Genting Hong Kong

Dream Cruises’ World Dream, the last remaining vessel from the defunct Genting Hong Kong operation, was sold in Singapore. Cruise Saudi has confirmed that it has bought the ship; while still at anchor in Singapore, the vessel was renamed Manara and re-registered with a new home port of Majuro, Marshall Islands. The cruise ship was […]

The fleet of insolvent Genting Hong Kong, ships that sailed for Crystal Cruises, Dream Cruises and Star Cruises — will likely go to auction soon

Genting Hong Kong has raised USD900million through the successful completion of a sale and leaseback transaction of one of Dream Cruises’ cruise ships – the 2016-built, 150,000 gross ton Genting Dream. A major milestone for all parties, this marks the first ever sale and leaseback transaction that was closed with a consortium of four Chinese leasing companies, through […]

Genting Hong Kong (GHK) announced that it has signed loan agreements of EUR 2.6 billion (USD 2.88 billion) with a consortium led by KfW IPEX-Bank for construction and post-delivery financing for Dream Cruises’ two new global class ships. The financing package will be backed by export credit guarantees of the Federal Republic of Germany and […]

Genting Hong Kong (“Genting HK”) has revealed the identity of its new president of Dream Cruises as Michael Goh, today. Goh, who will also act as the head of international sales for Genting Cruise Lines, joined Genting Hong Kong 20 years ago and was the senior vice president of international sales for Dream Cruises, Star […]

Cruise corporation, Genting Hong Kong, has signed a deal with the Baoshan District Government to develop the cruise industry in China and in Shanghai.

World Dream, the new luxury cruise ship dedicated to the Asian market, has been “floated out” of the shipyard in Germany, bearing distinctive Chinese artwork on its hull. The new 18-deck, 335-metre-long vessel, will become the second ship in the fleet of Dream Cruises, the new upmarket cruise line operated by Genting Hong Kong, the […]

Genting Cruise Lines has formed a new partnership with China Southern Airlines aimed at developing fly-cruise opportunities in China and positioning Guangzhou as a major cruise hub. Under the terms of the deal, Genting’s Asian cruise lines, Star Cruises and Dream Cruises, will work with China Southern to create a series of new combined flight […]

Genting Cruise Lines, the newly-formed Hong Kong company, hosted its first “Travel Agent and Media Partner Forum” this month. The event gathered more than 350 travel agents, company executives and members of the media onboard the brand new Genting Dream cruise ship from 7-9 April. Delegates travelled from 11 Asia Pacific countries to attend the […]

Star Cruises has revealed plans to homeport one of its cruise ships in Shanghai this summer. From July to October 2017, the 75,300-tonne, the 13-deck SuperStar Virgo cruise ship will spend its first season based in Shanghai, operating a series of cruises to ports in Japan. The six-day, five-night ‘Facets of Japan’ itineraries will call […]

Dream Cruises, the new upscale Asian cruise line, has revealed plans for its first homeport season outside China. In December 2017, the Genting Dream cruise ship will commence a year-round season of sailings from Singapore. Itineraries will include calls at multiple Southeast Asian ports throughout 2018, including destinations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thatcher […]