May 16, 2023
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Dream Cruises, the leading cruise company in Asia, had placed a contract with German shipbuilder MEYER WERFT for a new cruise ship – adding to its existing fleet of six ships.
The 150,000-GT new building will have 1,680 cabins. Its décor, design and services are meant to fit a niche somewhere between Genting’s mass market Star Cruises and its luxury lifestyle brand Crystal Cruises. Company executives described Dream as an upmarket cruise line.
The ship is 325 m in length, 39.7 m in breadth and will reach a trail speed of abt. 23 knots. The ship is designed for the fast growing Chinese cruise market and will debut in 2017
Main Characteristics of the Genting Dream
| Tonnage | 150.000 gt |
| Overall Length | 335,0 m |
| Width | 39,7 m |
| Decks | 19 |
| Engine Capacity | 76.800 kW |
| Speed | 23,44 knots |
| Overall Cabins | 1680 |
| Number of Outside Cabins (incl. Suits) | 1278 |
| Passengers | 3.360 |
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