For all you OTBKB readers who are also American Idol and Katherine McPhee fans (I KNOW WHO YOU ARE), this should come as good news. A new cruise ship. Yet another reason to visit Red Hook. The National Anthem sung by our girl, the American Idol runner up. This from New York 1.

A new cruise ship is set to make its maiden voyage out of Brooklyn.

The Crown Princess luxury liner will set sail for the Caribbean from its new home in Red Hook on Wednesday.

The floating hotel is the length of three football fields and can hold 3,000 passengers.

Among the tons of food on board is a meal known as the Brooklyn
Balcony Nosh, which consists of Junior’s cheesecake, Nathan’s hot dogs,
and Brooklyn Lager to wash it all down.

"Princess being famous for our balconies, we wanted to take
advantage of the beautiful Manhattan skyline with Lady Liberty in the
background, so we put together a little package to honor the Brooklyn
traditions," Jonathon Wilson of Princess’ culinary operations said
Tuesday.

During the inauguration ceremony, Martha Stewart will christen the
ship, and “American Idol” runner up Katherine McPhee will sing the
national anthem.