Genting Cruise signs deal with Bintan

KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Cruise Lines celebrated Dream Cruises’ inaugural arrival to Bintan Island, Indonesia, on Saturday with a visit from its award-winning ship Genting Dream.

The visit is part of Dream Cruises’ trip itineraries yearround from Singapore to the Asean region.

Genting Cruise said beginning July 6, the introduction of its “Two-Night Weekend Getaway” cruise with optional Bintan Island shore excursions would provide vacationers with an option to explore the tropical island destination while enjoying a cruise experience on Dream Cruises.

Genting Cruise Lines continues to pioneer new cruise destinations across Indonesia with Dream Cruises, elevating popular destinations, such as Bintan Island, into an international cruise destination for the region.

It said with over 150,000 gross tonnage, Genting Dream is the first international cruise ship of this size to call on Bintan Island, opening new opportunities for the local tourism industry while stimulating the growth of the cruise tourism industry.

In conjunction with the event and as part of the company’s ongoing and long-term commitment to Indonesia and the region, Genting Cruise Lines signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala to signify joint efforts in creating new opportunities for the cruise tourism development in Bintan Island.

Genting Cruise Lines said it recognised the need for adequate cruise infrastructure in Asia and had taken the lead in pioneering the region’s cruise development.

With Genting Cruise Lines’ experience in cruise development works, particularly in Indonesia, including recent calls to Medan and North Bali, the company is optimistic that similar success will be achieved with its deployment to Bintan Island.