Genting Hong Kong's World Dream Sold To Unnamed Party, Renamed Manara
The World Dream is the last of Genting Hong Kong’s cruise ships to find a new owner.
World Dream berthed at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, Singapore in February 2022.
PHOTO: SINGAPORE CRUISE SOCIETY
Former Genting Hong Kong cruise ship World Dream has found a new owner, according to information made available by the Singapore Sheriff. The 150,695 Gross-Ton Cruise Ship has been marked as “sold” by the High Court of Singapore with effect from 24 February 2023, after a sealed-bid auction to sell off the ship concluded in December 2022. The cruise ship reportedly “drew little interest” at auction.
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Posted by Singapore Cruise Society on Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Formerly World Dream, Now Re-Named Manara
World Dream, now renamed Manara. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/HOP VUONG
According to the port authority, IMO Number 9733117, which belongs to World Dream, now belongs to a vessel named Manara, registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands. A ship’s IMO Number does not change throughout a ship’s lifetime, which can only suggest that World Dream has been renamed and re-registered.
And this tip-off is matched with photo confirmation, as a photo sent to Singapore Cruise Society shows the name “MANARA” painted on the hull of World Dream, with the welded-on letters making up “World Dream” painted over.
But Who Is This Mystery Buyer?
As of yet, no party has officially claimed ownership of the Manara or World Dream. However, sources have informed Seatrade Cruise News that Cruise Saudi is allegedly behind the purchase. If that’s true, then the name Manara makes sense, as it translates to “Source of Light” in Arabic.
And according to their website, Cruise Saudi is “a 100% Public Investment Fund-owned business based in Jeddah” that “works hand in hand with ministries and regulatory authorities to build the offshore and onshore cruise ecosystem with the aim of positioning Saudi as a premier global cruise destination.”
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