Genting Dream at Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Genting Dream |
| Owner: | Genting Hong Kong |
| Operator: | Dream Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Route: | Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft |
| Yard number: | 711 |
| Laid down: | 29 July 2015 |
| Launched: | 19 August 2016 |
| Maiden voyage: | 4 November 2016 |
| In service: | 4 November 2016-present |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 150,695 GT[1] |
| Length: | 335.33 m (1,100 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 39.7 m (130 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Draft: | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Decks: | 18 |
| Propulsion: | 3 bow thrusters, 2 azimuth thrusters |
| Capacity: | 3,348 passengers[2] |
| 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.
- Genting, a multibilliondollar Malaysia-based empire, is helmed by Lim Kok Thay whose son and Tatler cover star, Loui Lim, is executive vice-president of new ship designs for Genting Cruise Lines (which includes Star Cruises, Dream Cruises and the ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises) and vice-president of leisure and hospitality for Genting Malaysia.
- Lim’s family trust, Kien Huat Realty, already owned 51% of Empire Resorts before the entire acquisition. The remaining 49% stake is now under the control of Genting Malaysia, and will see the company going private once more.
Lim Goh Tong is a deceased Malaysian-Chinese businessman and billionaire who is famous for his extraordinarily risky and successful development of gambling in Malaysia. He may not have much in the way of name recognition in the United States, but he played a pivotal role in developing gaming in Asia.
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).[1]
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.
History[edit]
Genting Dream was ordered in October 2013 for Star Cruises[3] and it should debut for Star Cruises as Genting World. Construction began on 9 February 2015[4] and on 19 August 2016 she was floated out of dry dock.[5]
Genting Dream was christened in November 2016 in Guangzhou by Puan Sri Cecilia Lim, the wife of Genting CEOLim Kok Thay.[6]
Genting Founder Lim Goh Tong
Areas of operation[edit]
A positioning cruise was undertaken from Papenburg to Guangzhou in 2016. Subsequently she has undertaken regional cruises from various Asian ports.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ abcde'Genting Dream (34079)'. DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^'Genting Dream delivered'. www.meyerwerft.de (Press release). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^'Star Cruises places Contract for New Cruise Vessel'. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^'First steel cut for a new Star Cruises Ship'. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^'World Maritime News - VIDEO: Genting Dream Floats Out'. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16007-genting-dream-christened-in-guangzhou-nansha.html Cecilia Lim
- ^'Dream Cruises to Homeport 'Genting Dream' Year-Round in Singapore from 3 December 2017'. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
Genting Owner Lim Goh Tong
External links[edit]
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