Genting Dream

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History
NameGenting Dream
OwnerChinese Percept Limited[1]
OperatorStar Cruise Administrative Services
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-present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeGenting-class cruise ship
Tonnage150,695 GT[2]
Length335.33 m (1,100 ft 2 in)[2]
Beam39.7 m (130 ft 3 in)[2]
Draft8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)[2]
Decks18
Installed powerTotal Installed Power: 76 800 kW
Propulsion3 bow thrusters, 2 azimuth thrusters
Capacity3,348 passengers[3]
Crew~1,700

Genting Dream is a cruise ship of Dream Cruises. She was initially ordered as Genting World for Star Cruises. The ship is designed for the Asian cruise market.

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).[2]

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 Star Cruises, but she was transferred to Dream Cruises during construction.[4]

History[]

Genting Dream was ordered as Genting World in October 2013 for Star Cruises.[5] Construction began on 9 February 2015[6] In November 2015, she was transferred to sister brand Dream Cruises and on 19 August 2016 she was floated out of dry dock.[7]

Genting Dream was christened in November 2016 in Guangzhou by Puan Sri Cecilia Lim, the wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay.[8]

Areas of operation[]

A positioning cruise was undertaken from Papenburg to Guangzhou in 2016. Subsequently she has undertaken regional cruises from various Asian ports.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ (PDF) http://www.gentinghk.com/media/910869/e013secondshipbuildcirculardated10april2014.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Genting Dream (34079)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Genting Dream delivered". www.meyerwerft.de (Press release). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Genting Dream, the first Asian luxury cruise ship". Cruisetotravel. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Star Cruises places Contract for New Cruise Vessel". 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  6. ^ "First steel cut for a new Star Cruises Ship". 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  7. ^ "World Maritime News - VIDEO: Genting Dream Floats Out". 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  8. ^ https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16007-genting-dream-christened-in-guangzhou-nansha.html Cecilia Lim
  9. ^ "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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