CARNIVAL Spirit hosted an ANZAC Day dawn service at sea yesterday, during its eight-night cruise to New Caledonia. As part of the service, retired serviceman, Lieutenant Colonel Campbell Paine, read the ANZAC poem, ‘ANZAC Cove’, written by his great uncle, Leon Gellert. Guests had the opportunity to enjoy a ‘Gunfire...
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CARNIVAL Spirit hosted an ANZAC Day dawn service at sea yesterday, during its eight-night cruise to New Caledonia.
As part of the service, retired serviceman, Lieutenant Colonel Campbell Paine, read the ANZAC poem, ‘ANZAC Cove’, written by his great uncle, Leon Gellert.
Guests had the opportunity to enjoy a ‘Gunfire Breakfast’, play backyard cricket, a game of Two-Up and view a screening of Gallipoli throughout the day.
“The dawn service serves as a moment of reflection and remembrance & celebrates the ANZAC Spirit,” said Carnival Cruise Line’s VP Australia, Jennifer Vandekreeke.
“We thank Lieutenant Colonel Campbell Paine for leading us in marking this important day.”
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