RUBY PRINCESS INAUGURAL CEREMONIES & CRUISE Princess Cruises’ newest ship, the “Ruby Princess”, was recently inaugurated in Ft. Lauderdale. The inaugural celebrated romantic moments and milestones and featured an onboard wedding of a deserving couple chosen through a nationwide selection process in cooperation with USA Today. Godparents that christened the ship with the traditional smashing of a bottle of champagne were celebrity couple Trista and Ryan Sutter. The Sutters, who met on ABC's hit reality series, "The Bachelorette," will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary this fall, and marked this milestone event during the Ruby Princess inaugural. Among other notables onboard was Gavin McCleod, TV’s Loveboat Captain.
Following the actual christening invited guests were favored with an inaugural cruise, courtesy of Princess Cruises. Marilyn and Larry Kopke were among travel leaders from North America, Europe and other parts of the world invitied to participate in the black-tie ceremonies and cruise.
You can view the actual ceremonies by going to www.princess.com and clicking on the video link to the Inauguration ceremonies. |