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Dream Cruises suspends Genting Dream itineraries as the line halts all three ships

Asian premium line Dream Cruises announced it would be suspending the Genting Dream’s operations from Singapore due to the coronavirus outbreak. This comes as the cruise line cancelled itineraries on their other ships, World Dream and […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 21 2020
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Explorer Dream will be returning for a second season

Dream Cruises have confirmed that Explorer Dream will be returning to sail her second Australia, New Zealand season in October 2020. The line releases details of the ship’s second local deployment as her inaugural Australia […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 20 2020
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Cruise lines issue new policy as 7,000 remain trapped on ships by coronavirus

In what appears a significant escalation of the coronavirus outbreak, two cruise lines this morning have around 7,000 passengers and crew in lockdown aboard their ships while scores of cruise calls are scratched and thousands […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 7 2020
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Explorer Dream homeports in Auckland

Dream Cruises’ Explorer Dream made her maiden call in Auckland this week where she will homeport until 26 January next year offering a variety of itineraries across New Zealand. During her seasonal deployment in Auckland, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Dec 17 2019
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Dream Cruises puts the naughty in nautical with nude adults-only show

Prepare your hoots and whistles for the seductive dancing of Dream Cruises’ newest adults-only show on Explorer Dream – After Dark: Dream Boys. Catch these “dreamboats” at the main Zodiac Theatre when the clock strikes […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 21 2019
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Dream Cruises tests Sydney waters as its first international homeport

Explorer Dream, the latest ship from Asia’s first luxury cruise line, has arrived in Sydney – marking the line’s first sailing beyond Asia. The 1,856-passenger ship, described as “Asia at heart and international in spirit”, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 28 2019
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Dream Cruises reveals the world’s longest roller coaster at sea on their newest ship

The world’s longest roller coaster at sea will be the centrepiece of the first-ever theme park at sea on Asian luxury cruise line Dream Cruises’ Global Dream. The theme park named “Dream Park at the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 14 2019
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Passenger overboard – but son claims no one noticed for three days

A retired electrician on a four-day cruise on Genting Dream from Singapore to Penang is suspected to have fallen overboard three days before anyone realised he was missing. “For all we know, our father could […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Aug 23 2019
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Cruise season 2019: Four new ships for Australia and NZ

The big reveal is nearly here  – four new ships will be in Australian and New Zealand waters for this year’s cruise season. As a bonus, we will also be getting a first look at […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 8 2019
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Dream Cruises forced to halt Newcastle sailings

Dream Cruises yesterday announced it was halting the sale of their two November 2019 Newcastle departures on the Explorer Dream due to ‘new biosecurity legislation’. The move comes after what appears to be a mix […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 5 2019
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Premium line Dream Cruises enters price war with $72 a night itineraries

When the premium Asian cruise line Dream Cruises announced it would be deploying its Oriental-styled Explorer Dream to ply Australian waters, cruisers did not know what to expect. Explorer Dream which will be homeporting at […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 31 2019
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Dream Cruises heads to Newcastle during Sydney homeport

Dream Cruises, Asia’s first premium line, reveals additional Australian itineraries for 2019, featuring the line’s first homeported ship in Sydney. The line will also offer new short itineraries in the east coast as well as […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 24 2019