Star Cruises

Star Cruises was established in 1993 as a cruise brand of the Genting Group and developed into a provider in the Asia-Pacific market. The historic brand is part of the corporate history of Genting Hong Kong.

From Star Cruises to today’s StarCruises brand

Genting Hong Kong began operating its cruise fleet under the name Star Cruises in September 1993. The Star Aquarius made its maiden voyage from Singapore on December 23 of that year. The Star Pisces and MegaStar Aries joined the fleet in 1994. With the delivery of the SuperStar Leo in 1998, the fleet gained its first purpose-built cruise ship; the SuperStar Virgo followed in 1999.

In March 2000, Star Cruises acquired Norwegian Cruise Line. This expanded the Genting Group’s Asian business with an internationally established cruise line. In 2010, the parent company Star Cruises Limited changed its name to Genting Hong Kong Limited; Star Cruises continued as a cruise brand. In its 2013 annual report, the group listed seven ships under the brand, including the SuperStar Virgo and the SuperStar Aquarius. The report described the fleet as offering regional voyages in the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2016, Genting Hong Kong launched a second cruise brand: Dream Cruises was to deploy new and larger ships for the Asian market. Its first ship, Genting Dream, was based at the dual homeports of Guangzhou and Hong Kong in November 2016. World Dream joined the fleet a year later.

This structure came to an end in 2022 when Genting Hong Kong ceased its cruise operations. In October 2022, Genting Hong Kong stated that it was no longer operating cruises and would not be able to resume such activities in the future. This distinguishes the former Star Cruises brand from the later StarCruises brand: the relaunch announced in 2025 uses a renewed name, not the former Genting Hong Kong company.

In February 2025, Resorts World Cruises announced that it would launch StarCruises as a revitalized version of Star Cruises while continuing to operate Dream Cruises alongside it. In March, the ships Resorts World One and Star Voyager came under the StarCruises banner; the former was renamed Star Navigator. The first voyage of the Star Voyager under its new name began in Singapore on March 26, 2025, following a documented US$50 million refurbishment. Star Navigator had already begun operations from Singapore on March 7.

The company’s current presentation lists Star Voyager and Star Navigator as the two ships in the StarCruises brand. They belong to the mid-sized ship class, with just under 2,000 passengers; Dream Cruises is presented alongside it as the larger brand, with ships carrying more than 3,000 guests. For Star Voyager, the company lists seasonal departures from, among other places, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as Singapore, Jakarta, and Ho Chi Minh City. Star Navigator was deployed in Taiwan for a period in 2025 and offered voyages to destinations in Japan and South Korea.