ROYAL PRINCESS CHRISTENING TO STREAM LIVE

When The Duchess of Cambridge christens Royal Princess on June 13, the nearly 2,000 invited guests in Southampton will not be the only ones to enjoy the festivities. Viewers around the world can also watch the celebrations as Princess Cruises will be streaming the ceremony live online at http://www.princess.com as it formally welcomes the new ship into its fleet. The live streaming will begin at 11:15 a.m. local time in Southampton, which will be 6:15 a.m. EDT in Canada and 3:15 a.m. PDT. Viewers can also choose to play back a recording of the ceremony soon after the event for viewing at their leisure. In addition to the official breaking of the bottle of champagne against the ship by The Duchess, viewers will also be able to follow all the quay-side festivities – including performances by British pop singer and songwriter Natasha Bedingfield singing her hit, “Unwritten,”British actress and “the first lady of London’s West End”Kerry Ellis, and internationally renowned percussive orchestra Mass Ensemble. The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth and The Pipe Band of 1st Battalion Irish Guards will open the event with the pomp and ceremony of British ship-naming traditions. The 3,600-passenger Royal Princess is a new-generation ship. Among the special features found on board is a multi-storey atrium serving as the social hub of the ship, offering a host of dining and entertainment options; an over-water SeaWalk, a top-deck glass-bottomed walkway extending 28 feet beyond the edge of the ship; plush private poolside cabanas that appear to be floating on water; the new Princess Live! television studio; the largest pastry shop at sea; a special Chef’s Table Lumiere, a private dining experience that surrounds diners in a curtain of light.