Saving humanity in a film about interstellar travel is a decent film to have on one’s resume to take on the godparent duties for a cruise ship named Star Princess.

Princess Cruises announced Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila will play a ceremonial role for its new ship that will be arriving to Fort Lauderdale in November for its first season sailing the Caribbean.

Princess Cruises' Star Princess is the second Sphere-class ship set for a debut in 2025. (Courtesy/Princess Cruises)

In addition to 2014’s “Interstellar,” McConaughey’s film credits also include space-themed “Contact,” and he has more seafaring experience from 2000’s “U-571” and 2005’s “Sahara.”

So thematically he’s a good fit for the sister ship to Sun Princess that debuted out of Port Everglades in 2024. Both are in t

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