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Anthem, capably sung by featured vocalist Lindsay Hamilton, then The Hymn of Liberty – the Greek Anthem – performed by Captain Kafetzis and his senior officers. Later, Fain referred to the opening Bryan Adams performance as well as that of the Greek officers, saying: “If I’d known their talents before, we could have saved a lot of money on entertainment.” High praise indeed, but a colleague of mine muttered: “I hadn’t expected a crew show!” Fain also thanked all the Celebrity
employees and travel partners who had contributed to the building of Silhouette. Acknowledging the presence of Bernard
Cheers! Celebrity’s Dan Hanrahan, Richard Fain of Royal Caribbean and Meyer Werft’s Bernard Meyer salute the occasion while (left) godmother Michelle Morgan cuts the ribbon watched by Captain Kafetzis and Fain
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Meyer, he spoke about the €3billion Celebrity has invested at Meyer Werft. He then introduced Godmother Morgan, the highly regarded president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, a cooperative of North American and Canadian travel agents.
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ike the three previous Solstice-class Godmothers, Morgan has coura- geously battled breast cancer. Despite enduring chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, she hasn’t allowed the disease to define her. Addressing the rapt audience, she said “I learned many lessons as I went through the treatment. “I found if I continued with my life
and work and behaved positively, showing unflinching confidence and optimism to my family, friends, co- workers, and doctors, as well as banish- ing any doubts or negative thoughts, it would take over the core of my belief system, and it did. More importantly, my
family, friends and industry colleagues brought me endless joy and hope.” After receiving an emotional standing
ovation that evoked more than a tear or two among the audience, she was joined on stage by her ‘sisterhood’ of Godmothers. An aerialist brought a pink ribbon down to the stage from the balcony, which was duly cut and made its way throughout the ship to the forward funnel on Deck 15, where it released a specially-blown Methuselah of cham- pagne to crash into the funnel. Celebrity Silhouette had been well and truly christened. That evening, a lavish dinner was staged
in the Grand Cuvée Restaurant as she sailed past well-wishers lining the banks of this revitalised port. And Captain Kafetzis gave his new ship’s whistle an exhaustive workout as she began her passage along the River Elbe towards the North Sea! * Now see our full ship review on p.85
Autumn 2011 I WORLD OF CRUISING 11
from London Heathrow, one night’s pre-cruise hotel accommodation, transfers and a 12-night Eastern Caribbean cruise departing Cape Liberty (Bayonne, New Jersey) and calling at Labadee (Haiti), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Phillipsburg (St Maarten), St Croix (US Virgin Islands), St Johns (Antigua) and Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) before returning to Cape Liberty; meals and entertainment onboard and all relevant cruise taxes/ fees. Price is based on a November 17 departure. More info: call 0845 456 0523,
www.celebritycruises.co.uk.
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