StarDream Cruises has decided to call Thailand its home port nation, as the country is one of the top destinations for foreign tourists in Asia.
StarDream indicates that the choice is based on local and inbound demand, with expectations for continued growth in mid-tier and upper-tier segments.
StarDream Cruises previously operated under Genting Hong Kong (before its bankruptcy).
The Asian cruise line operator has three cruise ships in total.
Star Voyager – with a capacity of 2,000 passengers – was previously operated by P&O Cruises Australia (owned by the Carnival Corporation). The ship is focused on Thailand and routes in Southeast Asia, with expectations to have up to 50 percent local patrons, with the rest drawn from areas where StarDream has a presence, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and India.
The group also operates the 2,800-passenger capacity Star Navigator, which previously operated under Dream Cruises as Explorer Dream and as Resorts World One for Resorts World Cruises. The vessel primarily serves Taiwan and Japan.
In addition, the group operates the 4,500-passenger Genting Dream, which mostly serves Malaysia and Singapore.
Thai authorities are keen on encouraging the cruise industry, given the higher average spending of passengers.
In 2024, Thailand welcomed nearly 380,000 cruise passengers on 162 trips. Some 21.8 percent of the cruises came from Singapore, while those from the UK amounted to 14.6 percent of the total, and those from Malaysia reached 11.7 percent.
