Resorts World Cruises’ Resorts World One has started sailing from new homeport Dubai, its inaugural Middle East season, with the 1800-guest vessel to offer three times weekly cruises to Gulf destinations.

Dream Cruises has pulled the deployment of Explorer Dream in Oceania waters for the upcoming summer, between October 2020 and February 2021. The cruise line cited “ongoing concerns” surrounding the coronavirus pandemic for the decision to withdraw its upcoming Australia and New Zealand season.

As Explorer Dream’s inaugural Australia and New Zealand season comes to a close, Dream Cruises has confirmed details of the ship’s return deployment from October 2020 to February 2021.

Dream Cruises is one of the newest cruise lines to operate in the Australian market, deploying its newest ship Explorer Dream to local waters in October. The cruise line is a division of Genting Cruise Lines, which also owns the luxury brand Crystal Cruises.

Dream Cruises held a special celebration on Sunday [27 October, 2020] with the inaugural arrival of Explorer Dream in Sydney at the White Bay Cruise Terminal. The debut heralds the start of Dream Cruises’ global aspirations to be ‘Asia’s Global Cruise Line’, sailing beyond Asia for very first time. During Explorer Dream’s seasonal homeport deployment in Australia, travellers will have the opportunity to explore a variety of round-trip itineraries across Australia, departing from Sydney and Brisbane between now and 1 December 2019, and again from 9 to 23 February 2020.

A group of 60 guests were treated to lunch with the team from Dream Cruises and internationally-acclaimed Australian chef Mark Best this week. Sydney harbour provided a sparkling backdrop for the lunch event held at the Quayside Room of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

Genting Cruise Lines welcomed the third member of its Dream Cruises fleet with the christening and inaugural homeport deployment of Explorer Dream in Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal.

Dream Cruises has unveiled the concept and design behind the new artwork that will adorn the hull of its newest family member, the 75,338-gross-ton, 1,870-passenger Explorer Dream, which is currently undergoing a comprehensive upgrade before her launch later this month.

Dream Cruises has responded to industry and consumer demand by releasing a dedicated series of departures from Brisbane to its 2019 deployment in Australia and New Zealand, scheduled for October 2019.

Following the recent announcement of rates and itineraries for the newest member of their fleet, Dream Cruises has released new details and rendered images of the soon-to-be-refurbished Explorer Dream.