Pop icon Katy Perry has created history by naming Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship Norwegian Prima in Reykjavík – the first major cruise ship to be christened in Iceland.
More than 2,500 guests at the christening ceremony on Saturday(27 August) were treated to a show-stopping performance by popular Icelandic group and 2021 Eurovision Song Contest fan favourites Daði og Gagnamagnið, before Katy took to the main stage to officially name and christen the vessel with the ceremonial champagne bottle break across the ship’s hull.
The three-level Prima Theater & Club stage was then transformed into a whimsical backdrop where guests enjoyed a powerhouse performance of some of Perry’s chart-topping hits.
Katy Perry christens Norwegian Prima in Iceland. Images by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
“It was so much fun to sprinkle some fairy godmother dust on Norwegian Prima and send her on her way to sail the high seas,” she said afterwards.
Frank Del Rio, Norwegian’s president, added: “We wanted to launch Norwegian Prima in a location just as special and unique as she is, and Reykjavik’s striking landscape is the perfect setting for such a milestone occasion.”