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Crowds are expected to gather on the waterfront for the event, where tenor Andrea
Bocelli will top the bill, before performances from the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Liverpool Theatre
School and DJ Lauren Lo Sung.

The ceremony will be hosted by Busted star Matt Willis and his TV presenter
wife Emma, who will be joined on stage by the ship’s official godparent before a
bottle of Champagne is smashed against Queen Anne to signify the official
naming.

Celebrations will continue into the evening with a funk and soul set from Craig
Charles, before the ship departs to a backdrop of fireworks at about 10.15pm.
The 113,000 ton ship, which houses 3,000 guests and has 14 decks, set off on her
maiden voyage from Southampton on May 3 and is stopping off in Liverpool
during her maiden sailing around the British Isles.