The HFW team, led by Hong Kong Partner Patrick Yeung, advised Genting on the shipbuilding contract and related ECA-supported financing. London based Partner Elinor Dautlich and Senior Associate Alex Sayegh negotiated the shipbuilding contract, while Partner John Forrester and Associate Gudmund Bernitz (also London based) advised on the ECA-backed financing. The same HFW team advised Genting's wholly-owned subsidiary, Chinese Dream Limited, on the building and financing of a sister ship earlier this year. The Genting group operates under the principal brand name of Star Cruises. Star Cruises, together with its associate company, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Limited, is the third largest cruise operator in the world, with a total combined fleet of 20 ships cruising to over 130 destinations, offering approximately 42,000 lower berths.