Two of Genting\u2019s Crystal Cruise ships that were seized in the Bahamas will be going up for auction next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hong Kong.- Two ships that belonged to\u00a0Genting Hong Kong\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Crystal Cruises<\/strong>\u00a0fleet will be auctioned off next month following a decision by the Supreme Court Commercial Division in the Bahamas. Those interested in participating must submit their offer before June 7 and the winning bidder will be notified on June 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to local media, the ships put up for sale are the Crystal Serenity and the Crystal Symphony, hich have been sitting at Freeport in the Bahamas since February. Their value has not been disclosed, although it is estimated that the former could have a commercial value of US$87.4m and the latter US$18.2m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The specialist media outlet Cruise Hive hinted that one possible interested party in the purchase of both vessels could be the\u00a0former operator of Silverseas, Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio<\/strong>. At the moment, it is unknown what will happen to the rest of the cruise ships owned by the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In February,\u00a0Crystal Cruises<\/a>\u00a0shut down its US office and laid off staff a month after suspending operations. That was the result of Genting Hong Kong<\/a>\u00a0filed for liquidation<\/a>\u00a0after a German court rejected a request to release US$88m in funds for its German shipyard unit MV Werften.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A week ago, it emerged that Genting Group chairman,\u00a0Lim Kok Thay<\/strong>, launched\u00a0a new cruise line<\/a>\u00a0from Singapore, which will make its debut on\u00a0June 15<\/strong>. The new entity \u2013\u00a0Resorts World Cruises<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 is rehiring about 1,600 people for the cruise business and has rehired about 70 of 100 former sales and marketing teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n