Celebrity Cruises has taken “virtual delivery” of its newest ship Celebrity Apex, in a first for the cruise sector.
Bosses at the line accepted official command of Celebrity Apex – sister ship to Celebrity Edge – via video conference from officials at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard.
In keeping with tradition, Captain Dimitris Kafetzis ordered the exchange of the French and American flags, while each country’s national anthem played in the background.