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 World Dream at a Meyer Werft facility before being handed over to Dream Cruises
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | World Dream |
| Owner | (GHK) Genting Hong Kong Ltd |
| Operator | Dream Cruises |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Ordered | 10 February 2014[1] |
| Builder | Meyer Werft |
| Cost | 960 Mio. $[2] |
| Yard number | S.712 |
| Laid down | 29 July 2015 |
| Launched | 26 August 2017 |
| Sponsored by | Cecilia Lim |
| Christened | 17 November 2017 |
| Completed | 26 October 2017 |
| Maiden voyage | 19 November 2017 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 150,695 GT[3] |
| Length | 335.2 m (1,099 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Beam | |
| Draft | 8.622 m (28 ft 3.4 in)[3] |
| Depth | 11.417 m (37 ft 5.5 in)[3] |
| Decks | 18 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity | 3,376 passengers |
| Crew | 2,000 |
World Dream is a cruise ship operated by Dream Cruises. She was initially ordered under the same name for Star Cruises. The ship was designed for the Asian cruise market and has a large number of restaurants together with a casino and specially designed cabins. She was formally named on 17 November 2017 by Cecilia Lim, wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay, who became godmother of the ship.[4]
On 16 November 2017, Dream Cruises created an 8.44-metre (27 ft 8 in) Lego model of the ship, the largest such model of a cruise ship, which is on permanent display at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.[5]
History
Construction and service
World Dream was ordered in February 2014 for Star Cruises. She was laid down on 29 July 2015, launched on 26 August 2017 and completed on 26 October 2017. World Dream measures at 150,695 gross tons and is 335.2 metres (1,099 ft 9 in) long with a beam of 39.7 metres (130 ft 3 in).[3] World Dream entered service for Dream Cruises in November 2017.
Coronavirus quarantine
Three passengers aboard World Dream during 19–24 January 2020 were confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19. 'during the pandemic.[6] On 5 February 2020, all 3,800 World Dream passengers and crew were put under quarantine on board the ship at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal after Taiwan blocked its port of call in Kaohsiung. As of 7 February 2020[update], checks of those on board were ongoing.[6]
The quarantine was lifted on 9 February 2020 after all 1,800 crew members were tested negative of the virus. The majority of the passengers were not tested as they had had no contact with the infected Chinese passengers who had been on the ship during 19–24 January.[7] On 26 February the Indonesian Government evacuated their 188 citizens from World Dream using the hospital ship Dr Soeharso.[8] All Indonesians that were aboard the cruise ship were taken to Sebaru Kecil island which is part of the Thousand Islands regency in Jakarta. After that, they underwent 14 days of quarantine and observation.[9]
References
- ^ "World Dream". cruisemapper.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Cruise Ship Orderbook". cruiseindustrynews.com. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Dream (34080)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Staff, CIN (18 November 2017). "World Dream Christened in Hong Kong Ceremony". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Dream Cruises sets world record with scale replica of World Dream". CruiseToTravel. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b Denyer, Simon (7 February 2020). "Honeymooner among 61 people on cruise ship confirmed as having coronavirus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Passengers leave Hong Kong cruise ship after coronavirus quarantine lifted". CBC News. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Afifa, Laila (25 February 2020). "KRI Soeharso to Pick Up Indonesian Crew at World Dream Tomorrow". tempo.co. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Indonesia to evacuate its 188 citizens working on World Dream cruise ship". The Straits Times. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links
- World Dream cruise ship's page at Dream Cruises