Genting Dream, Under New Company, Starts Sailing Again Today With Halal-Certified Kitchen

After World Dream stopped operating following the folding of Genting Hong Kong, it has been revived as Genting Dream.

The vessel will start sailing again today, offering new features like an internationally-certified halal kitchen.

Ownership from Genting Hong Kong to Resorts World Cruises

If you’re not aware yet, Genting Dream used to operate under Genting Hong Kong’s Dream Cruises, which filed a wind-up petition four months ago due to its crippling debts, and was subsequently forced into compulsory liquidation.

Since Dream Cruises was under Genting Hong Kong’s command, it filed a wind-up petition in early February as well; an eventuality as it was merely the last piece of domino in the entire corporate structure.

Resorts World Cruises became the answer to salvage the cruising business.

The company was set up by Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay, the chairman and board executive of Genting Group, the resort company that is the parent of Genting Hong Kong.

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50% Capacity for First Few Cruises

Genting Dream will be making its maiden voyage tonight (15 June), sailing at 50% capacity to ensure smooth operations for the three-day two-night cruise to nowhere. This would mean roughly 3,000 people on board, including the crew.

President and head of international sales of Resorts World Cruises, Mr Michael Goh, told The Straits Times that it is “important to start the new brand correctly.”

Thus, for the first few cruises, the vessel will operate at half capacity to ensure that their guests get the full experience.

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Strong Response from Domestic and International Markets

Bookings for cruises on Genting Dream started on 18 May, and were met with favourable responses from both the domestic and international market.

In fact, they got 22,000 cabin bookings from India alone, within less than three weeks of announcing the launch.

This could be due to the new features on board, like being the first OIC/SMIIC standard halal-friendly cruise ship in the world. The internationally-recognised kitchen will serve farm-to-fork halal meals to guests.

Halal food will take up sections of the buffet in the ship’s biggest restaurant, The Lido, which seats over 500 people.

Mr Goh noted that this halal certification was very important as they wanted to cater to all groups of customers. This is especially important in Southeast Asia, with more than 60% of the population being Muslim.

Additionally, the relaunch offers more resort-style entertainment options, like family-friendly games on the pool deck to Latin-themed nights at the bar. There are even sunset or night foam parties at the splash pool.

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