Oasis of the Seas Naming Ceremony

While there hasn’t been an announcement about the lucky lady who will be the ship’s godmother, it has been revealed that the Make A Wish Foundation, which helps children with life-threatening illnesses to fulfil their dreams, will be the beneficiary of the fundraising on the naming ceremony day. Former godmothers to Royal Caribbean ships include Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway, Rosalynn Carter, Lauren Bacall, Whoopi Goldberg and Gloria Estefan, so there’s already quite a stellar cast of leading ladies in the Royal Caribbean pantheon.

Royal Caribbean has actually taken more than more than 1300 young people from the Make A Wish Foundation’s lists on cruises, so the charity is one that is very familiar to passengers and company alike.

For the naming day, those opting to take up the charity even will be able to use one of the thousand staterooms being given over to the charity as well as enjoying a special evening meal in the Opus dining room before moving on to watch a stunning show, featuring Olympic divers and water clowns, in the AquaTheater. And to be sure that all the amenities on board ship can be accessible to all the charity passengers, Oasis of the Seas is going to head five miles off shore so that the casino and night-clubs can be opened for business.