Disney Cruise Line's Seventh Ship Previously Known as GLOBAL DREAM to be Named 'Disney Adventure'
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Meanwhile, a more rounded forecastle crowning the navigation bridge is present, boxier balcony elements have been softened a bit with swoosh outlines and several rectangular windows have been swapped with classic round portholes. Not to mention, the ship’s initial pair of smokestacks have been repeated from just two to a whopping six. Altogether, the red funnels and overall livery will maintain Disney’s signature Mickey-inspired color palette. However, this ship will be in a class of its own, being not directly related to any existing Disney vessel in the fleet -- Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, and the new Disney Wish included. Capacity is set to be reduced, with the original 9,000 passenger plans going down over 30%, along with reuse of space that was originally included for casino gambling. At 342 metres long and 46.4 metres wide with 20 decks, travellers can expect a wide range of exciting entertainment novelties.
Genting Hong Kong selling Global Dream - the world’s largest-capacity cruise ship
Disney Cruise Line said it expects to introduce the new cruise ship in 2025 and that it will be based outside the United States. Separately, the cruise line is also building two LNG-fueled cruise ships at Meyer in Papenburg, Germany. The Disney Treasure, a sister ship to the Disney Wish, is scheduled for delivery in 2024, and the unnamed third ship is due for delivery in 2025.
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The Global Dream was under construction at the Wismar shipyard for the former Asia-based Genting Cruise Lines. However, in early 2022 the cruise company, owned by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, went bankrupt, and the future of the giant cruise ship was unknown. Are you surprised to hear that Disney Cruise Line acquires the unfinished Global Dream cruise ship?
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Global Dream's construction was suspended in January 2022 when MV Werften filed for bankruptcy. On October 6, 2022, NDR 1 Radio MV (part of NDR-Norddeutscher Rundfunk German news agency) reported that the unfinished (~75-80% completed) mega-liner could be purchased by DCL-Disney Cruise Line. In an interview, Christoph Morgen said that there are purchase negotiations with DCL. The vessel will be completed in Wismar (under Meyer Werft's Papenburg yard's management) and could be delivered/inaugurated in 2024-Q4.
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The new ship is also set to become one of the first in the cruise industry to be fueled by green methanol, one of the lowest emission fuels available. The exterior of the ship will feature Disney Cruise Line's Mickey Mouse-inspired colors, along with the signature red funnels present across the fleet. When the construction halted at MV Weften at the beginning of 2022, the 208,000 GT Global Dream was three quarters complete. The cruise ship, which measures 342 meters (1,122 feet) in length, beam of 46.4m (152ft 3in), with a 9.5m (31ft 2 in) draft. The acquired Global Dream project will help Disney Cruise Line’s fleet to grow to 8 cruise ships and will not impact the 7th Triton Class cruise ship scheduled for after the launch of the Disney Treasure schedule for a 2024 launch.
The world’s largest-capacity cruise ship - GHK's Global Dream - is unfinished and up for sale
With the original owner Genting Hong Kong going into administration due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the massive cruise ship was left unfinished and without a company to complete it. In their 70-year history, the three shipyards have designed, produced and fitted out around 2,500 sea-going newbuilds, including two AIDA cruise vessels, Premicon river cruise vessels and Stena Line ferries. MV WERFTEN, headquartered in Wismar, is constantly investing in innovation and new technologies as well as employee training to guarantee excellent “made in MV” quality.
UPDATE: Work Begins On Disney Cruise Line’s Global Dream Ship, Could Be Delayed Until 2026
A New Adventure in Asia: Disney's New Singapore-Based Ship to be Named Disney Adventure - Cruise Critic
A New Adventure in Asia: Disney's New Singapore-Based Ship to be Named Disney Adventure.
Posted: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
The 208,000-gross-ton ship -- which will become the largest in Disney's fleet -- will debut in 2025 from its homeport in Singapore, marking the cruise line's debut in Southeast Asia. Construction of the vessel is taking place in MV Werften shipyard in Wismar, Germany. While the vessel has mostly sat without much progress, mostly being maintained at MV Werften, there are now 400 workers available to complete the project. Global Dream will be one of the first vessels to run on green methanol, one of the lowest emission fuels available.
