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Ladies and gentlemen, this is, of course, the moment when we give the blessing of the vessel.

And Tracy is going to give the blessing. Tracy, would you please, in the time on a tradition, give the blessing of the vessel. And Tracy is going to give the blessing.

Tracy, would you please, in the time on a tradition, give the ship's blessing.

May God look over and protect all of the guests and crew that sail upon this vessel.

And may her guests' expectations always be exceeded.

I wish smooth seas and fair winds to all who sail upon her.

And with that, I name this vessel Carnival Breeze.

Broadcasting from Port Miami aboard the newly christened Carnival Breeze.

This is Cruise Radio.

Ladies and gentlemen, shake somebody's hand. Say congratulations. This is the Carnival Breeze. Hey, I'm Matt Mousford. And I'm Doug Parker.

Yes, we are in fact in Port Miami for the naming ceremony of the new Carnival Breeze. As you just

heard, Godmother Tracy Wilson Morning, founder of the Miami-based

Honey Shine mentoring program, initiated the breaking of the traditional bottle of champagne on the ship's

hull. And just so you know, a little fun fact, Carnival presented a $25,000 donation to Honey Shine.

Very nice.

Here's another fun fact. That bottle of champagne just exploded. The pyrotechnic guy is the pyrotechnic guy for Kiss. So that's pretty cool. That is awesome. On this show we're gonna talk to Nancy Shredder from the Family Travel Network, also speak to travel writer Chris Owen and a bunch of other passengers. So if you think you're losing your mind, no you're not. We have been on the ship before we did a broadcast from it in the Mediterranean over the summer. Which brings us to the next question, Why did Carnival wait so long to christen Carnival Breeze? Well, during the naming ceremony, President and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, Jerry Cahill had this to say. We waited until the ship got here to Miami for a few reasons.

One, Miami is our hometown.

Two, Miami is where the ship is going to be home ported.

And frankly, this ship was designed with a very tropical atmosphere that is very common to South Florida and the Caribbean.

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