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Genting ship put up for auction

The 'World Dream' of Genting Hong Kong will be up for auction on Dec 21, 2022, following the demise of the company in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bidding is open to anyone. The ship is currently anchored off Singapore. The Office of the Sheriff of Singapore is in charge of the auction, and is selling the vessel “as-is.” The buyer is responsible for making sure it’s seaworthy and for relocating it elsewhere. The vessel auction is being run by the sheriff to help pay off the company’s debts. All bidders must make a deposit of $50K, but the losers of the auction will receive refunds. There will be extra costs associated with the purchase that potential buyers must be willing to accept. Genting Hong Kong wasn’t able to buy fuel for its ships after running up enormous bills, leaving a number of customers stranded. In order to seize the 'World Dream', it was refueled at a cost of $1.2 million. That amount will be added to the sales price.

World Dream has ceased operations

The 'World Dream' has ceased operations. The vessel was the only ship sailing for Dream Cruises, and due to the ongoing challenges of the company, will no longer continue with future cruises. Dream Cruises is a division of Genting Hong Kong, which filed for bankruptcy in January 2022. Joint provisional liquidators were appointed to oversee the company’s restructuring in an attempt to salvage operations, but that has proven less successful than hoped. According to a statement released by Genting Hong Kong, ongoing difficulties have determined that “liquidity continues to deteriorate given the absence of sustainable operational income under current challenging circumstance and in the face of mounting creditor pressure which poses an immediate threat to the operation of the vessel.” Because of the lack of income, operational expenses cannot be met and the “World Dream ceases operation on March 2, 2022.” The ship is currently scheduled to debark her passengers in Singapore on March 2, and there have been no announced changes to that plan. Future cruises, however, have been canceled. Booked guests are being contacted about their deposits and payments for future sailings, and can request refund claims through the company’s liquidators. While no guarantees have been made about how refunds may be processed or whether the company will be able to meet those financial demands at all, guests are urged to submit booking confirmation numbers and payment records with their requests. The ship was stationary at the Marina Bay Cruise Terminal as of March 4.

Cruise cancelled after case of Covid-19

Genting Cruise Lines cancelled a cruise scheduled to depart Singapore on Jul 14, 2021, after a passenger on the 'World Dream' tested positive for Covid-19 in the night of July 13. The 40-year old passenger, who tested negative prior to boarding the vessel on July 11, had been identified late on July 13 as being a close contact of a positive case ashore. Health authorities notified the ship, operated by Genting's Dream Cruises brand, which led to the company's CruiseSafe protocols developed jointly with classification society DNV immediately being put into action. The passenger was immediately isolated in the ship's quarantine facilities and administered a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that returned a positive result just after midnight local time, early the next morning. Authorities said the passenger had been fully vaccinated and was asymptomatic. Three other people in the same travelling party as the passenger were also isolated. They too were administered Covid-19 tests, but these came back negative. All other passengers were asked to return to their cabins. The ship docked in Singapore at the Marina Bay Cruise Terminal in the morning of July 14, cutting short the cruise by several hours. The infected passenger and travelling companions were immediately transferred to a shore-based hospital for further testing. Other passengers were asked to remain in their cabins until official confirmation of the test results and contact tracing was complete. The 'World Dream' would undergo full cleaning and sanitisation, and a two-night cruise that was scheduled to depart in the evening has been cancelled as a precautionary measure.