Dream Cruise is Docking In Singapore (World Dream)

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I also went on the 9 Aug trip too. Brought my parents (69 years old) on their first holiday in a long time. They briefly went on shore at Penang at 3/4pm to buy some Penang products at the port shops, then went back on board. We were at Lido buffet when we observed the ship leaving port for a bit. At first i though the ship was re-positioning itself to head to Phuket later at night, but later heard that it was due to rain + strong winds. When the ship was leaving Penang port at 9pm, we saw from our balcony stateroom that the port crew had deployed a crane to retrieve a gangway that fell into the water hahaha.

This is my third cruise. First two times was with RCL Mariner of the Seas in 2017 and 2018 Mar-Apr period, so I was constantly comparing this cruise with RCL.

Embarkation-wise, my parents were kiasu, and we arrived at cruise centre at 11am. I started queuing for the self-check-in at 11.45 and got the cruise passes shortly after self-check-in opened at 12pm. We got Group 1, and were released to go on board i think around 1pm or earlier. We heard Group A(?) boarded first. We hand-carried our luggage and dropped it off at the cabin before going to lunch.

Room-wise, i booked a Balcony Deluxe for my parents and me. It wasnt too tight for 3 folks. I had the sofa bed and it wasnt comfortable. Overall, it was new, clean, and had some free toiletries (unlike RCL, which doesnt even give toothbrush/toothpaste, and my friend had to ask around for one).

Food-wise, GD is more suited to Chinese palate. Lido is good for meals when you know the masses are on-shore. It resembles a wet-market when everyone is on board. It was especially bad on Sat 12-1pm when everyone was trying to grab lunch before going to shore. The key benefit is that it has Western, Chinese, Indian (vegetarian) and Halal food. As someone with no dietary restrictions, you can pick from all 4 sections. I didnt see anyone taking food with their hands, so that's good. I really loved the Indian crackers (Papad) haha.

Only went Dream Dining Upper thrice and Function 8 once. Never tried Dream Dining Lower since my parents dont like Western sets. Dream Dining is about average but the food is served quite fast. The breakfast dim sum is good. My parents also loved they served decent coffee and tea (compared to the dispenser-type coffee at Lido). Also, the host will give your family one whole table, and you didnt have to share with anyone else. So a family of three will just end up taking a table meant for 5/6. My dad didnt like Function 8 coz folks will be asked to share tables when the Function 8 is full.

Never tried the other restaurants. I tried the ice-cream parlour and the sea-salt was really nice. Can look out for the happy hours for free toppings. I also won a herbal jelly thru the on-ship lucky draw (drat! didnt win the 6D5N cruise haha) that was served at the Blue Lagoon.

Entertainment-wise, I loved the Sonio show and caught it twice. The second show "Some Like it Hot" was more singing and dance, and more enjoyable if you were familiar with 60s-70s tunes. The Chinese acrobatics show at Bar 360 was also decent. [I didnt catch the Dreamgirls show - anyone knows if it was worth catching?]

I participated in the third night dream party and it was fun to just dance along for 2hrs to the mass dances and the live band + DJ. The cruise staff leading the dance were really good, as were the band that performed contemporary hits.

I tried the pool on the third day morning, and it wasnt crowded since many people were on shore at Phuket. I wanted to try the slides, but the lifeguards didnt allow googles (i had corrective ones) due to safety reasons, so i didnt try the slides. Towards the afternoon, it got more crowded. The adult pool is quite deep - 1.7m (my height!) at the shallower end and 2m at the deeper end. Not really long enough for anyone to do decent laps.

The level 15 gym is small, but doesnt get a lot of traffic. The equipment are new, and similar to what you can find at Safra gyms. I think i saw some of the Sonio performers use it on Day 3 AM, but didnt bother them.

I also went on the bridge tour ($30) and galley tour ($25) on Day 4. The bridge tour was quite cool and you get to speak with the staff on duty and take photos. The galley was quite noisy, but the exec sous chef doing the tour did his best at showing the kitchen, prep areas and freezers. We also had a brief look at the ship's "I-95" (termed as the route running the length of the ship where crew can get one end to another at Deck 4) and also saw the crew going into the crew mess.

The only bad point was that the bridge tour started at 1015 and the galley tour at 1100. When i booked it, the reception staff said i should have enough time for the bridge tour. However, the bridge component ended at 1050, and there was also a inclusive tour of the helipad too. So i had to drop that component to make it in time for the galley tour.

