Cruise Saudi Acquires “World Dream” Cruise Ship
According to a media report in the Saudi Gazette, Cruise Saudi is the buyer of the “World Dream” following the Singapore Sherrif’s auction in late 2022. (more…)
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World Dream sold at auction to undisclosed buyer
World Dream, the last vessel of the collapsed Genting Hong Kong group, has been sold at an auction in Singapore to an undisclosed buyer, media reports say. (more…)
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Disney’s partially completed cruise ship purchase was reportedly acquired at a bargain price
Further details are now surfacing around Disney’s recent acquisition of a partially completed ship to join the Disney Cruise Line Fleet. (more…)
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World Dream Cruise Ship Heading to Auction
How much is a 2016-built megaship worth? The world is about to find out as the World Dream is heading to auction via the Singapore Sheriff following the demise of Genting Cruise Lines earlier this year. (more…)
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Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets. Announces acquisition of partially completed Global Dream
Disney announced the acquisition of a partially completed ship that will bring the magic of a Disney Cruise Line vacation to new global destinations. (more…)
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Disney Negotiating to Buy Genting’s Largest Cruise Ship “Global Dream”
The team overseeing the resolution of the bankruptcy of Genting Hong Kong confirmed that a court in Bermuda has ordered the liquidation of the company’s remaining assets to proceed. (more…)
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Disney Could Be Interested in 9,000-Passenger Global Dream Cruise Ship
After much uncertainty over the last months about what would happen with the largest cruise ship by passenger volume in history, there seems to be a buyer for Global Dream after all. (more…)
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From record-setter to rubbish: World’s biggest cruise ship to be scrapped without sailing a single voyage
An unnamed cruise vessel of nearly record proportions that has been under construction in Germany for an Asia-focused cruise line will be scrapped before sailing a single voyage, according to German shipping magazine anBord. (more…)
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Genting Dream making comeback on June 15 under tycoon Lim Kok Thay’s new cruise brand
A new cruise line owned by Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay will set sail from its home port Singapore on June 15. (more…)
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New Cruise Line “Resorts World Cruises” Debuts in Singapore with Genting Dream on 15 June 2022, introducing a new, exciting and personalised cruising lifestyle for all
Resorts World Cruises, a new Asian luxury and dynamic lifestyle cruise brand will have its global debut in Singapore on 15 June 2022 with the Genting Dream. (more…)
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V.Ships Leisure Takes Over Management of “Explorer Dream”
V.Ships Leisure is now managing the full Dream Cruises fleet, having assumed full management responsibilities of the 1999-built “Explorer Dream” on Friday. The company had already taken over management of the “Genting Dream” and “World Dream”, in addition to the “Crystal Serenity”, “Crystal Symphony” and “Crystal Endeavor”. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Genting’s Cruise Ship Ambitions Reborn through Resorts World Cruises
Genting Hong Kong had to make a quick exit from the cruise ship business earlier this year over financial troubles. Now, Genting Group, its parent company and the operator of casinos around the world, apparently isn’t ready to give up its dreams. (more…)
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Genting Fleet Locations – April 2022
Waiting for their fates, the Genting Cruise Lines fleet is laid up in North America, Europe and Assia. Cruise Industry News has tracked down the location and status of every oceangoing ship of Genting’s three cruise brands. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Genting’s Global Dream, the unfinished world’s biggest cruise ship, is up for sale
The sale of Genting Hong Kong’s unfinished mega-liner Global Dream has already lured plenty of potential buyers, including billionaire ex-Genting boss Lim Kook Thay. (more…)
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End of the dream as Genting flagship arrested in Singapore
The slow demise of Genting Hong Kong became more ignominious this week when KfW IPEX-Bank arrested the returning World Dream in Singapore. (hongkongmaritimehub.com)
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Dream Cruises to Suspend Singapore Sailings
The final ship operating for Genting Cruise Lines will stop cruising on March 2 as the World Dream’s operations will be suspended according to Singapore Cruise Society, which cited “challenging circumstances.” (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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‘Global Dream’ turns into nightmare for German port town
The unfinished “Global Dream” rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany’s windswept Baltic coast. (thelocal.de)
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Genting Hong Kong subsidiary Dream Cruises files for winding up of company
Genting Hong Kong continues to sail into troubled waters with the company announcing that its Dream Cruises subsidiary has filed a petition for the winding up of the company. (asgam.com)
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A Look at the Genting Fleet for Crystal, Dream and Star Cruises
Genting Hong Kong currently has three ships in its Crystal Cruises ocean-going fleet, three ships (and two on order) in the Dream Cruises fleet, and four ships in the Star Cruises fleet. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Dream Cruises Booking Engine Goes Offline
Dream Cruises appeared to have taken its booking engine offline as of Saturday morning as no future sailings were listed or bookable. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Dream Cruises Continues to Make Waves with “World Dream” as the First Cruise Ship to receive the SG SafeEvent Certification
Dream Cruises is excited to announce that “World Dream” is the First Cruise Ship to receive the SG SafeEvent Certification launched by Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS), to ensure hygiene benchmarks and safe-distancing best practices are upheld at business events. (more…)
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Genting cancels two casino cruises due to HK Covid measures
Dream Cruises, a brand of casino cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd, says it has been forced to cancel a two-night sailing scheduled to leave Hong Kong on Friday, due to that city’s government imposing with effect from Friday, a 14-day tightening of social-distancing measures. (ggrasia.com)
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Dream Cruises officially resumed homeport deployment in Taiwan with the return of Super Seacations on “Explorer Dream”
Dream Cruises has officially ended its seven-month hiatus of cruising in Taiwan today with the resumption of Explorer Dream’s Super Seacation itinerary out of Keelung, where guests of the inaugural sailing will enjoy a 2-night cruise to Hualian in celebration of the New Year. (more…)
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Dream Cruises’ “Explorer Dream” To Resume Cruises On 31 December In Taiwan.
