{{Short description|Cruise line}} {{Infobox company | name = Dream Cruises | logo = File:Dream Cruises Logo.png | caption = | type = Public company | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1 November 2015 | founder = | defunct = | location_city = | location_country = | location = Malaysia, Asia | locations = | area_served = Asia Pacific | key_people = Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, CEO & Chairman | industry = Passenger transportation & Cruises | products = | services = Cruises | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = StarDream Cruises | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [https://stardreamcruises.com/en-sg StarDreamCruises.com] | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Dream Cruises''' is a cruise line owned by the Malaysian company StarDream Cruises.
It was previously owned by Genting Hong Kong. Genting announced the introduction of Dream Cruises in November 2015 in Guangzhou as an Asian luxury cruise line. It debuted in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreamcruiseline.com/zh-sg/media/press-release/2016/press-releases-20161113-dream-cruises-makes-history-with-christening-of-maiden-luxury-cruise-ship/|title=DREAM CRUISES MAKES HISTORY WITH CHRISTENING OF MAIDEN LUXURY CRUISE SHIP IN GUANGZHOU HOMEPORT│Dream Cruises|website=Dreamcruiseline.com|accessdate=7 April 2018|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018035849/https://www.dreamcruiseline.com/zh-sg/media/press-release/2016/press-releases-20161113-dream-cruises-makes-history-with-christening-of-maiden-luxury-cruise-ship/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2022, a court in Bermuda ordered the liquidation of Genting Hong Kong and Dream Cruises.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2022 |title=Court orders bankrupt cruise operator Genting Hong Kong to be liquidated |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3195489/genting-hong-kong-stricken-operator-dream-cruises-and}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 October 2022 |title=Bermuda Gericht ordnet die Liquidation von Genting Hong Kong, Dream Cruises an |url=https://www.seereisenportal.de/news/kreuzfahrt-news-schifffahrtsnachrichten/bermuda-gericht-ordnet-die-liquidation-von-genting-hong-kong-dream-cruises-an/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=Winding-up of the Company and Dream Cruises |url=http://www.gentinghk.com/media/1856350/e_-_a49271464_v0.0_ghk_-_announcement__winding_up_order__v2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807161215/http://www.gentinghk.com/media/1856350/e_-_a49271464_v0.0_ghk_-_announcement__winding_up_order__v2.pdf |archive-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.gentinghk.com}}</ref> Lim Kok Thay bought back the trademark of Genting Hong Kong brands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsdesk |date=2022-09-14 |title=GEN HK liquidators nod trademark sale to Lim cruise biz - GGRAsia |url=https://www.ggrasia.com/gen-hk-liquidators-nod-trademark-sale-to-lim-cruise-biz |access-date=2025-05-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 26 February 2025, Lim Kok Thay ''Resorts World Cruises'' announced that the brand would split its operations, reforming Dream Cruises and Star Cruises as ''StarCruises''. With the new reform, Genting Dream became the first ship of the reformed Dream Cruises.<ref name=":0" />
== Fleet == === Current fleet === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Ship !! Year built !! Class !! Entered service with Dream Cruises !! Gross tonnage !! Notes !! Image |- |''Genting Dream'' || 2016 || ''Genting'' || 2016-2022, 2025-present | 150,695 || Originally ordered for Star Cruises. Transferred before completion to Dream Cruises as ''Genting'' ''Dream''.<br>Transferred to Resorts World Cruises in 2022. <br>Rejoined the Dream Cruises fleet in 2025. | frameless |}
=== Former Fleet === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Ship !! Year built !! Class !! Entered service with Dream Cruises !! Gross tonnage !! Notes !! Image |- |''World Dream'' || 2017 || ''Genting'' || 2017-2023 || 150,695 || Originally ordered for Star Cruises. Transferred to Dream Cruises before completion as ''World Dream''. Purchased by Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia in 2023 for US$ 330 million and renamed her ''Manara'' for Aroya Cruises.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2023 |title=Saudi Staatsfond PIF zahlt 330 Millionen US$ für AL MANARA, ex World Dream |url=https://www.seereisenportal.de/news/kreuzfahrt-news-schifffahrtsnachrichten/saudi-staatsfond-pif-zahlt-330-millionen-us-fuer-al-manara-ex-world-dream/ |website=www.seereisenportal.de}}</ref> Now named as ''Aroya''. | frameless
|- |''Explorer Dream'' || 1999 || ''Leo'' || 2019-2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Mary |date=12 September 2018 |title=Explorer Dream joins Dream Cruises as brand expands outside of Asia |url=http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/explorer-dream-joins-dream-cruises-as-brand-expands-outside-of-asia.html |access-date=20 December 2018 |website=www.seatrade-cruise.com |language=en}}</ref> || 75,338 || Formerly sailed as ''SuperStar Virgo'' for Star Cruises. Transferred to Resorts World Cruises in 2023. Transferred to StarCruises ''as Star Navigator'' in 2025.''<ref name=":0">{{cite press release |title=A New Era Begins with the Grand Return of StarCruises and Dream Cruises. |date=26 February 2025 |publisher=Resorts World Cruises |url=https://media.stardreamcruises.com/FIN_20250226_PR_RWC_Transition_to_SC_&_DC_-_Eng.pdf |access-date=12 January 2026}}</ref>'' | frameless |}