[Spa] I booked on the second day for three treatments (50% off, total damage of $153 (18% included) for 180mins. Quite worth it. I did 60mins reflexology and 60mins body massage on Day 2, and another 60mins body on Day 3. My first masseuse Bella was quite good - can ask for her.

App and Payment - the app was quite useful for booking the Sonio and Some Like it Hot shows, and for viewing the Dream Daily if you dont have the daily newsletter with you. You can also view your bill and do quick payments for your expenses via the app. Quite convenient compared to RCL, which forces you to link a credit card to your room card.

I didnt try purchasing the onboard wifi, since i wanted to do a detox. Since i was always connected to the onboard wifi to view the app easily, i think some data does get thru, and my phone will get some notifications.

Ship-wise, I think the lay-out was quite well-designed. There werent any spots that made you do detours (whereas RCL Mariner had a few weird floors that forces you to take some stairs when trying to walk from one end to another. RCL Mariner was also packed at the indoor plaza areas.) With 3400 pax, there was surprisingly a few areas that werent crowded, like the L15 gym and crystal life cafe; L17 sun deck aft and zouk area; L19 forward Palm Court (may be occasionally closed for private functions) and Terrace. When i was chased out of Palm Court once as they needed it for a private function, i found a nice little corner at L5 forward where there were some seats near the meeting room area. [Did anyone try camping at L15 crystal cafe? Will they ask you to order food/drinks to continue staying there?].

Service-wise, I think RCL staff are more friendly and will smile more. For GD, a few standouts are my room steward, some of the DD-upper waitresses, and the cruise entertainment staff leading the exercises/games/dream night.

Ship-stability wise, i felt GD was a bit rocky. You can certainly feel the rocking at the forward and aft sections, including my cabin (L10 forward), and DD-upper, and Lido. Compared to RCL Mariner, i only felt vibrations when the ship enters/leaves port, and never on the high seas. Perhaps it was the seasonal weather (it rained 3 times, but not heavily) and we did experience strong winds at certain times.

Overall, I was quite satisfied with the trip. My parents really enjoyed it, and they want to do a longer cruise next year.

Hello fellow cruiser on 09aug. Glad that you enjoyed the trip. Hope you did your dreamelite membership onboard as it comes with some perks.

That trip the weather indeed was quite bad with strong winds and waves. I heard from penang people on 9aug penang was hit by a mini typhoon and can see alot of fallen branches and some tress was uprooted too.

Cabin
For Balcony deluxe cabin take note not all balcony deluxe is the same some comes with bathtub and some not. If you have seniors without the bathtub one shd be more suited.The standing shower is more spacious compare to the balcony standing shower. If you purchase your cruise package you are allowed to select cabin number.

Dinning
You should try Lower dinning deck 7 for breakfast. This is where i usually have my breakfast. It somes with dim-sum , chinese cum western buffet style, eggs order. I quite like the pan-cakes. And they have table for 4 & 6. There is a $1 snacks menu at blue lagoon 11pm to 2am not too bad for a bite.

Gym
Yup quite same as safra and not crowded and can see the female dance crew sometimes doing their workout lol

Show
Yes Sonio is better then the previous mermaid show. The dreamgirls show is it at silkroad? If silkroad is a adult show.

SPA
If got promo is good deal. The chair is very comfy makes me sleep.The facilities all looks new and clean.

The party is nice can make you feel wana boogie abit as the cruise director matthew is doing a good job with improvements on getting the crowd to join in. My 1st time onboard was a angmoh lady cruise director which is not so fun.

I have cruise on RCL mariner & voyager before. Each to his own i still prefer star cruise as i enjoy the gambling component since gemini and virgo days. GD is more newer and bigger. Yes service wise can improve but nobody is perfect if it is a full and packed cruise. Dream is launching their global class ship in 2021 hopefully 1 of it is home port in singapore. 205000 ton should be ranked top 10.

Today going up again should be quite crowded as got jackpot tourney.:s12:
 

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How come your trips all free?

High roller at casino? Play high stakes and got DC staff auto approach you?



I think DC loves me that's why they always give me foc cabin, ha!
Bulls*.%t anyway, the fact is if you want DC to give comp cabin, you need to gamble at the casino. As long as you can earn about 10TP and above, you are most likely guaranteed with a comp inside stateroom for your next trip. 20TP above may earn you an Oceanview and 30Tp should earn you a balcony cabin. ;) For Palace suite probably needs to earn more than 100TP on every trip.:s8:
 

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How come your trips all free?

