Fan Bing Bing wants to be mermaid, gets next best thing by being named “Godmother” of cruise ship
Fan Bingbing is now the proud godmother to Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas. The Chinese actress is onboard the ship docked at Tianjin today to name and bless the ship. At the event the Qingdao-born actress said, “To be named the Godmother of Ovation of the Seas is a special honour. And I’ve always loved the sea being from Qingdao and as a kid, I wanted to be a mermaid and enjoy looking at the ocean with all the ships bobbing. It feels magical to be the godmother of a cruise ship.”
Fan Bingbing is now the proud godmother to Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas. The Chinese actress is onboard the ship docked at Tianjin today to name and bless the ship. At the event the Qingdao-born actress said, “To be named the Godmother of Ovation of the Seas is a special honour. And I’ve always loved the sea being from Qingdao and as a kid, I wanted to be a mermaid and enjoy looking at the ocean with all the ships bobbing. It feels magical to be the godmother of a cruise ship.”
Traditionally, a female civilian is invited to be a “Godmother” for passenger ships. They supposed to bestow good luck and divine protection over the seagoing vessel and all that sail aboard. Godmothers for RCI have ranged from Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway for Majesty of the Seas to singer/actress Kirstin Chenoweth for Quantum of the Seas.
Ovation of the Seas set sail from South Hampton April 10 and Tianjin will be her homeport, where she’ll operate a series of cruises to destinations in Asia.