Blue Dream Star Explained
Blue Dream Star was a Liberia-registered
passenger ship. The ship was built in
Germany in 2001 by
Blohm + Voss and originally named
Olympia Explorer. The ship was later renamed
Explorer when it began sailing for the
Semester at Sea program in 2004 and remained with them until 2015.
In May 2015, the ship was renamed Celestyal Odyssey and began sailing for Celestyal Cruises, under the flag of Malta.In September 2015 it was announced that Celestyal Cruises had terminated their three-year contract of owning Celestyal Odyssey. The ship left the fleet in late October 2015.
The ship was replaced with, renamed Celestyal Nefeli. In March 2016 it was reported that Celestyal Odyssey had been sold to be used as the first ship of Diamond Cruises International, a China-based cruise line, and due to enter service in April as Glory of the Seas.[1] The ship entered service in July 2016, named Glory Sea, with cruises from several Chinese ports, with destinations in eastern Asia.[2] In March 2019 the ship was arrested following claims for unpaid crew wages and sold at auction in 2020 to Blue Dream International Cruise.[3]
When group travel restrictions in China were relaxed after the Covid-19 pandemic in August 2023, Blue Dream Cruises immediately began their cruise programme with Blue Dream Star, sailing from Shanghai.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Latest Chinese Cruise Line: Diamond Cruise. 21 March 2016. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126171425/http://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-magazine/feature-magazine-articles/13976-spring-2016-latest-chinese-cruise-line-diamond-cruise.html . 26 January 2022.
- News: China's Glory Sea arrested over unpaid crew wages . 18 January 2024 . Cruise News . Seatrade . 16 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925130956/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/chinas-glory-sea-arrested-over-unpaid-crew-wages . 25 September 2021 . Colchester.
- News: Boonzaler . Jonathan . CDB Financial Leasing buys former Carnival Corp ship on behalf of Chinese cruise operator . 19 January 2024 . Tradewinds . 16 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119000746/https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/cdb-financial-leasing-buys-former-carnival-corp-ship-on-behalf-of-chinese-cruise-operator/2-1-1583664?zephr_sso_ott=RXjnAH . 19 January 2024 . London. live.
- News: China's first international cruise sets sail after group travel relaxation . 19 January 2024 . Reuters . 15 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812234232/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-first-international-cruise-3-years-sets-sail-shanghai-2023-08-11/ . 12 August 2023.
