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Dream Cruises celebrates its 100,000th cruise passenger

Dream Cruises this week, celebrated its 100,000th cruise passenger since the premium line started operations in the Lion City in November 2020. Dream is at the forefront of pilot cruising and had started cruises in Taiwan last […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 19 2021
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Onboard Asia’s first cruise – inside the World Dream inaugural Singapore voyage

Enhanced health & safety protocols didn’t take the joy out of cruising for Rebecca Rachel Wong, who embarked on one of Singapore’s first sailings in eight months. As I stood on World Dream’s deck and […]

WORDS BY Rebecca Wong . Nov 13 2020
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Excited cruise crew are beginning their journeys back to cruise ships

Crew members from around the world are heading to Singapore to start sailing again. And they couldn’t be happier. Dream Cruises which will start sailing on November 6 with World Dream has already booked out its […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2020
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Crystal insists “We’re still in business” as owner halts debt repayments

Crystal Cruises’ proud boast was that it was the most awarded luxury line. This week, it announced a preview of the deployment for the all-suite, 62-guest Crystal Esprit yacht for 2023 and through to the first […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Aug 28 2020
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Crystal and Dream owner Genting suspends loan repayments as shares slump

The owner of Dream Cruises and Crystal, Genting Hong Kong, has suspended payments on debts of almost $3.4bn, it was reported in Hong Kong today. The company, backed by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay and […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Aug 21 2020
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Dream Cruises to resume sailings in July

After months of suspended operations, Dream Cruises has announced the resumption of cruises in Taiwan. From 26 July this year, two and three-night island hopping cruises will depart from Keelung, calling at the ports of […]

WORDS BY Rebecca Wong . Jun 30 2020
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Cruises to nowhere about to make a comeback

The uncertainty surrounding cruise port re-openings has driven a most unusual revival: the cruise to nowhere. In a recent interview with Skift.com, Michael Goh, president of Dream Cruises and head of international sales at Genting […]

WORDS BY Rebecca Wong . May 22 2020
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Revealed: the new face of cruising as reports say Carnival to restrict passenger numbers

Relaxing by the pool, queueing for the buffet, sharing the big table in the main restaurant – will all of these convivial cruise routines be available in the future? Meeting new people and forming friendships […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 17 2020
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Restrictions on passengers over 70, as Genting announces new health plan

Genting Cruise Line has revealed a new comprehensive onboard health plan for its brands, Star Cruises and Dream Cruises, which will include medical certificates for passengers aged 70 and above. The new initiatives will be […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2020
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Dream Cruises pulls Explorer Dream from 2020/21 wave season

Dream Cruises has announced it will not be returning to Australia and New Zealand for the 2020/21 wave season. The company said they are pulling the Explorer Dream between October 2020 and February 2021 to stop […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 25 2020
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Dream Cruises to help local tourism with end of year sailings

Dream Cruises, Asia’s premium cruise line has revealed some new offers to help reinvigorate the local travel industry. While the cruise line has halted operations temporarily, Dream Cruises believe that the local travel business in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 19 2020
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Dream Cruises unveils features on new ship, which is slated to head Down Under

Asia’s premium line, Dream Cruises has unveiled more details of their newest ship, the Global Dream which will be heading to Australia and New Zealand. Slated to debut in early 2021, the ship will have […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 12 2020