Allegra Kent taking ballet. After graduating, she joined the New York City Ballet in 1953 at the age of 15, and was promoted to principal in 1957. Many roles in George Balanchine's ballets were created for her, including "Seven Deadly Sins", "Ivesiana" and "Bugaku". She danced the role of Dewdrop in the 1958 Playhouse 90 telecast of Balanchine's version of "The Nutcracker". She performed in such ballets as "Serenade", "Agon" and "Dances at a Gathering". She retired in 1981, becoming a ballet teacher, and in 1997 published an autobiography, "Once a Dancer". In 2012, Kent published her first book for children, "Ballerina
MS Costa Allegra Thailand and Indonesia. In 2010, the ship was relocated back to Europe, and her Asian itineraries were replaced by "Costa Classica" and "Costa Romantica". In an agreement with TMR of Marseilles, "Costa Cruises", who had owned the Paquet Cruises brand since 1996, used "Costa Allegra", marketed in France under the name "Allegra" and the Paquet Cruises brand, for four spring cruises and seven cruises in autumn of 2010. For these cruises, "Costa Allegra" featured a French master, cruise director, maitres ‘d, receptionists and two French chefs, one of whom, Jean Abauzit, served on board the renowned Mermoz, retired a decade