=== Cancelled Fleet === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Ship !! Class !! Gross tonnage !! Notes !! Image |- |''Global Dream'' |''Global'' |208,000 |Originally ordered for Star Cruises. Construction started on 8 March 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |title=News & Presse - MV WERFTEN |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-startet-bau-des-ersten-204000-brz-grossen-global-class-kreuzfahrtschiffes-58.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061513/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-startet-bau-des-ersten-204000-brz-grossen-global-class-kreuzfahrtschiffes-58.html |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> before the keel was laid on 11 September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News & Presse - MV WERFTEN |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/erstes-schiff-der-global-klasse-fuer-dream-cruises-auf-kiel-gelegt.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071020/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/erstes-schiff-der-global-klasse-fuer-dream-cruises-auf-kiel-gelegt.html |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> Was to be home-ported in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathisen |first=Monty |date=25 October 2018 |title=First Global-Class Ship to Homeport in Shanghai |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19857-first-global-class-ship-to-homeport-in-shanghai.html |access-date=7 April 2019 |website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> Incomplete ship was sold to Disney Cruise Line in November 2022.<ref name="Disney purchase">{{Cite web |title=Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/11/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116221351/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/11/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/ |archive-date=16 November 2022 |website=Disney Parks Blog}}</ref><ref name="Disney purchase-Attractions">{{Cite web |last=Parfitt |first=Dave |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Disney Cruise Line acquires Global Dream cruise ship |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-cruise-line-acquires-global-dream-cruise-ship/ |website=Attractions Magazine}}</ref> Disney has arranged to work with the shipbuilding companies LTH-Baas and Meyer Werft to complete the unfinished ship now renamed ''Disney Adventure'', currently sailing as of March 2026.<ref name="Disney purchase-Attractions" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neues Kreuzfahrtschiff kommt! "Disney Adventure" soll ab currently sailing as March 2026 bis Singapur fahren |url=https://www.nord24.de/schiffe-haefen/neues-kreuzfahrtschiff-kommt-disney-adventure-soll-ab-2025-bis-singapur-fahren--201508.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=nord24 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schröder |first=Kerstin |date=2024-04-04 |title=Neues Disney-Schiff entsteht in Wismar: Innenausbau soll Hunderte Jobs bringen |url=https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/nordwestmecklenburg/wismar/neues-disney-schiff-entsteht-in-wismar-innenausbau-soll-hunderte-jobs-bringen-C6XFHLATQNB27DB4VYAY4F65HQ.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.ostsee-zeitung.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Estnisches Unternehmen LTH-Baas erhält Auftrag für "Disney Adventure" |url=https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Nachrichten/Estnisches-Unternehmen-LTH-Baas-erhaelt-Auftrag-fuer-Disney-Adventure-201475.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=NZ-Online |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lohse |first=Sebastian |date=2024-04-02 |title=Disney Adventure in Wismar: LTH-Baas baut an Kreuzfahrtschiff mit {{!}} SVZ |url=https://www.svz.de/lokales/hansestadt-wismar/artikel/disney-adventure-in-wismar-lth-baas-baut-an-kreuzfahrtschiff-mit-46747362 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=svz.de |language=de}}</ref> |frameless |- |''Global Dream II'' (interim name) |''Global'' | 208,000 |Construction started on 10 September 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Förster |first=Krischan |date=10 September 2019 |title=MV Werften starten zweiten Neubau der Global Class |url=https://hansa-online.de/2019/09/schiffstechnik/135369/mv-werften-starten-zweiten-neubau-der-global-class/ |website=hansa-online.de}}</ref> keel laid on 9 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2019 |title=MV Werften: Zweites Global Class Schiff auf Kiel gelegt & Start der Universum-Class |url=https://www.schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de/news/mv-werften-legt-zweites-global-class-schiff-auf-kiel/193568/}}</ref> Unfinished lower hull of ship sold for scrap in late 2022 after the cruise line's insolvency.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=Second Genting Newbuild To Be Sold for Scrap |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27676-second-genting-newbuild-to-be-sold-for-scrap.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615155935/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27676-second-genting-newbuild-to-be-sold-for-scrap.html |archive-date=15 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Warnemünde: 17.500 Tonnen Stahl der früheren "Global 2" werden zerlegt |url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Warnemuende-17500-Tonnen-Stahl-der-frueheren-Global-2-werden-zerlegt,werften496.html |accessdate=2022-10-07 |language=german}}</ref> | |}
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