ALASKAN FIRST LADY CHRISTENING SHIP.VALENCIA - Nancy Murkowski, wife of Alaskan governor Frank Murkowski Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and Governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. , will be honored next month by the Valencia-based Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is an American cruise line, based out of Santa Clarita, California, that operates cruise ships also shares the same building with Cunard Line headquarters. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by the Carnival Corporation. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. company officials. In a Seattle ceremony, she will christen chris·ten tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens 1. a. To baptize into a Christian church. b. To give a name to at baptism. 2. a. the cruise company's newest ship, Sapphire Princess The Sapphire Princess is a cruise ship for the Princess Cruises line which entered service in 2004. She was built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, an oddity given that most cruise ships today are constructed in Europe. Her only sister ship is the Diamond Princess. . The ceremony is meant to signify the new push that Princess Cruises is making in the Pacific Northwest. ``We are honored that Mrs. Murkowski has agreed to become the godmother of our newest Alaska-bound vessel,'' said Alan Buckelew, president of Princess Cruises. ``Princess has been taking passengers to the 49th state for more than 35 years and we're proud to host more Alaska vacationers each year than anyone else.'' The Sapphire Princess is a 116,000-ton, 2,670-passenger ocean liner. The christening christening: see baptism. ceremony will take place June 10, just days before the ship's inaugural voyage. Murkowski joins a distinguished collection of women who have christened Princess Cruise ships, including Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren. Relocated bank branch now open VALENCIA - City National Bank opened its newly relocated Valencia branch Monday at 24200 Magic Mountain Parkway, Suite 140. The new office is on the ground floor of the five-story Princess Cruises building at the Valencia Town Center. The branch is led by Elizabeth Hopp, vice president and branch manager. ``This new banking office is centrally and conveniently located for our clients, and will support our rapid growth in this important market,'' said Marti Hodgdon, senior vice president and regional banking manager. The bank, with a local branch since 1999, signed a seven-year lease in January for its new quarters. - Daily News |
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