Genting Builds Cruise Fleet With Ambitions Beyond Asian Waters
Skift Take
Genting unlocked Asia's cruise market 25 years ago. It would be a shame if it does not get a chunk of what's now a significant source of tourism revenue. The company is making all the right moves, including plans to go global. Asians are always seeking new products and new places.
Asian cruise pioneer Genting Cruise Lines unveiled its global ambitions at Skift Forum Asia this week, counting the days to when its Dream Cruises will have ships that are positioned beyond Asian waters.
Two Global-class ships that are being built in Genting’s German shipyards will join the Dream fleet from early 2021. “We can then start to explore [positioning a ship in] Australia/New Zealand, Alaska, and beyond,” said Thatcher Brown, president of Dream Cruises and managing director, Asia, of Crystal Cruises, during his session at the forum.
Dream currently operates only in Asia with two new builds, Genting Dream, based in Singapore, and World Dream, home ported in Hong Kong/Guangzhou.
A third ship, the former SuperStar Virgo, which underwent a $56 million transformation, joined the Dream fleet last month as Explorer Dream and will home port in Tianjin from July 1, then Sydney and Auckland from October 2019.
The brand is a young one, even though parent Genting Hong
