Global-class cruise ship explained

The Global class is a class of cruise ships constructed by the German shipbuilder MV Werften for Genting Hong Kong. With Genting’s bankruptcy in 2022, the future of the Global class was in doubt.[1] On November 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line confirmed it acquired the unfinished Global Dream.[2] The second unfinished ship has been scrapped.

History

Genting Hong Kong ordered two ships of the class in May 2016 from its subsidiary Lloyd Werft Group for service in the Star Cruises fleet, with delivery of the first vessel planned for 2019.[3] In July 2016, Genting Hong Kong reorganized Lloyd Werft Group, resulting in the formation of MV Werften as a builder of large cruise ships; accordingly, the Global class order was transferred to Dream Cruises.[4]

At the time they were ordered, the design of the ships had not been completed, and as a result construction did not begin until March 2018, when ceremonial steel cuttings for the first ship in the class were held at shipyards in Wismar and Rostock. Major components of the ships were constructed at both shipyards, with assembly taking place in Wismar. Construction was scheduled to take just under three years, with the first ship to be delivered in late 2020 and the second in late 2021.[5]

In March 2018, Genting Hong Kong announced that the two planned Global-class ships would be operated by Dream Cruises upon delivery, sailing from Chinese ports during the summer season and further afield in Southeast Asia, Oceania and the west coast of the United States during the remainder of the year.[6]

The construction of the first ship, Global Dream, started on 8 March 2018 at the facilities in Wismar and Rostock.[7] The keel was laid on 11 September 2018 in Rostock.[8] A big part of the ship left the drydock in Rostock on 22 November 2019[9] and was towed to Wismar, were it entered the drydock on 23 November 2019.[10] [11] [12]

The construction of the second ship, unnamed but sometimes referred to as Global Dream II, started on 10 September 2019 in Rostock. The keel was laid in Rostock on 9 December 2019.[13]

Due to the temporary closure of the shipyard in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of both Global-class ships was expected to be delayed.[14] The unfinished Global Dream II was cancelled in June 2022 after shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy in January 2022, with the hull to be sold for scrap as the administrators could not find a buyer and the shipyard needs the space it occupies.

On November 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line purchased the Global Dream for €40 million, a discount from the original value of €1.8 billion.[15] Disney plans to work with the shipbuilding company Meyer Werft to complete the unfinished ship as Disney Adventure by 2025.[16] [17] working together with LTH-Baas from Estonia. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Design

Global-class ships were originally planned to measure,[3] but were increased to 208,000 GT in the final design.[5] They are 342m (1,122feet) in length, with a beam of 46.4m (152.2feet) and a draft of 9.5m (31.2feet).[5] They are powered by six MAN Diesel & Turbo 48/60CR diesel engines, which make a total of 96000kW and power three ABB Azipod XO thrusters via ABB electrical generators.[22] [23] ABB also supplied major control components and software.[23]

The ships were planned to use artificial intelligence and robots for many customer-facing services, with extensive use of voice and face recognition.[24]

The pre-Disney design provided for 2,350 passenger cabins allowing for 9,000 passengers, 4,700 of those in lower berths. Her crew was to be 2,200.[25]

Disney's announcement of the acquisition stated her expected passenger capacity to be around 6,000 passengers, with a crew of approximately 2,300.[26]

