He reported that the company OM Schiffsarbeit working with brokers had examined several ships but The Taipan was compelling because of her size and “a unique opportunity to buy that ship at a great price,” Govender explained. “Therefore, we urgently need to expand our fleet,” he said describing the recent efforts to locate a second vessel for their missionary work. “Through our work, we want to build lasting, high-quality relationships and increase our community involvement while reaching out to new regions,” said Seelan Govender, Director of OM Ship Outreach. She remains laid up in Penang where she has been since the pandemic forced the cruise lines to suspend operations and where the handover was recently completed. She accommodated just 64 passengers and offered a luxury spa and gourmet dining. It is believed that from there they will all proceed to Alang, India to be broken up.įor the past few years before the pandemic, The Taipan had sailed as Genting Hong Kong’s luxury yacht and private charter vessel. The larger ships were renamed last week Gem, Arius, and Pisces and the three ships departed Penang where they had been laid up showing their first destination as Port Klang. The provision liquidators of Genting Hong Kong had previously completed the sale of the line’s three larger cruise ships. The acquisition officially brings to a close the operations of Star Cruises which had launched over 30 years ago as the first modern cruise line focused on Asia and provided the platform to build Genting Hong Kong’s cruise operations.
The vessel is expected to enter service by 2023 as the Doulos Hope.
The missionary and relief organization GBA Ships headquartered in Germany confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of the 3,370 gt cruise ship The Taipan to expand the missionary work of their group, known as OM. A Christian charity organization has acquired the final cruise ship formerly operated by Getting Hong Kong’s Star Cruises.
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