It was the first time ever that a cruise ship was a named by a fairytale princess. And not just anyone at
that – Royal Caribbean pulled out all the stops to recruit Her Royal Highness Princess Fiona to perform
the appropriate bottle-breaking. She was truly larger than life – at least in the sense that (technically)
she is not living at all, but a 3-D star of the international blockbuster movie SHREK.
R
oyal Caribbean wanted to give an an-
Fain was clearly taken by Her Royal
imated cartoon character a chance to
Highness, commenting that it’s never easy
be the godmother of the ship to celebrate
choosing the right godmother, but RCCL
the new partnership between RCCL and
came to realise they had the perfect candi-
DreamWorks Animation film studio.
date right in front of them.
Fiona certainly did not disappoint,
“Princess Fiona is not only a Royal, but
presiding over the celebration with true
we felt such a unique ship deserved a unique
charm, while interacting in 3-D with Roy-
godmother and Princess Fiona symbolises
al Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Chairman and
the fun and entertainment that is so ex-
CEO, Richard D. Fain, during the ceremony.
traordinary on Allure of the Seas,” said Fain.
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