As maritime naming ceremonies go, this was an unusual one given that most people in the UK are already familiar with this particular ship. Celebrity Eclipse, the brand new cruise ship which made a dramatic dash to rescue 2,200 British holidaymakers from Spain this week, did so without ever having been officially named. Today, that was finally put right when her Godmother, British yachtswoman and breast cancer survivor, Emma Pontin, undertook the highly coveted task of christening the ship by releasing a magnum of champagne to smash against the helm (Sat, 24th April).

In honour of the ships inspirational Godmother, Hampshire-born Emma Pontin, whose brave fight against breast cancer saw her continuing to race, sail and instruct during her treatment, todays naming ceremony was timed to coincide a breast cancer charity fundraising event. Thousands of men, women and families donned decorated bras to take part in the 5km and 10km Celebrity Sunwalk around Southampton