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British Super model "Twiggy" names Seabourn Sojourn

 
London weather cooperated with perfect weather for the elegant, black-tie naming ceremony of the 32,000-ton Seabourn Sojourn by 60's icon Twiggy the new ships godmother.

Moored just across the river from Canary Wharf  on the river Thames, a well chosen venue to launch the latest Seabourn cruise ship.

Lavish flower arrangements adorned the deck and floated in the water, and buckets of dry ice tipped into the Jacuzzis gave the whole setting an ethereal look as the resulting cloud billowed over the assembled guests, among them Carnival Corporation chairman Micky Arison.

The ceremony itself was over in minutes. CEO and President Pam Conover made a brief  speech to

 

Image by Steve Dunlop - The Yachts of Seabourn

introduce Twiggy, comparing her to the new ship as both possess "elegance, style, timeless beauty and an iconic presence."

Twiggy, every inch the supermodel in a shimmery cerise dress by British designer Catherine Walker, quickly embraced the mood by greeting the crowd with the words: "Welcome to my yacht!" With no further ado, she pressed a button, and the bottle of Champagne zoomed down a zip line, across the pool, and smashed against the ship's superstructure.

After sunset, guests gathered around the pool as a  string quartet blasted out rousing classical tunes. Spectacular fireworks, set off from a barge in the Thames, lit the sky over Greenwich.

It was a perfect evening in stark contrast to the introduction of the Sojourn's sister ship the Odyssey in rainy Venice with the ship still unfinished.

 

   
 

   
 

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