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.

Myleene 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. But my family is very connected with ships as my father served in the Merchant Navy.”

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 -from families to couples to groups of friends – all with a common desire to enjoy a fun, casual and memorable vacation."

* Carnival Splendor offers a comprehensive selection of restaurants, show-stopping 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.