Genting Hong Kong ordered two ships of the class in May 2016 from its subsidiary Lloyd Werft Group for service in the Star Cruises fleet, with delivery of the first vessel planned for 2019.

[8] In March 2018, Genting Hong Kong announced that the two planned Global-class ships would be operated by Dream Cruises upon delivery, sailing from Chinese ports during the summer season and further afield in Southeast Asia, Oceania and the west coast of the United States during the remainder of the year.

[12][13][14] Due to the temporary closure of the shipyard in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of both Global-class ships was expected to be delayed.

[15] On November 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line purchased Global Dream for €40 million, a discount from the original value of €1.8 billion, and is powered by methanol.

[6] Disney worked with the shipbuilding company Meyer Werft to complete the ship by the time she enters service and embarks on her maiden voyage in 2025.

[26] The ship was planned to use artificial intelligence and robots for many customer-facing services, with extensive use of voice and face recognition.