[Dream Cruise Line] Everything Genting Dream PART II

Balcony interior, bed by balcony.

The forward walkway from "Waterfront" to the deck above

I notice there are a couple of Singapore residents here.

The week-end cruise here in Singapore is so cheap. Inside S$561, Window $659 and Balcony $771. Cheaper then SS Gemini.

I am a regular on the Gemini and have been given 3 free nights on the Genting Dream. Working to get up for the 7 night cruise from HK next year.

Are you talking about the 3 free nights as the inaugural cruise sailing on 4th November?

What I want to know is, Are you a regular on the Gemini here in SG like me. I have earn enough points in the casino on the Gemini to get a free 7N cruise HK to HK on Genting Dream.

No 3 free nights cannot be used for the SG sailing.

No I'm not a regular with star cruise. Maybe we're not talking about the same thing. Nevermind then.

Genting Dream has left Bremerhaven (Germany) a few days ago, currently at sea near Lisbon, Portugal. She will be calling at Gibraltar according to Marinetraffic.com

Cabin 15050

edit; Category is Dream Suite, http://www.dream***************/Download/160914-Genting-Dream-Cruises-Ship-Info-EN.pdf

edit 2; the ban on the Dream Cruise Line dot com website was supposed to be gone.., add /Download/160914-Genting-Dream-Cruises-Ship-Info-EN.pdf for the deckplans.

Hi all,

Wondering if you guys know the currency being used on board for the cruise from Singapore? Both in the boutiques and casino, heard that the ship used CNY but Hong Kong dollars in the casino.

Gary

You are right.

It depends whether you are heavy on ship board expanses or the casino. If heavy on the casino then change to HKD. If no casino then change to RMB. If light on ship board expanses the just pay in HKD or USD or SGD at the reception. They will convert it to RMB without you handling any change.

She left Gibraltar, next stop Port Said, Egypt!

MDR:

Where is this pool located?

Where is this pool located?

Directly aft of the forward flagpole, must be the vip pooldeck!

And this seems to be the same furniture?

If I am not mistaken Genting Dream received her first passengers in Mumbai, yesterday? Now underway to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Main pool deck:

Genting Dream Arrives in Singapore

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Have you seen anything like this. 2 weeks before the start of their cruising life and they have invalidated/cancelled all their booked cruises.

I book directly with them and did not receive an email notification and only found out about this by accident while surfing the internet.

http://info.dream***************/en/note/GDR-Itinerary-Change.html

Have you seen anything like this. 2 weeks before the start of their cruising life and they have invalidated/cancelled all their booked cruises.

I book directly with them and did not receive an email notification and only found out about this by accident while surfing the internet.

 

http://info.dream***************/en/note/GDR-Itinerary-Change.html

The link is not working. I just came off the ship today, boy was it an interesting experience!

Can't seem to get the link working. They offered me 5N cruise instead of 7N cruise. Do tell more about your experience.

EN | 繁 | 简

Important Notice

24 October 2016

Dear Guest,

In order to better serve the Pearl River Delta and international markets, please be advised that Dream Cruises has adjusted Genting Dream’s cruise itineraries from 18 November 2016 to 31 March 2017 as follows. Dream Cruises will announce their new cruise season itineraries from 31 March 2017 onwards at a future date.

Revised Schedules:

3D/2N Hong Kong-High Seas-Hong Kong

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Friday

Hong Kong

-

2130

Saturday

High Seas

-

-

Sunday

Hong Kong

0800

-

6D/5N Guangzhou-Da Nang-Hanoi (Halong Bay)-Guangzhou

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Sunday

Guangzhou (Nansha)

-

2300

Monday

High Seas

-

-

Tuesday

Da Nang

0800 (0700)

1800 (1700)

Wednesday

Hanoi (Halong Bay)

1100 (1000)

2300 (2200)

Thursday

High Seas

-

-

Friday

Guangzhou (Nansha)

0700

-

6D/5N Hong Kong-Guangzhou-Da Nang-Hanoi (Halong Bay)-Guangzhou- Hong Kong

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Sunday

Hong Kong

-

1230

Sunday (No Disembarkation)

Guangzhou (Nansha)

1900

2300

Monday

High Seas

-

-

Tuesday

Da Nang

0800 (0700)

1800 (1700)

Wednesday

Hanoi (Halong Bay)

1100 (1000)

2300 (2200)

Thursday

High Seas

-

-

Friday (No Disembarkation)

Guangzhou (Nansha)

0700

1100

Friday

Hong Kong

1730

-

In view of this change, Dream Cruises will offer the following options for all affected passengers:

Transfer Option

Affected passengers may choose to transfer to any new Genting Dream itinerary regardless of their original booking.

If the stipulated cruise fare and port charges for the new cruise booking is lower than the original cruise booking, the price difference will be refunded to the passenger accordingly. Conversely, if the stipulated cruise fare and port charges for the new booking is higher than the original booking, the passenger will be requested to top up the price difference.

