Resorts World Cruises has introduced it has acquired the Explorer Dream, a cruise ship that sailed for Dream Cruises beforehand. The ship, now rebranded as Resorts World One, will provide cruises from Singapore for 2 weeks and, after that, provide two and three-night cruises from Hong Kong beginning March 10, 2023.
Resorts World Cruises is chartering the vessel and would be the first cruise line to be working once more in China following the relief of COVID measures within the nation.
Second Cruise Ship for Resorts World Cruises
Resorts World Cruises will likely be chartering the previous Dream-Cruises ship Explorer Dream beginning mid-February. The vessel will likely be renamed Resorts World One and is the second former Dream Cruises ship that sails for the cruise line. Genting Dream has been operational in Singapore since final yr.
The capability improve comes after the profitable resumption of cruises with the Genting Dream in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (by way of Port Klang) in June 2022. These cruises proved fashionable within the Asian market, which has been at a digital standstill since March 2020.
Resorts World One is a 75,338 gross-ton cruise ship that may accommodate 1,856 friends. The vessel beforehand operated for Dream Cruises as Explorer Dream and as TremendousStar Virgo for Star Cruises.
According to Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman of Resorts World Cruises, the cruise line had a justifiable share in rising tourism in Singapore and Malaysia:
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“We are pleased that Resorts World Cruises will have the first cruise ship to homeport in Hong Kong after the resumption of normal travel with the Mainland and overseas. We hope to support the growth of Hong Kong tourism as we had done for both Singapore and Malaysia,”
To rejoice the arrival of Resorts World One, the cruise line will provide a particular 5-night repositioning cruise from Singapore, calling at Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, earlier than arriving in Hong Kong on March 8, 2023. Guests can even embark from Port Klang for this repositioning cruise on March 2, making it a six-night cruise.
Before that cruise, Resorts World One will take Genting Dream‘s place for a two-week interval, as that vessel must go to the dry dock for normal upkeep. This does imply that friends booked onboard Genting Dream will likely be moved to Resorts World One.
A New Era for Hong Kong Cruise Tourism
The addition of Resorts World One to the Resorts World Cruises fleet marks the primary time a cruise ship will homeport in Hong Kong after the resumption of regular journey throughout the Chinese mainland and abroad.
Mr. Michael Goh, President of Resorts World Cruises: “It’s been an exciting journey so far and we are looking forward to starting our next chapter in 2023 with the introduction of the Resorts World One cruise ship.”
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“The ship will increase tourist arrivals and generate economic benefits to the hotels, transport, suppliers, and other service sectors in Hong Kong. Resorts World One will berth at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, contributing revenue to the government-owned facility.”
Resorts World Cruises has additionally introduced it is going to prolong a goodwill provide to friends impacted by the cancellation of cruises in Hong Kong from January to April 2022 onboard Genting Dream.
This will embody a complimentary cruise with an extra onboard credit score of HKD350 per cabin on the Resorts World One crusing earlier than 20 December 2023. These cruises had been affected by the chapter of Dream Cruises early in 2022.
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While it could not sound like massive information, the truth that a cruise line is keen to take the danger to return to Hong Kong, and function cruises from town, will likely be watched with curiosity throughout the cruise business.
For a few years, China has been labeled probably the most important development market within the business, even prompting Carnival Corporation to start a China-based cruise line. That development was set to blow up by 2020 till the pandemic hit, and lots of cruise strains are hopeful they’ll return to China sooner moderately than later.
