Global Dream is a 208,000 gross tonne cruise ship that is approximately 75% complete and should debut later this year. It is the second largest cruise ship class in the world after Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class.

Global Dream was to have the first theme park at sea and a roller coaster longer than Carnival Cruise Line’s BOLT. The ship would carry nearly 10,000 passengers at maximum capacity, more than any other cruise ship in the world.

The ship would have 2,500 smart cabins with LED mood lighting and voice recognition. Another interesting feature of Global Dream was eight sets of escalators.

The cruise ship was originally scheduled to debut last year, but due to the global pandemic, the launch was pushed back to 2022. With the ship 75% complete, she is now at risk after the shipyard and the cruise line’s parent company, Genting Hong Kong, has filed for bankruptcy and liquidation. The shipyard is owned by the cruise line.

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Dream Cruises has removed the booking engine from their website. When you click on the Book Now button you will be taken to a page that says ‘No results found’.

The Singapore Cruise Society posted a few photos of the cruise ship under construction at the shipyard just over a week ago.

What will become of the Global Dream, which should become one of the largest cruise ships in the world?

Well, it’s too early to say exactly what will happen. Options include Genting Hong Kong finding a buyer or new investor for Dream Cruises to keep the cruise line afloat.

Another possibility is that another cruise line buys the giant cruise ship, completes work on it, and adds it to their fleet.

The worst case, and probably the most unlikely scenario, is that the ship is sold for scrap metal and parts in bankruptcy to pay creditors.

Global Dream was the first of two Global classes ordered by Dream Cruises.