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World Dream

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World Dream at a Meyer Werft facility before being handed over to Dream Cruises
History
NameWorld Dream
Owner(GHK) Genting Hong Kong Ltd
OperatorDream Cruises
Port of registryNassau,  Bahamas
Ordered10 February 2014[1]
BuilderMeyer Werft
Yard numberS.712
Laid down29 July 2015
Launched26 August 2017
Sponsored byCecilia Lim
Christened17 November 2017
Completed26 October 2017
Maiden voyage19 November 2017
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeGenting-class cruise ship
Tonnage150,695 GT[2]
Length335.2 m (1,099 ft 9 in)[2]
Beam
  • 44.35 m (145 ft 6 in) max[2]
  • 39.75 m (130 ft 5 in) waterline[2]
Draft8.622 m (28 ft 3.4 in)[2]
Depth11.417 m (37 ft 5.5 in)[2]
Decks18
Installed power
  • 2 × MAN 14V48/60CR (16,800 kW)
  • 3 × MAN 12V48/60CR (14,400 kW)
  • 1 × CAT 3516 (1.5 kW)[2]
Propulsion
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity3,376 passengers
Crew2,000

World Dream is a cruise ship operated by Dream Cruises. She was initially ordered under the same name for Star Cruises. The ship was designed for the Asian cruise market and has a large number of restaurants together with a casino and specially designed cabins. She was formally named on 17 November 2017 by Cecilia Lim, wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay, who became godmother of the ship.[3]

On 16 November 2017, Dream Cruises created an 8.44-metre (27 ft 8 in) Lego model of the ship, the largest such model of a cruise ship, which is on permanent display at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.[4]

The ship was originally designed and ordered for Star Cruises, but she was transferred to Dream Cruises during construction.[5]

History

World Dream in Papenburg in 2017 August.

Construction and service

World Dream was ordered in February 2014 for Star Cruises and was laid down on 29 July 2015. In November 2015, she was transferred to sister brand Dream Cruises. She was launched on 26 August 2017 and completed on 26 October 2017. World Dream measures at 150,695 gross tons and is 335.2 metres (1,099 ft 9 in) long with a beam of 39.7 metres (130 ft 3 in).[2] World Dream entered service for Dream Cruises in November 2017.

Coronavirus quarantine

See also: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships

Three passengers aboard World Dream during 19–24 January 2020 were confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19.[6] On 5 February 2020, all 3,800 World Dream passengers and crew were put under quarantine on board the ship at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal after Taiwan blocked its port of call in Kaohsiung. As of 7 February 2020, checks of those on board were ongoing.[6]

The quarantine was lifted on 9 February 2020 after all 1,800 crew members were tested negative of the virus. The majority of the passengers were not tested as they had had no contact with the infected Chinese passengers who had been on the ship during 19–24 January.[7] On 26 February the Indonesian Government evacuated their 188 citizens from World Dream using the hospital ship KRI dr. Soeharso.[8] All Indonesians that were aboard the cruise ship were taken to Sebaru Kecil Island which is part of the Thousand Islands Regency in Jakarta. After that, they underwent 14 days of quarantine and observation.[9]

References

  1. ^ "World Dream". cruisemapper.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "World Dream (34080)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ Staff, CIN (18 November 2017). "World Dream Christened in Hong Kong Ceremony". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Dream Cruises sets world record with scale replica of World Dream". CruiseToTravel. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Genting Dream, the first Asian luxury cruise ship". Cruisetotravel. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Denyer, Simon (7 February 2020). "Honeymooner among 61 people on cruise ship confirmed as having coronavirus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Passengers leave Hong Kong cruise ship after coronavirus quarantine lifted". CBC News. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  8. ^ Afifa, Laila (25 February 2020). "KRI Soeharso to Pick Up Indonesian Crew at World Dream Tomorrow". tempo.co. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Coronavirus: Indonesia to evacuate its 188 citizens working on World Dream cruise ship". The Straits Times. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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