Gambling Cruise Ship Singapore
Two cruise ships will start sailing from Singapore from next month into the open seas and back as the city-state aims to give residents some outlet for their wanderlust amid the coronavirus pandemic. A World Dream, Dream Cruises' ship is docked at Marina Cruise Centre in Singapore on October 27, 2020 following its arrival ahead of a travel promotion Singapore's cruises to nowhere, during the.
This is the scene at the casino on board the Leisure World cruise ship, which sails in international waters off the Indonesian island of Batam and is thriving once again. Floating casinos offering. There is plenty of entertainment on board such as a casino, movies, water slides and a Christmas show. The World Dream cruise ship docked in Singapore on November 6, 2020.
Hundreds of passengers were setting sail from Singapore Friday on a 'cruise to nowhere' with safety measures in place to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, as the industry seeks to bounce back from a pandemic-induced crunch.
Cruises were halted worldwide in March after travel restrictions kicked in and several vessels were hit by major outbreaks, but have now resumed in a few places.
The 'cruise to nowhere' -- starting and ending at the same place, with no stops -- has proved a hit, and mask-wearing passengers lined up for virus tests conducted by workers in protective suits before boarding the World Dream liner.
© Roslan RAHMAN Passengers walk toward the World Dream cruise ship before departure from SingaporeThe liner departs Friday evening into the Malacca Strait, a major shipping lane between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and will head into international waters before returning to the city-state Sunday.
Vinoth Arun, 27, a financial consultant accompanied by his girlfriend, was among about 1,400 passengers on board -- half the ship's capacity, to ensure social distancing.
© Roslan Rahman Passengers were tested for the virus before boarding'The fact that you carry your luggage and you bring your passport out, I guess it's just the mindset that you’re going on holiday,' he told AFP.
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He felt it was safer to sail now compared with earlier this year, when cruise ships were hard hit: 'Now everyone knows about Covid and they're not so nonchalant about it any more.'
Gambling Cruise Ship Singapore Itinerary
The cruise operator, Malaysia's Genting Group, has introduced a raft of safety measures.
Rooms and public areas are disinfected regularly, restaurants have reduced capacity, guests have to book the swimming pool in advance, while the ship's clinic is kitted out with a machine that churns out virus test results in an hour.
© Roslan RAHMAN The ship has an intensive care unit, in case anyone does contract Covid-19The ship also has an intensive care unit, in case anyone does contract Covid-19.
Despite not making any stops as a regular cruise would, there is plenty of entertainment on board such as a casino, movies, water slides and a Christmas show.
Accounts executive Renee Toh, 56, who was cruising with her husband and daughter, said she was excited to be able to take to the seas, and was looking forward to a 'relaxing time' with her family and having some fun at the casino.
Tourism operators are rolling out new services as they struggle to survive. Airlines are operating 'flights to nowhere' and travel-stranded diners last month ate aboard two parked Singapore Airlines jets turned into pop-up restaurants.
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Gambling Cruise Ship Singapore Terminal
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Builder: | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Tokyo, Japan |
Yard number: | 2987 |
Launched: | 26 January 1990[1] |
Completed: | 1990 |
Acquired: | 8 July 1990[1] |
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Status: | In service |
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Type: | Cruise ship |
Tonnage: | 23,287 GT[2] |
Length: | 174 m (570 ft 10 in)[2] |
Beam: | 24 m (78 ft 9 in)[2] |
Draught: | 6.52 m (21 ft 5 in)[2] |
Decks: | 8 |
Installed power: | 2 x 12 cyl.four stroke single acting Pielstick diesel engines type 12PC2-6V[2] |
Propulsion: | 2 x Controllable pitch propellers[2] |
Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[2] |
Capacity: | 650 passengers in 324 cabins |
Aegean Paradise is a cruise ship operated by Singapore tour operator Universal Shipmanagement pte ltd . She was built in 1990 in Japan as three-stars-plus ship[3] for Japan Cruise Line as Orient Venus which was used mainly on Japanese market.
The ship was sold to First Cruise Line and renamed Cruise One[4] in September 2005.[1] The ship was rebuilt from October 2015 until April 2017 at the Hellenic Shipyards of Perama in Greece, to a four-star ship. In April 2007, the ship was chartered to Delphin Kreuzfahrten and renamed Delphin Voyager.[4] During the renovation in Greece, she was significantly modified from original.[4]
Due to the insolvency of Delphin Kreuzfahrten in October 2010, ship was not returned. The owner of the ship, took First Cruise One Corp., the daughter of Greek company Restis Group, the ship returned to Greece, where it was at Perama on roadstead, before it was chartered for next few months in China in 2011. From January 2011 ship was chartered by Chinese investor group Hainan Cruises Enterprises under name Hainan Empress which was ended in May 2011. The ship was chartered to Quail/Happy Cruises under name Happy Dolphin. Since the bankruptcy of Quail in 2011, Happy Dolphin has been laid up in Piraeus. She has been chartered for the 2012 summer season to a Turkish tour operator Etstur and was renamed to Aegean Paradise. She cruised from İzmir and was cruised 2, 3 and 4 nights to the Greek Islands for the first time. At the end of August she will be deployed to Istanbul where she will do 3, 5, 6 and 7-night cruises to the Greek Islands and to the Black Sea. The season will end at 28 September when the ship arrives to Istanbul.
On 24 July 2015, the ship was sold to Kingston Maritime, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Century Maritime, for US$22.89 million.Aegean Paradise was delivered to Kingston Maritime at ST Marine Shipyard in Singapore. After refurnishing at the shipyard, the ship will join 2 other casino ships owned by the same company. She will be operating as a casino cruise ship off the Indonesian island of Batam.New Century Maritime is indirectly owned by New Century Group of Hong Kong.She was wrongly reported to have been sold on 5 December 2015 to Diamond Cruise by China Cruise and Yacht Industry News. She is in fact been refurnished in a Singapore shipyard and is scheduled to commence operation as a casino cruise ship off the indonesian island of Batam on 8 January 2016.Due to engine problems, her launch on 8 January 2016 was delayed. She finally started operation on 12 Jan and is now anchored between Batam and Johore as a casino cruise ship catering mainly to Singapore punters.
Technical data and statistics[edit]
The ship is of two 4-Stroke-12 cylinder Diesel engines by Pielstick with a propulsion of 6.568 kW. These engines uses two controllable-pitch propellers. The ship reaches with a speed to 20 knots.[5]
For the current supply, three Diesel generators achieves 1.600 kW (Apparent power: 2.000 kVA) as well as emergency generator which achieves 210 kW (Apparent power: 263 kVA) for the order.
The ship has eight passenger decks.[5] Up to 650 passengers are accommodated in 326 cabins.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ abc(in Swedish)Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Orient Venus (1990), Retrieved 10 November 2013
- ^ abcdefgVeristar, 09053S
- ^Japanese cruise shipsArchived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ abcShip Profiles, Delphin VoyagerArchived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ abcCruise anlayışını değiştirecek yepyeni bir seçenek(in Turkish)
External links[edit]
- Media related to IMO 8902333 at Wikimedia Commons
- Professional photographs from shipspotting.com