[15] On 5 February 2020, all 3,800 World Dream passengers and crew were put under quarantine on board the ship at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal after Taiwan blocked its port of call in Kaohsiung.

[16] On 26 February the Indonesian Government evacuated their 188 citizens from World Dream using the hospital ship KRI dr.

On 1 March 2022, it was announced that World Dream would cease operations the next day after its last sailing return to shores.

[19][20] World Dream was then laid up in Singapore and sold at auction with sealed bids due by 21 December 2022.

[22][23] In June of that year, Manara arrived in Bremerhaven for an extensive refit[24] at the shipyard Bredo.

[citation needed] The ship was sold at an auction for about 355 million USD with Meyer Werft being involved in the modification.

[27] The ship is to be renamed Aroya, which is a combination of the words Arabian and roya, translating to vision or dream.

Passengers can look forward to exploring AROYA's private island paradise alongside captivating destinations in Egypt and Jordan.