High roller at casino? Play high stakes and got DC staff auto approach you?



No Free Lunch on Star Cruise :D

There are 2 ways to earn a free cruise on Genting Dream and is all connected to gambling.

Option 1
Earn Tier Points (TP). This has tighten since Jun19. I am not sure 10TP can get a comp cabin maybe it can on interior. For comp cabin on TP once you finish your cruise you can call 62207801 to check if you have comp entitlement. If you have enough TP basically all cruises can be comp from 3d2n to 6d5n even up till balcony deluxe. For platinum is different story. This is just for the normal red to gold. Currently GD got a revolving bonus promo and 50TP can get you 700 credits plus free cabin and only for friday if i am correct. Kia posted this promo in previous posted

Option 2
By Plus Points (PP) min PP to get a free cabin is 2500 interior for 3d2n 3600 for oceanview and 5000 for balcony and 30000 for suites. This is a separate bonus to get free cabins. For PP redemption it can be done via the app/website. If you book online you get 10% discount and a USD15 f&B credit (current promo). You can see previous posts where Kia posted the PP chart which is quite useful.

Win/lose is another thing of cos the best scenario is win plus clock TP & PP.:)

How much TP & PP you get can check instantly onboard at the kiosk.

Above all is exclude taxes & grats.
 
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There are few other similar suites with seperated bedroom and living hall setup at the Aft of the Ship below:

9800 (Portside) or 9300 (Starboardside)
10796 and 10296
11790 and 11290
12786 and 12286
13728 and 13228
15592 and 15090

Those on Deck 9 and 10 are bigger that the 11290 you liked. :D

I can already feel the engine vibration in 11290, I don't want "free massage" thru out the trip by staying lower deck.
Most importantly, I have better LUCK when I stay in this cabin :s13:
 

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I can already feel the engine vibration in 11290, I don't want "free massage" thru out the trip by staying lower deck.
Most importantly, I have better LUCK when I stay in this cabin :s13:

Maybe because 11290 is pronounce as Won Won Tonight Oh Yeah. :D
 

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GG. Never a high roller :o

No Free Lunch on Star Cruise :D

There are 2 ways to earn a free cruise on Genting Dream and is all connected to gambling.

Option 1
Earn Tier Points (TP). This has tighten since Jun19. I am not sure 10TP can get a comp cabin maybe it can on interior. For comp cabin on TP once you finish your cruise you can call 62207801 to check if you have comp entitlement. If you have enough TP basically all cruises can be comp from 3d2n to 6d5n even up till balcony deluxe. For platinum is different story. This is just for the normal red to gold. Currently GD got a revolving bonus promo and 50TP can get you 700 credits plus free cabin and only for friday if i am correct. Kia posted this promo in previous posted

Option 2
By Plus Points (PP) min PP to get a free cabin is 2500 interior for 3d2n 3600 for oceanview and 5000 for balcony and 30000 for suites. This is a separate bonus to get free cabins. For PP redemption it can be done via the app/website. If you book online you get 10% discount and a USD15 f&B credit (current promo). You can see previous posts where Kia posted the PP chart which is quite useful.

Win/lose is another thing of cos the best scenario is win plus clock TP & PP.:)

How much TP & PP you get can check instantly onboard at the kiosk.

Above all is exclude taxes & grats.
 

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same me also not high roller lol.

High roller roll 10k like very easy. I still rem that lady i saw play jackpot dfdc she got 12k and per spin is $88 max bet. a few mins gone left 2k plus. Like no sweat..... :s22:

Same when I was playing BJ in Aegean Paradise. Betting min $10, max $300.
The guy sitting next to me ask me, You bet $10 how can you win like that.
He was betting $300 per hand. I told him cannot win.

He said why are you playing then. I told him I am playing for fun.
He mumble something I cannot remember.
Saw him buying $2500 chips and 1/2 hour later it was all gone.
Don't know if he went to play some other game or used up all his BR.
 

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So lao lan
Karma is a bitch though



Same when I was playing BJ in Aegean Paradise. Betting min $10, max $300.
The guy sitting next to me ask me, You bet $10 how can you win like that.
He was betting $300 per hand. I told him cannot win.

He said why are you playing then. I told him I am playing for fun.
He mumble something I cannot remember.
Saw him buying $2500 chips and 1/2 hour later it was all gone.
Don't know if he went to play some other game or used up all his BR.
 

