Carnival Crusie Line has introduced who would be the godmother for its latest cruise ship, Carnival Celebration. Persevering with a household custom, the daughter of Kathie Lee Gifford, actress Cassidy Gifford has been given the respect.
Kathie Lee Gifford served as godmother for the unique Carnival Celebration and was the one who broke the information to her daughter, which may be seen in a video launched by Carnival Cruise Line.
Carnival Continues Household Custom
By naming Cassidy Gifford as Godmother for Carnival Celebration, the cruise line continues a household custom for the Giffords. The household ties with Carnival Cruise Line return to the Nineteen Eighties when her mom served as Carnival’s spokesperson within the firm’s groundbreaking tv campaigns and, on the identical time, served as Godmother for Carnival Celebration.
It was Kathie Lee Gifford herself who requested her daughter to tackle the respect of changing into godmother to Carnival Cruise Line’s new 180,000 gross tons cruise ship:
“Carnival Cruise Line has been an enormous a part of our household with my earliest reminiscences taking household journeys on Carnival ships,” mentioned Cassidy Gifford. “And now to be requested to be Godmother of the namesake ship to the one my mother christened is really an honor and a blessing. There was no hesitation when my mother requested me, and I can’t wait to see this superb ship in Miami in November.”
Cassidy Gifford isn’t any stranger to Carnival Cruise Line. Ever since she was an toddler, she has sailed on many cruises together with her mother and together with her dad, the late Frank Gifford, who was an NFL and sports activities broadcasting legend.
“I used to be Carnival’s spokesperson for practically 20 years beginning in 1984, a time after I bought married and had my kids. They joined me on many tv shoots on Carnival ships, so we now have so many nice reminiscences,” mentioned Kathie Lee Gifford.
“To have the ability to move the torch to my daughter Cassidy as she is called Godmother of the brand new Carnival Celebration makes me so completely satisfied, I virtually cried!”
Cassidy has been performing from a younger age and is greatest recognized for her work within the field workplace hits God’s Not Useless and Warner Brothers’ The Gallows. She has appeared in lots of different tv and movie roles. She presently lives together with her husband in Nashville, Tennessee.
Naming Ceremony to Take Place November 20
The naming ceremony, through which Cassidy Gifford will play an essential function, will happen on November 20 in Miami. The ship’s maiden voyage will happen two weeks earlier than, on November 6. Setting sail from Southampton within the UK, she’s going to go to a number of ports in Spain and Portugal earlier than arriving at her new homeport.
Carnival has been celebrating its fiftieth birthday all 12 months, and the arrival of its latest cruise ship would be the fruits of these celebrations. Carnival Celebration is the cruise line’s final birthday present when she debuts from the redesigned Terminal F on November 21.
Christine Duffy, Carnival Cruise Line’s President: “Since our founding in 1972, Carnival Cruise Line has carried generations of friends and has helped tens of millions of households make lasting trip reminiscences, As we cap off our fiftieth Birthday festivities with the arrival of Carnival Celebration, we’re so happy to additionally lengthen our relationship with one other era of the Gifford household and honored that Cassidy will function the ship’s Godmother.
I can’t wait to welcome Cassidy and Kathie Lee on board and showcase this stunning new ship. A lot has modified in our business and our firm over the previous 50 years – it offers new which means to these phrases Kathie Lee sang for Carnival – ‘if they may see us now!’”
Friends crusing onboard Carnival Celebration can get pleasure from six completely different themed zones and the road’s second BOLT curler coaster. The Excellence-class LNG-powered cruise ship will accommodate 5,282 friends at double occupancy and price round 1 billion US {dollars} to construct. She is the sister ship to Mardi Gras.
Carnival Celebration will homeport at Terminal F in Miami, crusing on 5-, 6-, 7,- and 8-night cruises to the jap and western Caribbean.
