Britannia floated out of Fincantieri
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P&O Cruises’ latest cruise ship Britannia was floated out of Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard near Trieste on Friday.
The ceremony involved the traditional coin welding on the open deck of the ship for good luck and then had a bottle of Prosecco smashed against its hull by the ‘Madrina godmother’, Travel Counsellor’s Louise Hunt.
“We wanted Britannia to become a ‘Modern Classic’ with the core of P&O Cruises’ heritage augmented by the latest contemporary design. Today is a landmark event for P&O Cruises and for the British cruise industry and is the start of a new chapter in our future,” said Gerard Tempest, Carnival UK’s chief commercial officer.
It’s been a busy week for P&O after the cruise line unveiled its five Food Heroes for the new ship, which will join the fleet in March 2015.
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