Disney Adventure

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For the similarly named defunct magazine, see Disney Adventures.

The ship under construction as Global Dream
History
 Singapore
Name
  • Global Dream (Construction Only 2018-2022)
  • Disney Adventure (2022–present)
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
Operator
Port of registry Singapore
OrderedMay 11, 2016[2]
Builder
Cost€40 million[1]
Laid downSeptember 11, 2018[3]
AcquiredNovember 16, 2022[1]
In service2025[4]
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeGlobal-class cruise ship
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage208,000 GT
Length342 m (1,122 ft 1 in)
Beam46.4 m (152 ft 3 in)
Draft9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Installed power96,000 kW (129,000 hp)
Propulsion
  • 6 × MAN 48/60CR diesel engines
  • 3 × Azipod XO thrusters
Capacity6,000 passengers (approximate)[7]
Crew2,300 (approximate)[7]

Disney Adventure is an upcoming cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, due to enter service in 2025. Disney Adventure is the first and only ship of the Global class, with her then-planned sister ship scrapped due to Genting Hong Kong, Star Cruises, Dream Cruises, and MV Werften all filing for bankruptcy from January to June 2022. She will enter service in 2025. The other seven ships in the Disney fleet are Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny.

History[edit]

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.[2] 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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

The construction of the first ship, Global Dream, started on 8 March 2018 at the facilities in Wismar and Rostock.[11] The keel was laid on 11 September 2018 in Rostock.[3] A big part of the ship left the drydock in Rostock on 22 November 2019[12] and was towed to Wismar, were it entered the drydock on 23 November 2019.[13][14][15]

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.[16] On November 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line purchased Global Dream for €40 million, a discount from the original value of €1.8 billion.[1] The ship has a capacity of 6,000 and is powered by methanol.[1] Disney plans to work with the shipbuilding company Meyer Werft to complete the unfinished ship by the time it enters service and embarks on its maiden voyage in 2025,[4] and it will be the first to be based outside of the United States market, with the ship set to be homeported in Singapore.[17][18] On September 8, 2023, the seventh ship was officially announced as the Disney Adventure at the Destination D23 Expo.[19] The interior design was done by Estonia-based group LTH-Baas.[20][21]

Design[edit]

The ship was originally planned to measure 201,000 gross tonnage (GT), but was increased to 208,000 GT in the final design.[2] The ship is 342 metres (1,122 ft 1 in) in length, with a beam of 46.4 metres (152 ft 3 in) and a draft of 9.5 metres (31 ft 2 in).[9] The ship is powered by six MAN Diesel & Turbo 48/60CR diesel engines, which make a total of 96,000 kilowatts (129,000 hp) and power three ABB Azipod XO thrusters via ABB electrical generators.[22][23] ABB also supplied major control components and software.[23]

The ship was 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.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Meier, Luiz (November 29, 2022). ""Global Dream": 40 Mio. Euro für das größte Kreuzfahrtschiff der Welt" ["Global Dream": 40 million euros for the largest cruise ship in the world]. capital.de (in German). Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Star Cruises orders two new mega cruise ships for China". Cruise & Ferry. May 11, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "News & Presse - MV WERFTEN". Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Gustin, Scott [@scottgustin] (November 30, 2022). "One other note about Disney Cruise Line: At the D23 Expo, Disney announced the Disney Treasure will arrive in 2024. Today's filing says the Treasure will arrive in Fiscal 2025. Assuming these two claims are still accurate, the Treasure should arrive Oct–Dec. 2024" (Tweet). Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "News & Presse - MV Werften". www.mv-werften.com.
  6. ^ "Meyer Group to Complete Cruise Ship for Disney Cruise Line". November 17, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets". Disney Parks Blog. November 16, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Genting Hong Kong forms MV Werften to focus on newbuilds". Cruise & Ferry. July 8, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "MV Werften Starts Construction of 1st Global Class Ship". World Maritime News. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Genting to transfer Global Class newbuilds to Dream Cruises brand". Cruise & Ferry. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "News & Presse - MV WERFTEN". Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" WIRD NACH WISMAR TRANSPORTIERT" (in German). Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "WISMARS SCHWIMMENDER GIGANT: DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" IST ANGEKOMMEN" (in German). November 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Global Dream Midsection Tow Underway - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  15. ^ "Nachrichten aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern".
  16. ^ "Troubled German yard group gets cash". The Motorship. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets". Disney Cruise Line News (Press release). Disney Cruise Line. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Disney Cruise Line Announces Where It Will Homeport Former Global Dream". cruiseradio.net. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  19. ^ Libbey, Dirk (September 9, 2023). "Destination D23 2023 Disney Parks Panel: Ahsoka In Star Tours, What's Next For Animal Kingdom, And When Epcot's Transformation Will Finally Be Done". Cinema Blend. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  20. ^ "LTH-Baas Wins Disney Adventure Turnkey Contract". Cruise Industry News. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  21. ^ Klostermann, Jan (March 31, 2024). "LTH-Baas from Estonia is working on the interior design of the Disney Adventure in Wismar". Ships and Cruises (in German). Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  22. ^ "MV Werften Selects MAN Engines for New Cruise Ships". Marine Link. November 17, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "ABB scoops contract for five new Genting cruise ships". Passenger Ship Technology. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  24. ^ "Construction starts on first Global-class cruise ship". Baird Maritime. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  25. ^ "Global Dream Hull art revealed". Cruise Ship Profiles. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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