Cruise news (Wismar Germany-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 Million
Global Dream cruise ship goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 million. DCL-Disney Cruise Line was the only interested party for the...
November 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Group forms Meyer Wismar to complete Disney's ship Global Dream
MEYER Group announced it will complete the cruise vessel under construction at the former MV Werften in Wismar (Germany) for DCL-Disney Cruise Line...
November 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line acquires unfinished mega-ship Global Dream
The world’s largest by passenger capacity and still unfinished cruise ship Global Dream is joining DCL-Disney Cruise...
November 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream to join DCL-Disney Cruise Line
The world’s largest by passenger capacity and still unfinished cruise ship Global Dream could be joining DCL-Disney Cruise Line's fleet in 2024...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
MV Werften's unfinished Global Dream 2 cruise ship to be scrapped
There is no future for the second Global class newbuild cruise ship which keel was laid at MV Werften's Warnemunde yard in December 2019. While the...
June 20, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) expects court ruling on a dispute over funding on January 17
Genting Hong Kong (GHK), whose shipbuilding company MV Werften filed for insolvency earlier this week, expects the court in Germany to publish...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2000 employees uncertain. The...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong’s shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften set to be declared insolvent
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned shipbuilding company MV Werften Holdings (MVWH) is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after German authorities...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MV Werften’s shipyards receive money from Germany's Corona rescue package
Germany agreed to pump in EUR 300 million to keep MV Werften afloat after the pandemic hit the shipbuilding subsidiary of Asian tourism giant Genting...
June 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
$600 million rescue package for the German shipbuilder MV Werften
Urgent talks are currently underway between MV Werften and its owners Genting Hong Kong (GHK) with the German federal and state government for...
February 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIVA Cruises launches North and Baltic Seas cruises on MS Seaventure
The river cruise travel brand "Viva Cruises" (fleet) announced it is launching 4 new itineraries on the North Sea and Baltic Sea onboard the company...
November 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Midship Section of GHK Global Dream Arrives in Wismar
After having been towed fifty miles for nearly a day at sea, the hull of the Global Dream ship arrived safely at the place where it is due to be...
November 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Construction on GHK-Dream Cruises' second GLOBAL ship starts at MV Werften
Construction on Genting's Dream Cruises' 2nd Global Class ship commenced at MV Werften in Warnemunde-Rostock on Tuesday, September 10, almost a year...
September 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for GHK-Dream Cruises’ first GLOBAL ship
The keel-laying ceremony for the first Global-Class liner for Dream Cruises (Global Dream) was held at MV WERFTEN’s Rostock shipyard on Tuesday...
September 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
SuperStar Libra Deployed to House Genting Shipyard Workers
Genting Hong Kong revealed it is redeploying an older cruise vessel to one of its own shipyards to provide staff accommodations during the building...
July 25, 2018