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April 16, 2008 · about 18 years ago

How to break a bottle on a ship

It’s bad luck if the bubbly doesn’t break when christening a ship, so P&O recruited the Royal Marines to launch supersize liner Ventura. What are other tricks of the trade? It is traditional when launching a ship for VIP to swing a champagne bottle at the bows.

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It’s bad luck if the bubbly doesn’t break when christening a ship, so P&O recruited the Royal Marines to launch supersize liner Ventura. What are other tricks of the trade?

It is traditional when launching a ship for VIP to swing a champagne bottle at the bows.

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