KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Resorts World Cruises Pte Ltd is restarting cruises in Hong Kong from March 10 onwards, offering two and three nights of high-seas cruises with its Resorts World One, formerly known as Explorer Dream.
“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,” said the company’s chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay in a statement on Friday (Jan 13).
“We hope to support the growth of Hong Kong tourism as we had done for both Singapore and Malaysia,” said the billionaire, who is also chairman and chief executive of Genting Bhd.
According to filings of now-suspended Genting Hong Kong Ltd in August last year, Explorer Dream had been mortgaged to banking syndicates, and was “expected to be sold by private treaty at the insistence, direction, and with the consent of banking syndicate as mortgagees”.
The vessel is now chartered by Resorts World Cruises, which is also operating Genting Dream.
Genting Hong Kong’s update in August last year stated that Genting Dream was owned by a banking syndicate led by Bank of Communication Financial Leasing Co Ltd, which leased the vessel to one of its subsidiaries.
However, due to default on payment of the lease, the banking syndicate terminated the lease such that Genting Hong Kong no longer has any interest in the vessel.
Resorts World Cruises said on Friday that it has resumed cruise line in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur with the Genting Dream vessel since June last year.
Prior to the commencement of cruise itineraries in Hong Kong, Resorts World One will temporarily replace Genting Dream’s current regular two and three-night itineraries from Feb 17 until March 1, as the latter goes into dry-dock for regular maintenance.
“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,” said Resorts World Cruises’ president Michael Goh.
“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,” he elaborated.
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