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I was watching some videos from some of the recent media trips aboard the Disney Dream. I was a little puzzled when I noticed that the Flying Dutchman was missing from the videos. I then did a little photo search, and found the same to be true. What I have come to find out is that the Dutchman was taken from Castaway Cay for filming of “On Stranger Tides.”
There is no definitive answer as to if the Dutchman will be returning to the island at this point in time.
When we heard that there would be a new Disney Cruise ship we expected there to be small enhancements to what has been proven to work. What we are finding out is that this ship is far more advanced than either of the other 2 ships in the fleet. Coming sometime in 2012 will be the Disney Fantasy. From what we have been getting in lines of information the Fantasy will be similar in a lot of ways to the Dream. The Disney Dream has been taking VIP guests, and media on @3 day cruises for the last @1 week. We would have loved to go on a media cruise, but that would have just ruined our trip in April. At least this way we are totally surprised with what we find. We have seen enough photos, but reality is a different thing. On the first cruise we will be Silver Castaway member, but on the second cruise we will move up to the next level, and get even better gifts. Here we come Disney Dream. @80 days to go.
Go to DisneyCruise.Com for the Christening ceremony on January 19, 2011 at 10:30am EST.
From what we have gathered there will be numerous childrens areas, 2 adult dining areas, and several adult clubs. Here is the information that we have so far, and you can find out more at DisneyCruise.Com. If you look at the lists below you will see that there is considerably more of each than there were on other Disney ships.
Here is a question… How many beds are on the Dream? How many more than the Magic, or Wonder?
Answer… 5007 and over 1900.
I am not going to explain the details about each of these, but you can read all you want at the DisneyCruise site.
I will make some comments based on information that I have. Have you ever been on a Disney Cruise? What did you think of the ship?
Youth Clubs & Activities
Nightclubs & Lounges
Dining
Pools / Water
On one of our first 2 cruises with Disney the ship was denied access to Castaway Cay. They tried numerous times to dock but due to weather they just couldn’t dock. We wouldn’t have known we were at Castaway Cay trying to dock except the entire boat seemed to be vibrating. I would have to assume that this was caused by the low depths at the Cay. I wonder with the new technology why it is so hard to dock. They have propellers that turn to the sides, and lots more things that aid in docking. I have always been curious how many times they have to change the thrust bearings, and other parts of this system.
We have been on the cruise since then, and gotten to get on Castaway Cay each time, but we were very disappointed the one time that we couldn’t dock. Being that we are going on a “Back To Back” this April we are looking forward to seeing the Cay twice, but not necessarily looking forward to the Bahamas because the people there seem to follow you, and beg you to purchase their goods.
I have always wondered what it would be like to get married, or even go to a marriage on a cruise. Last time we went away on the Disney Cruise we ran into 2 couples that were getting married. How did I know they were getting married? