Australian ship visits Anzac Cove
By: Louise Goldsbury and Bruce Piper, Cruise Weekly

A memorial service was held last week for passengers on Dawn Princess, the first Australian-based cruise ship to visit Turkey's Anzac Cove.

Hundreds of Austraians and New Zealanders took part in an emotional ceremony held on the ship's top decks on Friday in memory of the thousands of soldiers who died at Anzac Cove during World War I.

Presided over by Dawn Princess' Captain Goodway, the service also marked the occasion of the Princess Cruises superliner's maiden visit to the historic port. Passengers included service veterans and descendants of men who fought at Gallipoli.

Following the playing of the Last Post by a trumpeter at the end of the ceremony, and a minute's silence, a wreath was laid over the side of the ship and passengers sang the national anthems of Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

The visit to the Gallipoli Peninsula was a highlight of Dawn Princess' inaugural world cruise, which left Sydney in July.

The ship will visit Anzac Cove again next year during her 2010 world cruise.

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