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Angela Rippon to name CMV’s Columbus

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British broadcaster, Angela Rippon, to name CMV's Columbus
Angela Rippon CBE is to be godmother of Columbus, the latest addition to the Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) fleet due to be named at the London Cruise Terminal in Tilbury on June 8.

Presenter of numerous prime time programmes, Rippon currently presents Rip Off Britain, How To Stay Young, Health: Truth or Scare and Holding Back the Years.

Chris Coates, CMV’s commercial director said 'With a broadcast career of fifty years and counting, Angela Rippon CBE is one of the most recognisable British journalists around and
was awarded a CBE for her contribution to charity work in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.'

Columbus is due to arrive in Tilbury on June 5, prior to the naming ceremony, following a programme of refurbishment and modification with newly decorated lounges, a library, a crafters studio and a traditional style Taverner’s Pub.
 

 

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