Rosie O'Donnell Tops Cruising Cuisine's Annual Top 10 List of Celebrity Cruisers

According to the annual survey conducted by Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Inc., 2006 was filled with even more celebrities onboard than the past two years.

Plainville, MA (PRWEB) December 24, 2006 -- Since the 1920's, celebrities have been a large part of the glamor associated with ocean cruising. According to the annual survey conducted by Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Inc., 2006 was filled with even more celebrities onboard than the past two years.

"This year's excitement proved that cruise ships attract not only vacationers but Hollywood studios as well. It is a beginning of the new 'Love Boat' era," according to Elena Vakhrenova, cookbook author and cruise expert. "Aside from a plethora of vacationing television and movie stars, we saw the return of the 'Poseidon Adventure', and a cruise oriented mystery with Pierce Brosnan," she observed.

Annual Top 10 Celebrity Cruisers list in 2006:

1. Rosie O'Donnell
All Aboard!: Rosie's Family Cruise," HBO's documentary about landmark R Families Vacation cruise for gay and lesbian families on board Norwegian Dawn had its premiere on April 6, 2006. The popular talk show host and Emmy® Award-winner has chartered four ships with NCL and on December 16, 2006 also became a Godmother of Norwegian Pearl.

2. Jane Hanson
In October 2006 Emmy Award-winning new anchor hosted a special titled "Onboard Queen Mary 2 - A Transatlantic Adventure" produced by NBC.

3. Donald Trump
Donald Trump's business has always been evolved around cruise ships and this year is not an exception. The candidates for "The Apprentice" were tasked to create a 30-second commercial for Freestyle Cruising Ad using the backdrop of the NCL's Norwegian Jewel. Trump's wife, Melania Trump, christened the ship in November 2005.

4. Katherine Louise Calder
NBC's viewers in the "Today Sets Sail" national Godmother search voted for Katherine Calder of Portland, Oregon, who over the past 27 years has served as a foster mother to more than 400 children. She christened Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas on May 12th.

5. Martha Stewart
A traditional bottle of champagne was broken by Martha Stewart at the christening of Crown Princess in New York on June 16, 2006.

6. Sir Sidney Poitier
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Rachel Weisz
9. Anthony Minghella
Cunard Line was the title sponsor of BAFTA/LA's Cunard Britannia Awards. Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker Sir Sidney Poitier received the Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film; Academy Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") was awarded the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing; and Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener") received the Britannia Award for Artist of the Year. Clint Eastwood was the recipient of BAFTA/LA's annual Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film.

10. Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman, an Oscar-nominated actress and next year's new comedy's favorite heroine in the soon-to-be released "The Accidental Husband" took a transatlantic crossing on Queen Mary 2.

Since 2003, Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining has been bringing cruise-inspired recipes, cooking lessons and private parties to cruisers on both the east and west coasts. Since publishing Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining ($29.95), author and publisher Elena Vakhrenova has been a noted commentator on both the cruise industry and its culinary trends. She has appeared nationwide on both television and radio. For more information please visit http://www.cruising-cuisine.com

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