ROYAL CARIBBEANΒ NAMES WONDER MOM AS GODMOTHER OFΒ WONDER OF THE SEAS
A Pennsylvania Local Receives the Time-honored Role after the Cruise Lineβs Popular TikTok Search
MIAMI, Nov. 18, 2022Β β Royal Caribbean Internationalβs search for a Wonder Mom and the Godmother ofΒ Wonder of the SeasΒ is complete.Β Pennsylvania resident Marie McCrea,Β nominated by her daughterΒ β Allie β in the #SearchforWonderMom TikTok contest, was chosen to take on the time-honored role for the newestΒ Oasis Class ship.
A devoted mom, wife and cancer survivor, Marie overcame adversity with incredible strength, and at the center of her story are the memories she inspired and made with her family through it all. She will accept the honor of blessingΒ WonderΒ during a celebratory naming ceremony at its first year-round homeport ofΒ Port Canaveral, Florida,Β onΒ Dec. 9, 2022.
βThe search for such an inspiring mom who embodies the spirit ofΒ Wonder of the SeasΒ was anything but easy. Marie and her family have a heartening and encouraging story that made us cry and rejoice and hopeful, and throughout it all, she inspired wonder and adventure in those around her,β said Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International.
βI want to thank everyone who nominated the Wonder Moms in their own lives. More than 16,000 videos were created, and I was in awe of all the incredible stories of the everyday heroes who are motivating those around them to discover, wonder and make memories.β
As part of a longstanding maritime tradition,Β MarieβsΒ blessing as Godmother will bestow safekeeping ontoΒ Wonder, its crew and the millions of families who will make vacation memories on board in the years to come.
Marie and her family have in store one adventure after the next on boardΒ Wonder, beginning with an exclusive, invite-only naming ceremony celebration cruise that visits Royal Caribbeanβs private island destination,Β Perfect Day at CocoCay.Β
They will also enjoy an epicΒ 7-night Caribbean cruiseΒ and stay in a home away from home befitting of the Godmother of the new family vacation, theΒ one-of-a-kind Ultimate Family Suite,Β which features an in-suite slide, a cinema and karaoke room, game consoles, a private balcony and more. Plus, theyβll have five-star hotel accommodations, first-class flights and spending money to round out their unforgettable family getaway.
βThis is a tremendous honor to have been chosen amongst all the incredible nominees, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to serve as the Godmother for Wonder of the Seas,β said Marie McCrea.
In the widespread search on TikTok for the ultimate Wonder Mom, more thanΒ 16,000 videosΒ were submitted as part ofΒ 10.6 billion #SeachforWonderMom hashtag views. A Royal Caribbean panel considered the top submissions, and from those compelling stories, Marie was chosen for the honor.
The cruise line has also invited the Wonder Moms who were finalists to set sail onΒ WonderΒ with their families, honoring their inspiring journeys and the lifelong memories theyβve created with their loved ones.
Todayβs reveal ofΒ WonderβsΒ Godmother follows the largest cruise ship in the worldβs first arrival into Port Canaveral on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Royal Caribbeanβs latest in the lineup of revolutionary Oasis Class shipsΒ is primed for memory making with a thoughtfully crafted combination of new adventures and fan favorites across eight unique neighborhoods. Highlights include theΒ Suite Neighborhood,Β theΒ new neighborhoodΒ thatΒ welcomes Royal Suite Class guests to an elevated experience, andΒ The Mason Jar Southern Restaurant & BarΒ that serves up Southern staples and classics with a twist for brunch, dinner and late at night, along with live country music and more.
Also on deckΒ areΒ more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges, plus returning experiences likeΒ The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide at sea; theΒ FlowRiderΒ surf simulator;Β rock climbing walls,Β The Perfect StormΒ racing waterslides, newly designed areas just for kids and teens; andΒ original entertainmentΒ acrossΒ four βstagesβ: air, ice, water and theater.
For more details aboutΒ Wonder, now sailing to the cruise lineβs private destination β Perfect Day at CocoCay β and more onΒ 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruisesΒ fromΒ Port Canaveral, vacationers can visit Royal CaribbeanβsΒ website.
To hear more about Marieβs story, viewers can visitΒ TikTok.Β
SOURCE Royal Caribbean International
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