Ships

Ship Built IMO-number Gross Tonnage Image Newbuilding no. Note
Disney Adventure 2025 (planned) 9808986[27] 208,000 125 Incomplete hull sold to Disney Cruise Line; construction to be completed by Meyer Werft.[28]
- 9808998 208,000 126 Incomplete hull to be scrapped.[29] Scrapping started in October 2022.[30] Scrapping completed in December.[31]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Disney Cruise Line . 2022-11-16 . Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets . 2022-11-16 . Disney Cruise Line News . en-US . 2024-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521052103/https://dclnews.com/2022/11/16/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/ . live .
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  6. Web site: Genting to transfer Global Class newbuilds to Dream Cruises brand . Cruise & Ferry . 12 March 2018 . 14 March 2018 . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133624/http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/genting-to-transfer-global-class-newbuilds-to-dream-cruises-brand . live .
  7. Web site: News & Presse - MV WERFTEN. 2019-11-22. 2023-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061513/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-startet-bau-des-ersten-204000-brz-grossen-global-class-kreuzfahrtschiffes-58.html. dead.
  8. Web site: News & Presse - MV WERFTEN. 2019-11-22. 2023-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071020/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/erstes-schiff-der-global-klasse-fuer-dream-cruises-auf-kiel-gelegt.html. dead.
  9. Web site: DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" WIRD NACH WISMAR TRANSPORTIERT. 2019-12-03. german. 2019-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072237/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-wird-nach-wismar-transportiert.html. live.
  10. Web site: WISMARS SCHWIMMENDER GIGANT: DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" IST ANGEKOMMEN. 2019-11-03. 2019-12-13. german. 2019-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072237/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/wismars-schwimmender-gigant-das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-ist-angekommen.html. live.
  11. Web site: Global Dream Midsection Tow Underway - Cruise Industry News Cruise News. 2019-11-24. 2020-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927072511/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21980-global-dream-midsection-tow-underway.html. live.
  12. Web site: Nachrichten aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2019-11-24. 2019-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20191127213801/https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Global-Dream-Mittschiff-in-Wismars-Hafen-eingelaufen,mvwerften228.html. live.
  13. Web site: ZWEITES SCHIFF DER GLOBAL CLASS AUF KIEL GELEGT UND START DER NEUEN SERIE DER UNIVERSAL-CLASS-SCHIFFE BEI MV WERFTEN. 2019-12-09. 2019-12-13. german. 2019-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072238/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/zweites-schiff-der-global-class-auf-kiel-gelegt-und-start-der-neuen-serie-der-universal-class-schiffe-bei-mv-werften.html. dead.
  14. Web site: Troubled German yard group gets cash . The Motorship . 6 July 2020 . 11 July 2020 . 11 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200711231547/https://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/troubled-german-yard-group-gets-cash . live .
  15. Web site: "Global Dream": 40 million euros for the largest cruise ship in the world. Meier . Luiz . „Global Dream“: 40 Mio. Euro für das größte Kreuzfahrtschiff der Welt . capital.de . 30 November 2022 . German. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130164526/https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/-global-dream---40-mio--euro-fuer-das-groesste-kreuzfahrtschiff-der-welt-32959744.html. 30 November 2022. live.
  16. Web site: Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets. Disney Parks Blog. 2022-11-17. 2022-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20221117061824/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/11/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/. live.
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  18. Web site: Neues Kreuzfahrtschiff kommt! „Disney Adventure“ soll ab 2025 bis Singapur fahren . 2024-04-04 . nord24 . de . 2024-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404145105/https://www.nord24.de/schiffe-haefen/neues-kreuzfahrtschiff-kommt-disney-adventure-soll-ab-2025-bis-singapur-fahren--201508.html . live .
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  20. Web site: Estnisches Unternehmen LTH-Baas erhält Auftrag für „Disney Adventure“ . 2024-04-04 . NZ-Online . de . 2024-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404145440/https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Nachrichten/Estnisches-Unternehmen-LTH-Baas-erhaelt-Auftrag-fuer-Disney-Adventure-201475.html . live .
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  22. Web site: MV Werften Selects MAN Engines for New Cruise Ships . Marine Link . 17 November 2016 . 14 March 2018 . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133230/https://www.marinelink.com/news/werften-selects-engines418463 . live .
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  25. Web site: Global Dream Hull art revealed . Cruise Ship Profiles . 16 October 2019 . 17 November 2022 . 18 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118001923/https://cruiseshipprofiles.com/2019/10/17/global-dream-hull-art-revealed/ . live .
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  31. Web site: Keine Aufträge für Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Wismar . de . No orders for Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Wismar . NDR . 23 February 2023 . 2 June 2024 . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523224642/https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Keine-Auftraege-fuer-Thyssenkrupp-Marine-Systems-in-Wismar,mvwerften552.html . live .

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