Passengers opting to transfer their cruise will be entitled to an additional Onboard Credit of RMB200 per cabin per night.

Full Refund

Passengers who do not wish to take up the above cruise transfer option may opt for full refund of the paid cruise fares.

Please contact your original travel office or agency for further details and to arrange your choice of option.

Dream Cruises strives to ensure the best cruise experience for our guests and would like to apologize for any inconvenience this change of schedule has caused.

Can't seem to get the link working. They offered me 5N cruise instead of 7N cruise. Do tell more about your experience.

 

EN | 繁 | 简

 

Important Notice

24 October 2016

Dear Guest,

In order to better serve the Pearl River Delta and international markets, please be advised that Dream Cruises has adjusted Genting Dream’s cruise itineraries from 18 November 2016 to 31 March 2017 as follows. Dream Cruises will announce their new cruise season itineraries from 31 March 2017 onwards at a future date.

Revised Schedules:

3D/2N Hong Kong-High Seas-Hong Kong

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Friday

Hong Kong

-

2130

Saturday

High Seas

-

-

Sunday

Hong Kong

0800

-

 

6D/5N Guangzhou-Da Nang-Hanoi (Halong Bay)-Guangzhou

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Sunday

Guangzhou (Nansha)

-

2300

Monday

High Seas

-

-

Tuesday

Da Nang

0800 (0700)

1800 (1700)

Wednesday

Hanoi (Halong Bay)

1100 (1000)

2300 (2200)

Thursday

High Seas

-

-

Friday

Guangzhou (Nansha)

0700

-

 

6D/5N Hong Kong-Guangzhou-Da Nang-Hanoi (Halong Bay)-Guangzhou- Hong Kong

Date

Destination

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Sunday

Hong Kong

-

1230

Sunday (No Disembarkation)

Guangzhou (Nansha)

1900

2300

Monday

High Seas

-

-

Tuesday

Da Nang

0800 (0700)

1800 (1700)

Wednesday

Hanoi (Halong Bay)

1100 (1000)

2300 (2200)

Thursday

High Seas

-

-

Friday (No Disembarkation)

Guangzhou (Nansha)

0700

1100

Friday

Hong Kong

1730

-

 

In view of this change, Dream Cruises will offer the following options for all affected passengers:

 

Transfer Option

Affected passengers may choose to transfer to any new Genting Dream itinerary regardless of their original booking.

If the stipulated cruise fare and port charges for the new cruise booking is lower than the original cruise booking, the price difference will be refunded to the passenger accordingly. Conversely, if the stipulated cruise fare and port charges for the new booking is higher than the original booking, the passenger will be requested to top up the price difference.

Passengers opting to transfer their cruise will be entitled to an additional Onboard Credit of RMB200 per cabin per night.

 

Full Refund

Passengers who do not wish to take up the above cruise transfer option may opt for full refund of the paid cruise fares.

 

Please contact your original travel office or agency for further details and to arrange your choice of option.

Dream Cruises strives to ensure the best cruise experience for our guests and would like to apologize for any inconvenience this change of schedule has caused.

I don't know what they are doing now... This is just another one of their screw ups i guess. I really want to write a review for this ship but the line or ship hasn't even been added yet...

I'll just give a mini-review here then.

Pro's:

- Balcony and Suite cabins have a larger bathroom then most cruise lines. (double the size of a normal bathroom)

- Quite a lot of facilities for children and teenagers eg. Waterslides, arcade, Zouk club, Ropes Course etc.

- Very beautiful interior and exterior

- The shows is 9/10. Really cannot believe their shows were that good. Both entertaining and comedic.

- 3 and a half decks of casinos.

- VIP lounge offers a complimentary restaurant for Suite guests. It's called Dream Palace on the 16,17 and 18th deck at the FWD of the ship. They also have a private Gym and Swimming pool deck area for Suite guests.

- Very polite crew and very good service by all. (It's just that it was badly managed)

Con's:

- No room service at all.

- Every food place except The Lido and the World Grill (basically the same place) is free. If you just want a snack, everything is chargeable.

- Bowling alley in ZOUK is chargeable

- Very disorganized. Not acceptable by the standards of almost everyone on board even though it was still an inaugural cruise. This ship had one of the most inefficient muster drills and no one was enforcing us to take part in it. People could just wander back to the cabins and no one would stop them.

- Waited for half an hour for a table at Food Federation (chargeable) and 40 minutes for my food to come at 12am. Everyone around me was complaining because the waitress didn't know which table was which and sent food to the wrong tables.

- The bakery near the guest services ran out of bread because there was not enough food on the ship. We asked them whether they had anymore and they said that they had sold out.

- Queue for the Dream Dining room was about 1-1 and a half hours on both nights. (MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER EARLY FIRST)

- There is smoking on the ship, as this is the Chinese culture when gambling. Mainly the Casino decks would be filled with a cigar smell.

-Also because we were the second sailing, the crew was understaffed as more would join the rest in Hong Kong and Nansha. This resulted in long waiting times and caused most of the mess everywhere.