{"id":14839,"date":"2012-10-23T01:06:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T08:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=14839"},"modified":"2012-10-23T01:06:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T08:06:16","slug":"tuesday-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=14839","title":{"rendered":"From a Glassblower to a Godmother"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The last time we were on a Celebrity ship — the Eclipse<\/a> — on a cold and windy day somewhere in the Atlantic, we witnessed the amazing artists from the Corning Museum of Glass at work.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next time we'll be on a Celebrity ship — the Reflection<\/a> — we will again see the Hot Glass Show<\/em>, but this time it will be quite a different story…and not just because it's unlikely to be cold and windy.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the glassblowers is one of the Reflection's Godmothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her name is Megan Mathie. She is one of four Godmothers of the Reflection, as Celebrity<\/a> made an unprecedented break with tradition. Yes, the Norwegian Breakaway<\/a> will have a <\/span>whole cast of Rockettes as Godmothers come next spring, but Celebrity's decision is much more touching.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the ship is christened in Miami<\/a> at the beginning of December, the Godmothers who preside over the ceremony will all have a connection to breast cancer. In Megan's case, she <\/span>was selected as one of them because of the part she has played in breast cancer <\/span>\"\"<\/a>awareness. In Megan's case, it's almost as close to home as you can get.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both her sister and her mother were both diagnosed with the dreaded disease earlier this year. After a short leave, she was persuaded by them to return to cruising and her work, which changed direction. She became a promoter of breast cancer awareness, and now she auctions a one-of-a-kind "pink glass" at the end of each of her cruises. The proceeds go to the fight to eradicate the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

The other three Celebrity employees chosen as Godmothers — spa manager Jovanka Goronjic, community relations manager Helen O'Connell and special events team manager Rosey Rodriguez — all have been touched in some way by the disease. Their identities were announced earlier this month, annually designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Said Celebrity President and CEO Michael Bayley: “These impressive women personify the qualities we admire among our Solstice Class Godmothers: remarkable strength and courage, along with optimism, warmth and genuine care for others.”<\/span><\/p>\n

As one of the four glassblowers who entertained us on the Eclipse, Megan has since worked on the Solstice<\/a>, so she'll have been on three of the five ships in what is arguably cruising's most beloved groups of ships. Having Godmothers who crusade for a cause like this will just make the Reflection the perfect way to complete the class.<\/span><\/p>\n

With class.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tHolland America Oosterdam<\/a>
\n\t11 nights
\n\tJanuary 26, 2013
\n\tSydney<\/a> (return): Ile des Pins, Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Lifou, Noumea
\n\tInside: $999
\n\tCost per day: $90<\/strong><\/span>
\n\twww.hollandamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The last time we were on a Celebrity ship — the Eclipse — on a cold and windy day somewhere in the Atlantic, we witnessed the amazing artists from the Corning Museum of Glass at work. The next time we'll be on a Celebrity ship — the Reflection — we will again see the Hot… Continue reading From a Glassblower to a Godmother<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[317,138,451,809,912,72,86,35,453,23,754,1086,151,373,126,721],"class_list":["post-14839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories","tag-australia","tag-celebrity-cruises","tag-celebrity-eclipse","tag-celebrity-reflection","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-ships","tag-cruises","tag-godmothers","tag-holland-america","tag-holland-america-oosterdam","tag-megan-mathie","tag-new-cruise-ships","tag-new-zealand","tag-norwegian","tag-norwegian-breakaway","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}