Two cruise ships were named at separate ceremonies in the UK within three days from each other.
On Tuesday, Her Majesty The Queen named P&O Cruises' 147,730 gross ton newbuilding Britannia in Southampton. She was accompanied by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. Britannia is the eight vessel in the fleet of the Carnival Corp & plc group's UK focused contemporary market unit
Today Thursday, Gloria Hunniford, named Cruise & Maritime Voyages, 46,052 gross ton Magellan in Tilbury, east of London. The ship was built as Holiday in Denmark for Carnival Cruise Lines in 1985 and five years ago, it underwent a €55 million refit that gave it a completely new identity. It is the largest unit in the four strong deep sea cruise ship fleet of the company.
Both vessels are net additions to their respective fleets.
