Genting Dream

Genting Dream in Malacca, Malaysia in February 2025
History
NameGenting Dream
Owner
  • 2016–2020: Genting Hong Kong
  • 2020–present: Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co., Ltd, CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd, CCB Financial Leasing Corporation Limited and China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd
Operator
Port of registryNassau, Bahamas
RouteSingapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei
BuilderMeyer Werft
Yard number711
Laid down29 July 2015
Launched19 August 2016
Maiden voyage4 November 2016
In service4 November 2016
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics
Class & typeGenting-Dream-class cruise ship
Tonnage150,695 GT
Length335.33 m (1,100 ft 2 in)
Beam39.7 m (130 ft 3 in)
Height61 m (200 ft)
Draft8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Decks18
Installed powerTotal installed power: 76,800 kW (103,000 hp)
Propulsion3 bow thrusters, 2 azimuth thrusters
Capacity3,352 passengers
Crew~1,700
Notes

Genting Dream is a cruise ship of Dream Cruises. The ship has a length of 335.33 metres (1,100 ft 2 in), a width of 39.7 metres (130 ft 3 in), a size of 150,695 GT, and a top speed of over 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).

The construction of Genting Dream, the first ship of the cruise brand, Dream Cruises, was completed on 12 October 2016, and the vessel sailed from Papenburg, Germany the next day. The ship was originally designed and ordered for StarCruises, but she was transferred to Dream Cruises during construction. After the liquidation of Dream Cruises parent company, Genting Hong Kong, the vessel was chartered to Resorts World Cruises.

History

Genting Dream was ordered in October 2013 for Star Cruises. Construction began on 9 February 2015; the keel was laid a few months later. In November 2015, she was transferred to sister brand Dream Cruises as Genting Dream and on 19 August 2016 she was floated out of dry dock.

Genting Dream was christened in November 2016 in Guangzhou by Puan Sri Cecilia Lim, the wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay. Following Dream Cruise's insolvency, the Genting Dream was transferred to Resorts World Cruises, operating under the same name.

On 25 February 2025, Resorts World Cruises announced that the brand would split its operations, reforming Dream Cruises and StarCruises as StarCruises, with Genting Dream becoming the first ship of the reformed Dream Cruises.

Areas of operation

A positioning cruise was undertaken from Papenburg to Guangzhou in 2016. Subsequently, she has undertaken regional cruises from various Asian ports, such as the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore.

References

  1. ↑ "Genting Hong Kong confirms $900m sale, leaseback of Genting Dream". 8 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/world_dream.jsp
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Genting Dream (34079)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "FAQs". www.rwcruises.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Genting Dream, the first Asian luxury cruise ship". Cruisetotravel. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Star Cruises places Contract for New Cruise Vessel". 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  7. ↑ "First steel cut for a new Star Cruises Ship". 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Laying the keel for Genting Dream".
  9. ↑ "World Maritime News - VIDEO: Genting Dream Floats Out". 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  10. ↑ First ship for new cruise line Ships Monthly December 2016 page 13
  11. ↑ https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16007-genting-dream-christened-in-guangzhou-nansha.html Cecilia Lim
  12. ↑ "Genting Dream making comeback on June 15 under tycoon Lim Kok Thay's new cruise brand". The Straits Times. 19 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "A New Era Begins with the Grand Return of StarCruises and Dream Cruises" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Dream Cruises to Homeport "Genting Dream" Year-Round in Singapore from 3 December 2017". 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

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