More features announced for the Disney Dream

[Phonedave]

I cannot wait to try out this ship. I'm tired of going back and forth between the Magic and the Wonder, which are about identical anyway.

I always thought it was lame that the adult hot tubs had views of absolutely nothing. At least with the kid's hot tubs you could sit in there and watch movies on the big screen...but they were KIDS hot tubs (and we all know what kids do in pools). Hot tubs looking out over the ocean sound heavenly to me! Now if they could only stick one on my balcony....

Take a look at the floor plans of the two Royal Suites on the Dream.

They are 1/4 circle layouts - they are in the front of the ships and the balcony wraps around in a 1/4 semi-circle. There are loungers, a table and chairs and yes, your own personal hot tub on the balcony.

Notice - it is call for pricing. If you have to ask .........


http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/staterooms/dream-fantasy/suites/

-dave

 

[Phonedave]

Seriously for how little time I spend in the stateroom on a cruise those would be a total waste of money...Id rather put my money towards excursions.

I agree, in fact my last two DCI cruises were with a verandah room, but now I am booked on the Dream for 2011 with a porthole room.

We spend more time on deck than on our verhandah


But, she was hoping for a hot tub on her balcony, so there you go

-dave

 

[Phonedave]

The back to back we have booked on the Dream is on deck 8 in one of those rooms with the porthole that looks out over the bow. It should be cool to be able to look out the front of the ship from our room as we cruise through the ocean.

Thats too funny. That's what I booked as well. Stateroom 8004

-dave

 

[MarkTwain]

Are Disney cruises overrun with children? I usually cruise during the off-season (October-ish)

I've been on 5 cruises with Disney, and too many kids have never seemed like a problem on any of them. Disney is good at dividing the parts of the ship by age, so different ages aren't really exposed to each other much... especially if you book the later dinner schedule (8pm, I think), when many parents are getting their kids ready for bed.

As nice as the Dream will be, Disney surely could have picked a better port to visit than nassau. That's the only reason I won't be onboard for a while. When we were there in dec nassau was very unappealing to say the least.

From what I understand, there's a complicated law in place that requires that foreign-registered ships (Disney, as well as most other ships are registered in the Bahamas) must stop in the port of a foreign country. Due to expense and accessibility, on Caribbean cruises this usually means Nassau, which is a bustling Bahamian port town that can easily handle ships of DCL's size.

This is also why Hawaiian cruises are rare among major cruiselines, because there are no foreign countries nearby.

 

[MarkTwain]

Thats too funny. That's what I booked as well. Stateroom 8004

-dave

My family was planning on using DVC points to book a cruise on the Dream in 2011, but we opted for a trip to the new Aulani DVC resort in Hawaii instead.

I'm eager to hear about how the new ships are, though. Maybe we'll catch the Fantasy when it sails around...

 

[kal1484]

Might even be the same room...not really sure have to ask the wife.

I know it's 8000 something, it's either 8000, 8002, or 8004. The reservation number is packed away.

 

[Phonedave]

Might even be the same room...not really sure have to ask the wife.

In that case I hope it's not on the same sailing, or else we have some problems.

-dave

 

[Phonedave]

We cruise in September.

August for us


I'll be sure to keep the room neat and clean for you

-dave

 

[redkoala245]

…And how big is this ship going to be?!?

Now I really want to go back on DCL next year.

 

[jrriddle]

I wish Disney would put this much thought & imagination into the resort. Instead of 3rd party restaurants on Pleasure Island how great would The District lounge area be? Or the Walt Disney Theatre instead of an empty AMC theatre? Just sayin'. Oh and for whatever it's worth, the Dream looks amazing. Real Disney quality.

 

[kimmychad]

I've been on 5 cruises with Disney, and too many kids have never seemed like a problem on any of them. Disney is good at dividing the parts of the ship by age, so different ages aren't really exposed to each other much... especially if you book the later dinner schedule (8pm, I think), when many parents are getting their kids ready for bed.



From what I understand, there's a complicated law in place that requires that foreign-registered ships (Disney, as well as most other ships are registered in the Bahamas) must stop in the port of a foreign country. Due to expense and accessibility, on Caribbean cruises this usually means Nassau, which is a bustling Bahamian port town that can easily handle ships of DCL's size.

This is also why Hawaiian cruises are rare among major cruiselines, because there are no foreign countries nearby.

maybe you're right, im not sure. but nassau is definitely not my choice of somewhere that needs revisited.