Guests on Vista will be able to enjoy two of De Laurentiis’ recipes in its Italian specialty restaurant during a 16-night Panama Canal cruise that embarks on Nov. Indeed, Oceania’s first new ship since the Riviera debuted in 2012 comes to San Pedro’s World Cruise Center this fall. “If I’m in town, I would love to see Vista again when she comes to Los Angeles.” Vista, the first new flagship for Oceania Cruises in over a decade, comes to California in November. connection having been being born in one and about to be together in the other,” De Laurentiis said on the eve of the christening ceremony in the Maltese port of Valletta. “I’m so proud to be godmother of this beautiful ship, and it’s so exciting that we share an Italy-L.A. Those commonalities were not lost on the UCLA alumnus and Los Angeles resident when she was approached on the ship soon to bear her portrait in the stately Atrium on deck 5. Like her godmother, the magnificent 1,200-passenger Vista was born in Italy, is masterful in the kitchen and has Southern California ties, or at least will in a few months. With her recipes on the menu, celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, is not your run-of-the-mill ship godmother. With two cups of charm, a pint of grace and a splash of champagne off the portside bow, the Food Network star followed a centuries-old recipe that symbolizes good luck and protection for the vessel and its passengers. Giada De Laurentiis, the Italian-American chef, writer and television personality, was in the Mediterranean the other week to christen Oceania Cruises’ newest flagship, MS Vista. Which brings us to the cruising world’s newest godmother, and unlike the aforementioned or the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders - collective godmother of the Norwegian Getaway, really? - this one makes sense. Strange, but true, Shrek’s wife is godmother of Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, rapper Pitbull is godfather of the Norwegian Escape, and Scherzinger, former lead singer of one of the best-selling girl groups ever, recently made the most of her largely honorific duty by blessing P&O Cruises’ flagship, Arvia. Wonderful as they may be, either animated or real, Princess Fiona, Pitbull and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger are odd choices as godparents to a cruise ship.
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