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Star Cruises was a cruise line headquartered in Hong Kong and operated in the Asia-Pacific market. The company was owned by Genting Hong Kong . It was the eighteenth largest [ 1 ] cruise line in the world after Carnival Corporation , Royal Caribbean Cruises and 15 others.
This 350-passenger all balcony luxury cruise ship was the largest SWATH ship in the world when it was built, measuring more than 20,000 gross tons. [11] In June 2011, [6] the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian, [7] CEO of CCCL. [12]
For most of its career, it has served as a cruise ship under the names Aurora II, Megastar Aries, Genting World and The Taipan, [7] predominantly for Hong Kong's now-defunct Star Cruises. After a long completion of a refit in mid-2023, MV Doulos Hope is based in Southeast Asia and provides a floating library service in shallow-water ports to ...
Genting Hong Kong was originally a subsidiary of Genting Group with a 17.8% stake owned by Genting Berhad. [6]In 10 November 1993, Genting established Star Cruises. [7]In 2000, Genting's Star Cruises purchased Norwegian Cruise Line, but later sold half of the company to Apollo Management in 2007. [8]
MS Song of Norway (later Sundream, Dream Princess, Dream, Clipper Pearl, Clipper Pacific, Festival, Ocean Pearl, Formosa Queen) was one of the first ships purpose-built as a cruise ship. She was the first ship of Royal Caribbean International when she entered operation in 1970.
Genting Dream was ordered as Genting World in October 2013 for Star Cruises. [6] Construction began on 9 February 2015, [7] the keel way laied a few month later. [8] In November 2015, she was transferred to sister brand Dream Cruises and on 19 August 2016 she was floated out of dry dock.
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