Genting Dream

Genting Dream is a cruise ship of Resorts World 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).^[3]

Genting Dream in Malacca, Malaysia in 2025
History
Name	Genting 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 [1]
Operator	2016–2022: Dream Cruises 2022–2025: Resorts World Cruises May 2025: 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
Identification	Call sign: C6BO5 IMO number: 9733105 MMSI number: 311000319 Classification Society: DNV-GL
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Class & type	Genting-Dream-class cruise ship[2]
Tonnage	150,695 GT[3]
Length	335.33 m (1,100 ft 2 in)[3]
Beam	39.7 m (130 ft 3 in)[3]
Height	61 m (200 ft)
Draft	8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)[3]
Decks	18
Installed power	Total installed power: 76,800 kW (103,000 hp)
Propulsion	3 bow thrusters, 2 azimuth thrusters
Capacity	3,352 passengers[4]
Crew	~1,700
Notes	[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7] Construction began on 9 February 2015,^[8] the keel way laied a few month later.^[9] 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.^[10]

Genting Dream was christened in November 2016 in Guangzhou by Puan Sri Cecilia Lim, the wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay.^[11] Following Dream Cruises insolvency, the Genting Dream was transferred to Resorts World Cruises, operating under the same name.^[12]

On 25 February 2025, Resorts World Cruises announced that the brand would split its operations, reforming Dream Cruises and Star Cruises as StarCruises. With Genting Dream becoming the first ship of the reformed Dream Cruises.^[13]

Areas of operation

A positioning cruise was undertaken from Papenburg to Guangzhou in 2016. Subsequently she has undertaken regional cruises from various Asian ports.^[14]