A Look at Crystal Endeavor

Crystal Endeavor, Crystal's luxury 20,200-ton expedition ship, successfully completed sea trials on May 23, 2021, and has returned to MV Werften. Crystal Endeavor is the fastest and most powerful expedition ship in the industry, with a Polar Class 6 (PC6) classification that allows her to sail in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. She will enter service on July 17, 2021. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - January 17, 2019

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• Genting Hong Kong expanded MV Werften with the acquisition of Neptun Ship Design
• Carnival declared a quarterly dividend

Details appeared in the January 17 edition of Cruise News Dailiy. 

A Big Dream

Yesterday, MV Werften (the chain of German shipyards owned by Genting) laid the keel for the first 204,000-ton Global-class ship for the Dream Cruises brand.

The block itself which was lowered into the dry dock was 22 meters long (72 feet), 26 meters wide (85 feet) and weights 410 tons.

With 2,500 staterooms and suites a total berth capacity of 9,500 passengers, and sized at 204,000-tons (approaching Symphony of the Seas' 228,000 tons), the ship will be the largest ever built in Germany.

The complete story appeared in the September 12 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Rendering courtesy of MV Werften. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

There's Going to Be a New Little Crystal

MV Werften will lay the keel for Crystal Endeavor on Tuesday (August 21), but readers in the US will have to get up early to see it live. The event will take place at the yard in Germany at noon (local time), meaning the live broadcast will be at 6am Eastern time in the US.

Details appeared in the August 17 edition of Cruise News Daily.

MV Werften Solves Housing Shortage

The shipbuilding business is booming at MV Werften in Germany, the shipyards owned by Genting Hong Kong. The shipyards are busy building ships for brands owned by Genting. They are ramping up production so much they are increasing employment to about 1,500, plus a large number of outside contractors.

Housing in the Wismar area is limited, and to solve that problem, Genting is sending Star Cruise's (a Genting brand) Superstar Libra to the yard to be used as a residential ship beginning in August.

The complete story appeared in the July 24 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

MV Werften Keeps Delivering

MV Werften handed over Crystal Ravel to Crystal River Cruises yesterday. It is the line's fifth river cruise vessel and the fourth newbuild by the Wismar yard.

The complete story appeared in the April 13 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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CND subscribers also read about:

• Your ships are now being built by someone who used to design them.
• Fender bender at Roatan
• Carnival dividend

Details appeared in the April 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 8, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• A passenger going overboard from Norwegian Epic and living to tell about it 
• Viking Sun being christened in Shanghai
• MV Werften beginning construction of their 204,000-ton Global-class and Genting saying they will transfer it to their Dream brand which will use it to expand globally. 

Details appeared in the March 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Construction has begun on the 204,000-ton Global-class which Dream Cruises will be used to expand globally 

Rendering courtesy of MV Werften. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Steel Cut for Crystal's First Expedition Yacht

MV Werften has cut the first steel for Crystal Cruises' first polar-class expedition yacht, Crystal Endeavor. The event took place yesterday at their Stralsund (Germany) yard.

Details appeared in the January 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - September 5, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• A fight involving Norwegian Breakaway passengers in Bermuda results in a fine for the passengers even though they were robbed. 
• MV Werften is now producing their own passenger and crew cabins at a rate of one every 20 minutes through the day. 

Details appeared in the September 5 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Construction Begins on New MV Werften Facility

MV Werften began construction on Wednesday of their new shipbuilding hall at their Rostock yard. MV Werften is the collection of German shipyards purchased by Crystal Cruises’ parent to build the ships for the luxury line’s expansion into river cruising and their next generation of oceangoing ships.

Details appeared in the August 10 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - November 21, 2016

CND subscribers also read about:

• Norwegian Cruise Line chose Chinese pop star Wang Leehom as godfather of Norwegian Joy which will be based in China.
• MV Werften chose MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply the engines for Star Cruises' two World-class ships. 

Details appeared in the November 21 edition of Cruise News Daily.

NCLH China President, David J. Herrera and Norwegian Joy Godfather, Wang Leehom

Photo courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Genting Dream Arrives Home

Genting Dream arrived at its home port of Hong Kong on Monday, ready to begin its pattern of two-night weekend cruises and five-night voyages to Vietnam. The event marked the first time a ship of this size (151,300 tons) has been homeported at Hong Kong.

The complete story appeared in the November 16 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Genting Dream arriving Hong Kong

Photo courtesy of Dream Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied o used without express permission. 

Genting Combines Acquisition under New Name

After a staff meeting in Germany yesterday, Genting Hong Kong has renamed the group of three shipyards they purchased in Germany last April, gave a clear definition to what they will be focused on, and laid out a course for them for the future.

The three yards in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund will henceforth be known as MV Werften.

The complete story appeared in the July 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.