No prizes for guessing where I was on Friday night when Yachts of Seabourn's new ship Seabourn Sojourn was being named by Twiggy.
The ship squeezed its way through the Thames Barrier early Friday morning and anchored just outside Greenwich for the naming ceremony, which has to be the shortest one on record.
A few words from Seabourn's president and chief executive officer Pam Conover, the official "I name this ship" speech by 60's icon, Twiggy, now the face of M&S - that's after she had managed to find her way through all the dry ice! - a smashed bottle of Champagne and it was all over.
Almost. After dinner, they served al fresco desserts by the pool while we - and anyone living nearby - were treated to fireworks over the Thames to the stirring sounds of a string quartet.
Seabourn Sojourn is a nice ship, almost identical to sister Seabourn Odyssey, which I saw last year in Venice just before it was named.
I like the size - 32,000 tons - which is very manageable and means you are likely to bump into another of the 450 passengers more than once during your cruise.
I also like the fact there is no charge for drinks, gratuities or to eat in Restaurant 2, the speciality outlet. Who wouldn't? But I'll be interested when I'm on Odyssey later this summer to see if all this helps create a lively ship in the evenings.
The decor is elegant rather than exciting and the suites are well laid out (although the cupboard above the minibar is not a great design feature as it gets like an oven overnight, when the door have to be shut to switch off the light).
My video from the event will be up in a day or two so keep checking back to get a glimpse of what Sojourn is all about.
Jane Archer
