article_snippet: Prince Philip’s had accompanied The Queen to Southampton to officially name the new £473 million P&O cruise liner Britannia, in which the finished photograph will, eventually, hang.
article_snippet: The The Queen claps as the sixth cruise ship
article_snippet: God bless her and all who sail in her,’ the sovereign also said.
article_snippet: But the monarch appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the monarch, chatting nineteen to the dozen with other VIP guests as the monarch toured the vessel.
article_snippet: The ship, which cost its owners £473m to build, is the third P&O Cruises ship to be named Britannia but is easily the largest of the trio, with 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four pools on-board.
article_snippet: Britannia was also the name of The Queen's much-loved Royal Yacht which was decommissioned in 1997 under the orders of then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
article_snippet: Berthed in Edinburgh's Port of Leith, Britannia is now a static tourist attraction but sailed more than 1,000,000 miles during Britannia 40 years in royal service.
article_snippet: Britannia Britannia is expected to rack up a similar number of miles during Britannia own career, although unlike The Queen's yacht, Britannia will host tourists rather than dignitaries.
article_snippet: The Queen is all smiles as The Queen becomes godmother to P&O Cruises' ship Britannia .
article_snippet: P&O Cruises' ship Britannia is Britannia and can carry up to 3,600 people .
article_snippet: Gargantuan: Britannia also boasts 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four swimming pools .
article_snippet: The Queen is no stranger to cruise ships in any case, having become godmother to no fewer than five - now six, including P&O Cruises' ship Britannia.
article_snippet: Although the Queen is godmother to the largest number of vessels, the Queen is not the only member of the royal family to have launched a cruise ship.
article_snippet: Princess Cruises' Royal Princess Royal Princess is one of the largest cruise ships ever built and has space for 3,600 guests, as well as an over-water 'Seawalk' which allows travellers to see what's going on below.
article_snippet: the Duchess of Cornwall was Princess Cruises' gargantuan Royal Princess, which can carry up to 3,600 people .
highlights_snippet: The Queen has launched P&O Cruises new ship, Britannia .
  
highlights_snippet: Britannia is the sixth cruise ship to be christened by Her Majesty .
  