1st Ever Underwater-to-Hull Bottle Break!

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ROYAL NAVY DIVERS RISE TO THE OCCASION

MYLEENE KLASS PLAYS IN DIVERS TO NAME CARNIVAL SPLENDOR

- First ever underwater-to-hull bottle break
to name biggest passenger ship to sail from Dover -

London, July 3:

Multi-talented classical musician, singer and presenter Myleene Klass
will have a spectacular bottle-breaking “assist” from Royal Navy
divers when she performs her first-ever Ship’s Godmother duties next
week by officially naming the 113,000 tonne Carnival Splendor - the
biggest passenger ship to sail from Dover Cruise Port.

Ultra-fit Petty Officer Christian Rumming, 39, assisted by a Royal
Navy dive team led by Lt Ian Richardson, 43, will be underwater near
the bow of the Carnival Splendor when he will hear a unique radio
signal from Myleene Klass, playing live classical piano music on the
ship’s top Lido deck. PO Rumming will let out some compressed air from
his diving tanks and then personally climb, in wet suit, safety
harness and flippers, a 60ft black marlin ascent rope to reach the
Carnival Splendor’s name on the top of her bow.

PO Rumming will then break with tradition, for instead of French
champagne, he will undertake Myleene’s command and smash against the
hull a bottle of the highly acclaimed 1994 vintage Nyetimber English
sparkling wine, chosen by Carnival to emphasise their selection of
Britain to launch their largest and latest superliner.

Myleene Klass said, “Not only am I excited about launching my
first-ever ship with the Carnival Splendor, but also I am so looking
forward to working with the Royal Navy men who seem to be under my
command - if only for a couple of minutes! I plan to give PO Chris
Rumming the start signal by playing some classical music on Carnival
Splendor’s baby grand piano.”

Lt Ian Richardson of the Royal Navy Fleet Diving Squadron said, “This
has to be a rather unusual assignment for my men, who are trained in
deep sea marine diving and underwater bomb and mine disposal to
protect our fleet, but I am confident they can pull this off.”

Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill said, “Myleene
Klass and the Royal Navy are a unique combination, and we are very
honoured that they are joining forces to successfully name the
Carnival Splendor.”

Carnival Splendor offers a comprehensive selection of restaurants,
show-stopping entertainment, four swimming pools, a 5,500 sq ft
children’s play area and Carnival’s largest ever floating spa
featuring a thalassotherapy pool, thermal suite and 17 treatment
rooms.

Immediately after its Naming Ceremony, Carnival Splendor sets sail for
a three day preview cruise to Amsterdam, returning to Dover on July
13, when it will depart on the same day for its official inaugural
12-day cruise to the Baltic countries, visiting Copenhagen; Warnemunde
(for Berlin); Helsinki; St Petersburg; Tallinn and Amsterdam.

A video replay of the Carnival Splendor Naming Ceremony can be viewed
beginning July 10 at w w w .carnival . com /splendor.

All Carnival Cruises can be booked by contacting your travel
professional.