One of the largest cruise ships of all time faces being sold for scrap before it even hits the open sea.
The Global Dream II could carry 9,000 people and has so far cost £1.2 billion to build – around £200 million short of its budget.
The 20-deck ship features a luxury cinema and outdoor water park.
German-Hong Kong shipbuilder MV Werften almost completed construction when the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2022.
So far no buyer has been found for the 1,122-foot-long ship, meaning it could end up being broken up.
Structurally everything is fine, although some equipment and passenger facilities still need more work.
The giant ship’s sister line, Global Dream, is also on the market, but is not currently being phased out.
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The Global Dream and Global Dream II are kept at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany (Image: AFP/Getty Images) A water slide is pictured in the ship’s main assembly hall (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Carsten Haake, CEO of shipbuilding company MV Werften, which is trying to find a buyer before it’s too late (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Both vessels are being stored at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany while the company searches for a buyer. The yard has been sold to Thyssenkrupp’s naval unit to build military vessels, MV Werften manager Christoph Morgen said. That means the two cruise ships should be out of the shipyard by 2023, meaning the company is on the clock. There is still some hope for the future of the Global Dream II, with Stena potentially interested in purchasing it for the Chinese cruise market. However, cruise lines have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic, along with the rest of the global travel industry. Industry experts TradeWinds said: “Global Dream would have no problem finding a buyer in a strong cruise market. “Faced with a tight deadline to remove the Global Dream from its shipyard by the end of 2023, recycling the ship in Turkey is the last resort that Morgen hopes to avoid.” Contact our news team by emailing [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
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One of the largest cruise ships of all time faces being sold for scrap before it even hits the open sea.
The Global Dream II could carry 9,000 people and has so far cost £1.2 billion to build – around £200 million short of its budget.
The 20-deck ship features a luxury cinema and outdoor water park.
German-Hong Kong shipbuilder MV Werften almost completed construction when the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2022.
So far no buyer has been found for the 1,122-foot-long ship, meaning it could end up being broken up.
Structurally everything is fine, although some equipment and passenger facilities still need more work.
The giant ship’s sister line, Global Dream, is also on the market, but is not currently being phased out.
To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
The Global Dream and Global Dream II are kept at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany (Image: AFP/Getty Images) A water slide is pictured in the ship’s main assembly hall (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Carsten Haake, CEO of shipbuilding company MV Werften, which is trying to find a buyer before it’s too late (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Both vessels are being stored at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany while the company searches for a buyer. The yard has been sold to Thyssenkrupp’s naval unit to build military vessels, MV Werften manager Christoph Morgen said. That means the two cruise ships should be out of the shipyard by 2023, meaning the company is on the clock. There is still some hope for the future of the Global Dream II, with Stena potentially interested in purchasing it for the Chinese cruise market. However, cruise lines have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic, along with the rest of the global travel industry. Industry experts TradeWinds said: “Global Dream would have no problem finding a buyer in a strong cruise market. “Faced with a tight deadline to remove the Global Dream from its shipyard by the end of 2023, recycling the ship in Turkey is the last resort that Morgen hopes to avoid.” Contact our news team by emailing [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
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One of the largest cruise ships of all time faces being sold for scrap before it even hits the open sea.
The Global Dream II could carry 9,000 people and has so far cost £1.2 billion to build – around £200 million short of its budget.
The 20-deck ship features a luxury cinema and outdoor water park.
German-Hong Kong shipbuilder MV Werften almost completed construction when the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2022.
So far no buyer has been found for the 1,122-foot-long ship, meaning it could end up being broken up.
Structurally everything is fine, although some equipment and passenger facilities still need more work.
The giant ship’s sister line, Global Dream, is also on the market, but is not currently being phased out.
To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
The Global Dream and Global Dream II are kept at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany (Image: AFP/Getty Images) A water slide is pictured in the ship’s main assembly hall (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Carsten Haake, CEO of shipbuilding company MV Werften, which is trying to find a buyer before it’s too late (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Both vessels are being stored at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany while the company searches for a buyer. The yard has been sold to Thyssenkrupp’s naval unit to build military vessels, MV Werften manager Christoph Morgen said. That means the two cruise ships should be out of the shipyard by 2023, meaning the company is on the clock. There is still some hope for the future of the Global Dream II, with Stena potentially interested in purchasing it for the Chinese cruise market. However, cruise lines have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic, along with the rest of the global travel industry. Industry experts TradeWinds said: “Global Dream would have no problem finding a buyer in a strong cruise market. “Faced with a tight deadline to remove the Global Dream from its shipyard by the end of 2023, recycling the ship in Turkey is the last resort that Morgen hopes to avoid.” Contact our news team by emailing [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
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One of the largest cruise ships of all time faces being sold for scrap before it even hits the open sea.
The Global Dream II could carry 9,000 people and has so far cost £1.2 billion to build – around £200 million short of its budget.
The 20-deck ship features a luxury cinema and outdoor water park.
German-Hong Kong shipbuilder MV Werften almost completed construction when the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2022.
So far no buyer has been found for the 1,122-foot-long ship, meaning it could end up being broken up.
Structurally everything is fine, although some equipment and passenger facilities still need more work.
The giant ship’s sister line, Global Dream, is also on the market, but is not currently being phased out.
To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
The Global Dream and Global Dream II are kept at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany (Image: AFP/Getty Images) A water slide is pictured in the ship’s main assembly hall (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Carsten Haake, CEO of shipbuilding company MV Werften, which is trying to find a buyer before it’s too late (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Both vessels are being stored at a shipyard in Wismar, Germany while the company searches for a buyer. The yard has been sold to Thyssenkrupp’s naval unit to build military vessels, MV Werften manager Christoph Morgen said. That means the two cruise ships should be out of the shipyard by 2023, meaning the company is on the clock. There is still some hope for the future of the Global Dream II, with Stena potentially interested in purchasing it for the Chinese cruise market. However, cruise lines have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic, along with the rest of the global travel industry. Industry experts TradeWinds said: “Global Dream would have no problem finding a buyer in a strong cruise market. “Faced with a tight deadline to remove the Global Dream from its shipyard by the end of 2023, recycling the ship in Turkey is the last resort that Morgen hopes to avoid.” Contact our news team by emailing [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
