Ship builder Meyer Werft delivered Anthem of the Seas to Royal Caribbean today in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Anthem of the Seas is the second in Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class and is equipped with the latest and greatest features onboard from technology, to safety, to environmental friendly features to entertainment.

Anthem of the Seas will depart from Bremerhaven to Southampton, UK on April 14, 2015. More than 1,300 invited special guests and dignitaries will be present at the ship’s inaugural ceremony in Southampton, U.K., on April 20, 2015.

Photo by Royal Caribbean

Anthem of the Seas will sail its inaugural season from Southampton before the ship repositions to its permanent homeport of New York in November.

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas has a new giant piece of art, named Gigi the Giraffe.  Check out Gigi's addition to Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship.

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas has a new giant piece of art, named Gigi the Giraffe.  Check out Gigi's addition to Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship.

Royal Caribbean is installing a larger-than-life art piece on its newest cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, that is a giant giraffe.

The giraffe is wearing a swimsuit and has an inflatable tube around its waist.

Sister cruise ship Quantum of the Seas features a giant 30-foot-tall magenta bear onboard its ship (which the crew has nicknamed Felicia) and so on Anthem of the Seas, there will be a giant giraffe instead.

These large animal art pieces are part of the ship-wide art collection that is meant to incite wonder among guests, encouraging them to admire the giraffe from afar, as well as interact with it on a more intimate, yet whimsical level.

Royal Caribbean announced that Emma Wilby, a 27-year-old travel agent from Sunderland, U.K., is the godmother for Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas.

It's a maritime tradition for cruise ships to have a godmother and Wilby will officially christen Anthem of the Seas and perform a special song for more than 1,300 invited special guests and dignitaries at the ship’s inaugural ceremony in Southampton, U.K., on April 20, 2015. 

In addition to being a travel agent for Thomson, Ms. Wilby is a military wife and budding singer who performs in the Military Wives Choir in Kinloss, Scotland, where she is based with her husband, a Royal Engineer for the British Army. To help her prepare for inaugural day, Craig Yates, Team Captain from British choir group Only Boys Aloud will be Ms. Wilby’s vocal coach, and Royal Caribbean is treating her to a full makeover.

“Emma’s inaugural song will herald in a ship that will be a new anthem for the cruise industry,” said Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International. “I am very much looking forward to Emma’s performance and launchingAnthem of the Seas with her. I know she will be simply spectacular.”

Traditionally, Godmothers have celebrity status or even royal connections, such as Royal Caribbean Godmothers Gloria Estefan, Jane Seymour, Whoopi Goldberg and Steffi Graf, to name a few.

“I still can’t believe I won,” said Ms. Wilby after being informed of her new title earlier this week. “I am really honored to have been chosen. I am hugely excited to be taking on the role of Godmother for Anthem of the Seas – it will be incredible to sing in front of all these people and a real honor to give the ship the best sendoff possible.”

Puzzle Break has announced it is partnering with Royal Caribbean to offer a new shipboard escape room experience aboard Anthem of the Seas called, "Escape from the Future".

Puzzle Break specializes in live interactive escape-the-room games and currently offers similar experiences in Seattle and San Francisco.

Puzzle Break is thrilled to announce we are partnering with @RoyalCaribbean on a shipboard escape room experience "Escape from the Future!"

— Puzzle Break (@PuzzleBreak) March 31, 2015

No further details are available yet. Royal Caribbean has not officially announced the partnership yet either.

Puzzle Break has announced it is partnering with Royal Caribbean to offer a new shipboard escape room experience aboard Anthem of the Seas called, "Escape from the Future".

Puzzle Break specializes in live interactive escape-the-room games and currently offers similar experiences in Seattle and San Francisco.

Puzzle Break is thrilled to announce we are partnering with @RoyalCaribbean on a shipboard escape room experience "Escape from the Future!"

— Puzzle Break (@PuzzleBreak) March 31, 2015

No further details are available yet. Royal Caribbean has not officially announced the partnership yet either.

Royal Caribbean released a new "vinfographic", where they take you through what goes into a conveyance for a ship like Anthem of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas just completed her conveyance to the North Sea and is now one step closer to launch.

Check out these photos Royal Caribbean provided of Anthem of the Seas' journey.

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas has left Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and is headed down the River Ems on her 26-mile conveyance to the North Seas.

Anthem of the Seas is moving down the river and is guided by tugboats at a speed of about 2-3 knots.

The conveyance will take approximately 10 hours for Anthem of the Seas to sail the 32 kilometers down the River Ems.  

Photographer Björn Haß has shared photos with us of Anthem of the Seas' trip down the river.