Friday, August 20, 2010

Blessing Of The Bell

Blessing of the bell ceremony
on nieuw amsterdam


As was learned during the naming ceremony on Sunday, Stein Kruse announced that all guests and crew currently onboard Nieuw Amsterdam (and yes, those that join on July 7 for the more "proper" inaugural sailing as well... July 4 was labeled as a pre-inaugural) will all be able to bless the bell of Nieuw Amsterdam and sign their names on one of two massive boards that will later be turned into glass pieces and permanently added to the ship's art collection.

Here is just a small peek at what the ceremony (and the extremely sturdy looking 'temporary bridge' over the lido pool) as well as the signature boards look like.

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