Royal Caribbean International formally welcomed Wonder of the Seas into the household on Friday at Port Canaveral.
The cruise line’s newest ship was named by its Godmother and Wonder Mom Marie McCrea from Pennsylvania. The night ceremony additionally marked the beginning of a brand new chapter for Wonder because it makes waves as Port Canaveral’s new, year-round household trip, the corporate mentioned.
Royal Caribbean executives and groups, households, mates, journey advisors, the cruise line’s companions and extra got here collectively on board the world’s largest cruise ship to have a good time the event.
In the time-honored position of Godmother, Marie bestowed a blessing of safekeeping on Wonder, its crew and the hundreds of thousands of households who will make lifelong reminiscences on board within the years to return. On stage with Marie have been Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley, and her daughter, Allie, who nominated her mom for the position as a part of a nationwide search began by Royal Caribbean on Mother’s Day.
“Wonder of the Seas exemplifies Royal Caribbean Group’s focus on unparalleled innovation, sustainable cruise ship design and our commitment to delivering world-class, memorable vacations, responsibly,” mentioned Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “This milestone represents the culmination of millions of hours of work, from the most innovative minds in the industry, to deliver the world’s latest wonder.”
Designed for memory-making from finish to finish, Wonder conjures up awe and journey in youngsters and vacationers of all ages with feats and experiences throughout eight neighborhoods – a primary within the revolutionary Oasis Class. To discover the Godmother to match, Royal Caribbean took to TikTook and launched the #SearchforWonderMom contest, which noticed 16,000 movies posted and 10.6 billion hashtag views.
The search was full when the cruise line heard Marie’s story, certainly one of a faithful mom, spouse and most cancers survivor whose spirit impressed her household and people round her to set out on adventures and luxuriate in each second collectively regardless of the hardships they confronted.
“It was an honor to officially welcome Marie, and Wonder of the Seas, to the Royal Caribbean family,” mentioned Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International. “Marie’s story is one of incredible strength and family memories to last a lifetime, and those are the types of memories we’ve committed to creating with our guests and crew on every Royal Caribbean ship for more than 53 years. Wonder is the adventure of all adventures that combines what families know and love on our revolutionary Oasis Class ships with brand-new experiences, and it’s already delivered memorable vacations to more than 180,500 guests since first setting sail in March.”
“Carrying out my role as Godmother and a part of such an important moment for Royal Caribbean and Wonder of the Seas was such an honor,” mentioned Marie McCrea, Godmother of Wonder of the Seas. “Having my family by my side to celebrate this incredible ship was yet another memory we’ve made together – and with our new Royal Caribbean family – that I’ll never forget.”