Classical musician, singer and presenter Myleene Klass will be in Dover next month to name a new cruise liner.

Ms Klass will become the "godmother" to the superliner Carnival Splendor at a ceremony at the port on July 10.

At 113,000 tonnes and carrying up to 4,914 passengers, the Carnival Splendor will be the largest passenger ship ever to sail from Dover which the company has chosen for this summer’s UK inaugural voyage departures.

And there will be another first. Instead of using the traditional bottle of champagne, Miami-based Carnival have chosen Nyetimber English sparkling wine to smash against the hull.

Ms Klass said “I am very excited, and a little nervous, at becoming a Ship’s Godmother for the first time, especially when it involves naming a ship the size of the Carnival Splendor.”

Carnival Cruise Lines president and CEO Gerry Cahill said: “Myleene is the perfect godmother to name Carnival Splendor, with her many talents complementing the many features on the ship, which is already attracting a broad passenger base all with a common desire to enjoy a fun, casual and memorable vacation."

Nyetimber owner Eric Heerema said: “This is further important international recognition of the quality of our sparkling wine produced in West Sussex.”

Carnival Splendor offers a selection of restaurants, entertainment, four swimming pools, a 5,500 sq ft children’s play area and Carnival’s largest-ever floating spa featuring a thalassotherapy pool, thermal suite and 17 treatment rooms.

Immediately after its naming ceremony, Splendor sets sail for a three-day mini preview cruise to Amsterdam, returning to Dover on July 13, when it will depart the same day for its official inaugural 12-day cruise to the Baltic countries.