Both companies were contracted also to provide shipyard services during the vessel's construction. Both contracts were signed by Janne Uotila (Deltamarin's CEO) and Patrik Rautaheimo (Elomatic's CEO). In late July 2020, Dream Cruises debuted (on MS Explorer Dream) the "Flexi-Feast" - a completely customized shipboard dining (food and beverage) concept that allows passengers to choose from more venues. Upon boarding the ship, cruisers receive a set of complimentary dining vouchers which can be used at designated restaurants, as well as OBC (onboard credits) for ordering meals at specialty restaurants, beverages at bars and also for room-service orders. While the possible purchase price was not mentioned, the previously stated shipbuilding cost was EUR 1,6 billion.
From Doubt to Full Steam Ahead: Disney's Global Dream Cruise Ship Transformation Gains Momentum - World Of Walt
From Doubt to Full Steam Ahead: Disney's Global Dream Cruise Ship Transformation Gains Momentum.
Posted: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
Disney Renames Global Dream Disney Adventure
In addition, with the Fantasy, Dream, Wonder and Magic in service, Disney will have eight cruise ships sailing by the end of 2025. The ship will be among the first in the cruise industry to be fueled by green methanol, one of the lowest emission fuels available. While it’s not emission free, perhaps Disney will buy carbon offsets to make it a net-zero carbon ship. The new ship, which Disney plans to base outside of the United States, will be updated to include Disney quality experiences along with the usual dazzling entertainment, world-class dining and legendary guest service that guests expect from Disney Cruise Line. On October 26, 2018, MV WERFTEN Wismar GmbH signed a deal with two Turku Finland-based companies (Deltamarin and Elomatic) which were contracted to provide GLOBAL-Class vessel's design. The contracts; values were ~EUR 16,5 million for Deltamarin Ltd (specializing in ship design, offshore engineering and construction support) and ~EUR 17 million for Elomatic (marine engineering and consulting and software development).
Disney will work with the esteemed Meyer Werft shipbuilding company to complete the cruise ship previously known as the Global Dream in Wismar, Germany. The ship will be renamed with certain features reimagined under the world-renowned expertise of Walt Disney Imagineers and is expected to set sail in 2025. Disney plans to redesign the 208,000 gross ton ship cruise ship and will repaint it removing Dream Cruises “hull art” for the traditional black and gold Disney livery with the Mickey Mouse logos. Disney will become only the third cruise line to have a ship over 200,000 gross tons. The Global Dream potentially will be the industry’s eleventh largest cruise ship, behind two classes of ships owned by Royal Caribbean International and a new class of ships being launched by MSC Cruises. Today, Disney announced the acquisition of a partially completed ship that will bring the magic of a Disney Cruise Line vacation to new global destinations.
Cruise Hive was established back in 2008 and among the earliest blogs in the industry. Since the start, it's been our aim to provide the latest cruise news covering all the major cruise lines. We make sure cruisers are fully prepared for their cruise vacation with tips on ships and ports.Millions of travelers rely on Cruise Hive in the United States, Europe, Australia, and around the world. Disney Cruise Line has announced that it has indeed purchased the 6,000-passenger, partially finished Global Dream cruise ship. The vessel, currently in the Wismar shipyard in Germany, was formerly owned by the now-bankrupt Genting Cruise Lines. The Adventure will join the Treasure, debuting in 2024, and a yet-to-be-named newbuild, also debuting in 2025 and a sister to the Treasure and Wish.
The luxury brand of the Royal Caribbean Group paid $275 million for the expedition vessel, which originally entered service in 2021. After repositioning to Asia, the vessel is expected to start its cruise program out of Singapore’s Marina Bay facility. The Disney Cruise Line fleet sails to world-class destinations in the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, Hawaii and the South Pacific, and recently announced first-ever vacations for guests in Australia and New Zealand beginning in late 2023. Meanwhile, its two ocean-going ships, the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, were acquired by Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group, which is resurrecting the Crystal brand and plans to begin sailing in 2023. Disney Adventure is the seventh ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and work is currently underway in Germany. It’ll be the first Disney ship to sail from Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia and feature the Disney service, storytelling and entertainment everyone knows and loves.
The purchase of the unfinished vessel was announced by Josh D'Amaro (Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences & Products). On November 30th was announced that Disney acquired the unfinished vessel (originally valued at EUR 1,8 billion) for just EUR 40 million. Disney has confirmed that the new ship will be homeported in Singapore for at least five years beginning in 2025. Much like the original plans for Global Dream, Disney Adventure will be dedicated to Asian destinations and markets, servicing one of Disney’s largest sets of international fans. While the language of "certain" leads us to believe any redesign will be comparatively superficial, the project timeline indicates plans may in fact be more extensive.
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