Resorts World Cruises' third cruise ship named Star Voyager
Resorts World Cruises has announced that its third cruise ship, which is set to join the fleet and commence deployment from March 26, will be renamed as the Star Voyager (earlier named Star Scorpio).
Aptly named as the Star Voyager, she will start her journey by exploring more of Southeast Asia until July 21 with Singapore as her main homeport, together with Jakarta, Melaka, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh city as her dual homeport.
Passengers will have the convenience to embark the Star Voyager from any of these homeport cities at selected dates, including during the local school holiday periods with the option to sail between cities, as well as to more popular destinations like Medan, Pulau Redang and Ko Samui.
Singapore departures: The Star Voyager will depart from the Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) Terminal to offer 10 roundtrip sailings for the 6 Day / 5 Night Melaka-Jakarta Cruises (26 Mar - 15 Apr and 11 June - 1 July), as well as five sailings for the 6 Day / 5 Night Bangkok-Ko Samui Cruises (20 Apr – 10 May). In addition, passengers can also enjoy the 5 Day / 4 Night Ko Samui-Pulau Redang Cruises (15 – 23 May) with three sailings, the 4 Day / 3 Night Melaka-Medan Cruises (27 May - 8 June) with five sailings or the 6 Day / 5 Night Melaka-Ho Chi Minh Cruises (6 – 21 July) with four sailings.
Jakarta departures: During the Hari Raya festive season and the Indonesian school holidays, passengers can conveniently embark the Star Voyager from Jakarta (via Tanjong Priok Port). The ship will depart from Jakarta from 29 March until 13 April and from 14 until 29 June 2025 to offer a total of eight roundtrip cruises for 6 Day / 5 Night Singapore-Melaka Cruises.
Bangkok departures: Also, during Thailand's school holidays, passengers can embark the Star Voyager from Bangkok (via Laem Chabang Port) with four roundtrip 6 Day / 5 Night Ko Samui-Singapore Cruises.
Melaka departures: In time for the Malaysian school holidays, families and friends can also embark the ship from Melaka (via the ICQS cruise terminal) to enjoy the 4 Day / 3 Night Medan (via Kuala Tanjung)-Singapore Cruises with five roundtrip sailings.
Ho Chi Minh City departures: To celebrate the completion of Star Voyager's tour in Southeast Asia, she will create history as the first international cruise line to homeport in Ho Chi Minh City. Passengers can embark from Ho Chi Minh City (via Phu My Port) and discover the joy of cruising with four roundtrip sailings of the 6 Day / 5 Night Singapore-Melaka Cruises during the upcoming Vietnamese school holidays.
Resorts World Cruises is a brand extension of the Resorts World global brand, which operates more than 30 properties worldwide in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, with annual visitation of about 40 million.
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