PRINCESS Cruises christened its new build Sky Princess on Sat, naming two NASA women, Captain Kay Hire and engineer Frances “Poppy” Northcutt, godmothers of the ship. “As we celebrate our newest, most technologically advanced ship – one whose spirit of adventure and discovery match the grandeur of her name…we also...
PRINCESS Cruises christened its new build Sky Princess on Sat, naming two NASA women, Captain Kay Hire and engineer Frances “Poppy” Northcutt, godmothers of the ship.
“As we celebrate our newest, most technologically advanced ship – one whose spirit of adventure and discovery match the grandeur of her name…we also applaud the groundbreaking women of the US Space Program,” said Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz.
Pictured: Poppy Northcutt, Captains Heikki Laakkonen and Kay Hire, and Princess Cruises president Jan Swartz preparing to launch the champagne bottle.
