choices each and every day. The program includes the company's innovative Personal Choice Dining, giving passengers the opportunity to select either the Traditional Fixed Seating or the restaurant-style Anytime Dining experience in the main dining room. In addition, many passengers will appreciate the special privacy afforded by the ship's more than 710 balcony cabins, a Princess trademark.