{"id":24844,"date":"2015-07-14T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=24844"},"modified":"2015-07-14T01:00:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T08:00:41","slug":"tuesday-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=24844","title":{"rendered":"Lion Eyes Part Of New Ship\u2019s Custom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lion<\/a>Everybody who’s interested in cruises knows that the playing ocean, as opposed to the playing field, is shifting in the direction of Asia. More cruises, more ships, even more cruise lines are re-locating.<\/p>\n

With the shift come new customs.<\/p>\n

The traditions that come with new ships include a bottle of champagne, a hull and a godmother. She smashes the bubbly against the bow and, voila, the ship has good luck. Most times, there is no evidence that it doesn’t work.<\/p>\n

Will that tradition be honored in Asia?<\/p>\n

Maybe not.<\/p>\n

The keel for the new Princess<\/a> ship, due in 2017 and destined for China, was laid in Italy last week. The character on the left was part of the occasion and, just like the ship, he has no name yet. He does come with good luck, according to Chinese traditions, and he likes to dance. Admittedly, this was not the christening ceremony that will inevitably come when or before the ship hits the water.<\/p>\n

But for a ship going to China, it was an important occasion.<\/p>\n

“The lion dance has been part of the Chinese culture for thousands of years and is \"Keel<\/a>performed on various auspicious occasions and celebrations,” said Cherry Wang, country director of Carnival China. “According to traditional Chinese belief, the lion signifies courage, wisdom and good fortune and brings happiness, longevity and good luck. We believe this special ceremony will bring prosperity and good fortune to Princess Cruises and our guests.”<\/p>\n

Another part of this ceremony is to paint the lion’s eyes. She and Anthony Kaufman, Senior Vice-President of Asia Operations for Princess, were given the brushes. Painting the eyes awakens its spirit and blesses the lion.<\/p>\n

Like we said…new locations, new ships, new customs.<\/p>\n

In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

• Problems in Greece could impact on 11,000 jobs cruises bring
\n\t• Costa, Airitalia to collaborate on "fly and cruise" with 100,000 seats<\/span>
\n\t• Princess latest cruise line to bring beverage packages to ships in Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

Today at portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: <\/strong><\/em><\/span>'Only On Carnival' Tours<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Royal Princess<\/a>
\n\t15 nights
\n\tSeptember 6, 2015
\n\tLondon<\/a>, Rotterdam<\/a>, Paris<\/a>, Vigo<\/a>, Lisbon<\/a>, Ponta Delgada<\/a>, Fort Lauderdale<\/a>
\n\tInside: $999
\n\tCost per day: $66<\/strong>
\n\twww.princess.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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