Dream Cruises has announced the restart of cruises in Taiwan with Explorer Dream resuming operations beginning on Friday, 31 December after stopping due to the COVID-19 outbreak in May of this year. (more…)
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Dream Cruises announces year-long CSR collaboration with Singapore Red Cross
Dream Cruises is pleased to collaborate with Singapore Red Cross (SRC) to launch the ‘Dream Cruises & Singapore Red Cross Dream Mission’, a year-long partnership that will commence from 17 December 2021 until 31 December 2022. (more…)
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Taiwan: CECC approves restart of cruise tours, minister says
Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) yesterday confirmed that the Central Epidemic Command Center has approved Genting Hong Kong’s plan to restart its island-hopping tours in Taiwan using the Explorer Dream, one of its cruise ships based in the Port of Keelung. (taipeitimes.com)
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Dream Cruises opens World Dream cruise bookings to international travellers in addition to Singapore residents
In accordance with the prevailing guidelines by the Singapore authorities, Dream Cruises has opened World Dream sailings to non-residents in Singapore, as well as international travellers, including those entering the country via the Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs)[1]. (more…)
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Dream Cruises to Increase Genting Dream’s Passenger Capacity to 75% Beginning from 1 December
Based on the latest guidelines by the Hong Kong authorities, Dream Cruises announced that “Genting Dream” will increase its passenger capacity from 50% to 75%, with effect from 1 December 2021, allowing over 2500 guests to enjoy a Super Seacation on every voyage. (more…)
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“Genting Dream” Celebrated 100 Days of Safe Sailings in Hong Kong on 6 November
6 November marked Dream Cruises’ milestone of 100 days of safe sailings in Hong Kong with “Genting Dream”, which began on 30 July 2021. (more…)
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Set Sail on A “Nordic Christmas Adventure” with Dream Cruises
Let Dream Cruises whisk you away on “A Nordic Christmas Adventure” on board Genting Dream and World Dream. Celebrate this Christmas with a Super Seacation holiday and make new memories that will last a lifetime. (more…)
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Dream Cruises celebrates one-year milestone in Singapore with “World Dream”
Dream Cruises celebrates a new milestone this November with World Dream as the ship approaches its special first anniversary of cruise resumption in Singapore. (more…)
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Dream Cruises Introduces Additional Safety Measures With Mandatory Vaccination For Cruising Guests Aboard “World Dream”
Dream Cruises is pleased to announce as part of its ongoing commitment and efforts to provide safe cruises for its guests and crew, all “World Dream” sailings with effect from 21 November 2021 onwards will require its guests to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, excluding children aged 12 years and below. (more…)
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Hong Kong: All aboard for a cruise to nowhere
In tightly restricted Hong Kong, ‘seacations’ — round-trip jaunts into international waters — are proving popular, but do they offer a sense of escape or underline the city’s isolation? (ft.com)
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Dream Cruises Celebrates “Hi 5 On The High Seas” With 5th Birthday Special Offers And Promotions In November
Dream Cruises is inviting everyone to celebrate its 5th birthday in November with “Hi 5 on the High Seas” featuring a variety of special offers and promotions across its fleet in the region. (more…)
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Genting’s Super Seacations a success
Dream Cruises has completed its first month of operations out of Hong Kong after “Genting Dream” resumed its sailings from the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on 30 July. (ttrweekly.com)
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Dream Cruises Announces New Collaboration with KrisFlyer
Dream Cruises and KrisFlyer announced a comprehensive strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing the customer experience for KrisFlyer members with exclusive offers and activities on World Dream. (more…)
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Operator of Hong Kong’s ‘cruises to nowhere’ to lobby for higher on-board capacity after overwhelming response
The operator behind Hong Kong’s “cruises to nowhere” is seeking negotiations with the government to lift Covid-19 curbs on capacity after receiving an overwhelming response from the public in its first month of voyages. (scmp.com)
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Genting Dream – Hong Kong’s first ‘cruise to nowhere’
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has launched its first ever “cruise to nowhere.” The Genting Dream will sail out to sea past the Lei Yue Mun and Tathong channels before entering international waters and returning along the same route. (news.cgtn.com)
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Dream Cruises Brings the World on to World Dream with “Markets of the World”, an exclusive series of thematic activities
Dream Cruises is bringing the world on to World Dream with “Markets of the World”, an exclusive series of thematic activities from September 19 to November 6 including “Dream Markets at Sea”, famous festivals and international cultures. (more…)
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Dream Cruises to Announce Grand Prize Winners for Go! Super Seacation Sweepstakes on 6 August via Facebook Live Streaming
Dream Cruises will draw the grand prize winners of its “Go! Super Seacation Sweepstakes” via live streaming on Dream Cruises’ Official Facebook Account at 11:00AM on Friday, August 6. (more…)
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