Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas Just Made It Official, With Help From Kellie Gerardi

The air was electric as Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas was officially welcomed into the fleet with a naming ceremony that was as much like a celebration of possibility as it was of a ship. Beneath the lights of the AquaTheater, surrounded by crew, loyal guests and executives, and researcher Kellie Gerardi — the ship’s godmother — blessed the vessel that promises to redefine what it means to take a family vacation. For Gerardi, who has explored both space and sea, the moment was deeply personal. “A vacation on Star is the perfect combination of two of my biggest passions in life, a spiri