Royal Wedding to be shown on MUTS!

[Tikibird]

This is going to be awesome! Special parties, cocktails, trivia contests and everything! I don't fancy our chances at the William and Kate lookalike contest though, LOL :p Next best thing to actually being invited to the wedding!

 

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na1141

 

2/14/2011

 

Princess Cruises Ships to Broadcast Historic Royal Wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton

Passengers Can Watch the Future Princess Walk Down the Aisle with BBC World Coverage on "Movies Under the Stars" Screens

 

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (February 14, 2011) -- The highly anticipated Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be televised live on Princess ships on April 29. Passengers will be able to follow along with full coverage of the pomp and majesty of the historic wedding through BBC World's broadcast of the event.

Not only can passengers follow along as the future princess walks down the aisle, but they'll enjoy viewing parties on board as they watch the most extensive coverage of this royal event. BBC is the official wedding broadcaster and has exclusive access inside Westminster Abbey during the ceremony.

The onboard viewing parties will add a celebratory flair to the event with British-style refreshments and special royal-themed cocktails. Passengers can also test their knowledge with royal wedding trivia competitions and participate in a William and Kate look-alike contest.

"As this is the first British royal wedding in years we know there will be wide interest among our passengers," said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises executive vice president. "We at Princess also feel a connection with Prince William because his mother, Princess Diana, christened our original Royal Princess back in 1984."

Royal Wedding broadcasts are planned for all ships in the Princess fleet, subject to satellite availability. In some time zones the broadcast may be delayed for viewing at a convenient hour.

The Royal Wedding is one of several special events shown on the Movies Under the Stars screens, including the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards. The giant LED screens are more than 300 square feet in size with a 69,000-watt sound system and have sufficient lighting power to be seen clearly at mid-day and heard even while the ship is moving at full speed -- offering cruise passengers a movie experience comparable to the best shoreside movie theater.

Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel agent, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS, or by visiting the company's website at http://www.princess.com.

[Woobstr112G]

If I was cruising, I wouldn't get too excited about the RW.....

 

Bob

[shipaheadannie]

I think it will be fab 'something different' and its not as if it's an annual thing like sports events etc. I will never get to experience watching a Royal wedding at sea in the caribbean again in my lifetime and whilst I may have to have a hankie to hand my partner can think of nothing worse to have happen on his holiday. Bit like bingo, you love it or hate it. I love it, yes, you guessed, he hates it!

[MAZANDSTEVE]

I think if your British, its quite a big occasion.

Sounds fantastic. I will on a cruise at this time but will be in Singapore on the day, so will be trying to get a sneaky look. :)