AROYA
AROYA as World Dream in 2018 | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Majuro, Marshall Islands |
| Ordered | 10 February 2014 |
| Builder | Meyer Werft |
| Yard number | S.712 |
| Laid down | 29 July 2015 |
| Launched | 26 August 2017 |
| Sponsored by | Cecilia Lim |
| Christened | 17 November 2017 |
| Completed | 26 October 2017 |
| Maiden voyage | 19 November 2017 |
| In service | 2017 |
| Out of service | 2 March 2022 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service; Purchased by Cruise Saudi. Completed extensive refurbishment while laid up at Bremerhaven's Eurogate Container Terminal. Sailing out of Jeddah as Aroya following refurbishment. |
| Notes | Launching as AROYA for Cruise Saudi's AROYA Cruises on 16 December 2024. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Genting-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 150,695 GT |
| Length | 335.2 m (1,099 ft 9 in) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Draft | 8.622 m (28 ft 3.4 in) |
| Depth | 11.417 m (37 ft 5.5 in) |
| Decks | 18 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22.55 knots (41.76 km/h; 25.95 mph) |
| Capacity | 5,000 passengers |
| Crew | 1,925 |
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AROYA is a cruise ship of AROYA Cruises (Saudi Arabia). She was originally built for Star Cruises, but in the construction process it was transferred to Dream Cruises, in 2022 the cruise ship was stranded and put up for sale and 2023 it was bought by Cruises Saudi, Today it operates under the Aroya Cruises brand and began operations in 2024
She was initially ordered under the name World Dream for Star Cruises and transferred to Dream Cruises during construction. The ship was designed for the Asian cruise market and has a large number of restaurants together with a casino and specially designed cabins. She was formally named on 17 November 2017 by Cecilia Lim, wife of Genting CEO Lim Kok Thay, who became godmother of the ship.
World Dream was auctioned to Cruise Saudi in 2023, and immediately renamed Manara. In July 2024, Aroya Cruises confirmed the name of their first vessel as the Aroya.