SWAN Hellenic confirmed the christening of Minerva (pictured)yesterday, in a private ceremony with godmother Johanna Makela, the University of Helsinki’s professor of Food Culture. The celebration follows global supply chain disruptions and recent spikes in COVID-19 in Finland, which caused Swan Hellenic to make the difficult decision to delay the...
SWAN Hellenic confirmed the christening of Minerva (pictured)yesterday, in a private ceremony with godmother Johanna Makela, the University of Helsinki’s professor of Food Culture.
The celebration follows global supply chain disruptions and recent spikes in COVID-19 in Finland, which caused Swan Hellenic to make the difficult decision to delay the start of Minerva’s inaugural season.
She is scheduled to depart the shipyard early next week.
Minerva has been completed after only 26 months from the signing of the contract (CW 24 Jul 2020), which Swan Hellenic Chief Executive Officer Andrea Zito called “a remarkable achievement”.
“We now very much look forward to taking our guests to see what others don’t, exploring in exceptional comfort and style,” he added.
“I too would like to congratulate everyone at [the shipyard] for their impeccable work in difficult circumstances and the tight safety measures which have kept Minerva a safe environment at all times.”
Helsinki Shipyard Project Manager Jonas Packalen commented: “we are glad to see this day finally, following the many global challenges that made our task far from easy.
“Our special thanks to everyone involved in the project for their unstinting dedication and superb work.”
Inset: Makela and Zito at the christening.
