Swan Hellenic has celebrated the christening of its new ship, SH Minerva, on the Helsinki Shipyard throughout a small non-public ceremony.
Godmother Johanna Mäkelä, Finland’s first professor of meals tradition and spouse of Helsinki metropolis mayor Juhana Vartiainen, was readily available for the event.
Mayor Vartiainen was additionally current, together with Swan Hellenic chief govt, Andrea Zito, and Helsinki shipyard chief govt, Carl-Gustaf Rotkirch.
The celebration follows international provide chain disruptions and up to date spikes in Covid-19 instances in Finland, which precipitated Swan Hellenic to take the troublesome determination to delay the beginning of its inaugural season.
The primary two cruises have now been cancelled.
SH Minerva is scheduled to depart the shipyard early subsequent week.
Zito mentioned: “I want to congratulate everybody at Helsinki for his or her impeccable work in troublesome circumstance and the tight security measures which have stored SH Minerva a secure atmosphere always.
“The vessel has been accomplished after solely 26 month from the signing of the contract, which is a outstanding achievement.”