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After four years of leading the launch and growth of Dream Cruises and Crystal Cruises Asia, Thatcher Brown has resigned, citing “personal family reasons.”

Strange no news from Genting HK on this. What has/is happening to Dream Cruises.

Michael Goh, a loyal Genting Hong Kong executive, has succeeded Brown as president of Dream Cruises. Goh has also been named head of international sales for Genting Cruise Lines, which comprises Dream Cruises, Crystal Cruises, and Star Cruises.

I understand Mr Goh will be based in Singapore.
https://skift.com/2019/07/26/gentings-dream-cruises-leadership-change-wont-rock-the-boat/
 
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I got 18 tp on my first visit.. I thought 10 will be enough for a free room. Will 18TP get me any free room? Would love to bring my parents onboard.
 

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I got 18 tp on my first visit.. I thought 10 will be enough for a free room. Will 18TP get me any free room? Would love to bring my parents onboard.

I have got this updated.
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18TP should get you about 5850 Plus Point (PP). With this you can redeem a Balcony cabin on a 3D/2N cruise or a Window Oceanview cabin on a 4D/3N cruise. See post courtesy from Kia0042 above.

Just login to the www.rwas.com or RWAS Apps to check and redeem. You can also try call their hotline +65 6220 7801 to check if you are entitle to any complimentary cabin without any point deduction.
 
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18TP should get you about 5850 Plus Point (PP). With this you can redeem a Balcony cabin on a 3D/2N cruise or a Window Oceanview cabin on a 4D/3N cruise. See post courtesy from Kia0042 above.

Just login to the www.rwas.com or RWAS Apps to check and redeem. You can also try call their hotline +65 6220 7801 to check if you are entitle to any complimentary cabin without any point deduction.

Thank you.

In your opinion, do you think it's more worth it to redeem rooms or to use the points for ecash?

Also, when i checked the URL and tried to redeem, it seems like it is only redeemable for one pax? how does that work.
 
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Thank you.

In your opinion, do you think it's more worth it to redeem rooms or to use the points for ecash?

Also, when i checked the URL and tried to redeem, it seems like it is only redeemable for one pax? how does that work.

Redeem room or cruise is more worth.

Try not to use the Redeem menu found at the bottom of the page. Use the Book menu which allow you to specify number of Adult. Ideally you should first register your parents as member first otherwise will have to pay extra.

Did you manage to see how much Plus Point you have for your 18TP?
 
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Redeem room or cruise is more worth.

Try not to use the Redeem menu found at the bottom of the page. Use the Book menu which allow you to specify number of Adult. Ideally you should first register your parents as member first otherwise will have to pay extra.

Did you manage to see how much Plus Point you have for your 18TP?


Even if register member first also have to pay for the non member surcharge. One is only considered a real member after they went on ship to collect the card personally.
 

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Thank you.

In your opinion, do you think it's more worth it to redeem rooms or to use the points for ecash?

Also, when i checked the URL and tried to redeem, it seems like it is only redeemable for one pax? how does that work.
My sister just redeemed and she can get 4 pax in a cabin. She told me redeem from URL is lesser point than email them.
 

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My sister just redeemed and she can get 4 pax in a cabin. She told me redeem from URL is lesser point than email them.

Redeem from website or Apps have 10% point discount. In addition also get US$15 F&B Credit for booker (earlier 2nd pax also get this US$15 but no more) for cruise departure until 30th Sep.
 
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My sister just redeemed and she can get 4 pax in a cabin. She told me redeem from URL is lesser point than email them.

Redeem from website has 10% discount but beware if any of the passengers are non members they may deduct the pp points for the non member surcharge. It's 5000 pp for non member surcharge so you will wasting your precious pp points for nothing.
 

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Redeem from website has 10% discount but beware if any of the passengers are non members they may deduct the pp points for the non member surcharge. It's 5000 pp for non member surcharge so you will wasting your precious pp points for nothing.

Is SGD35 or 2500PP per night. Better pay in SGD and save the 2500PPx2N for next cruise. :D
 

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Is SGD35 or 2500PP per night. Better pay in SGD and save the 2500PPx2N for next cruise. :D

If you book online the non member surcharge will be deducted by points. If you book by hotline then it will be by cash. Try at your own risk. One non member surcharge at 5000 pp can get a balcony room for 3d2n at low season. Points deduction might not be immediate when you make the booking while adding the non members. It may take up to 48 hours for them to deduct the points. Don't be surprised if you have a negative pp points balance.
 
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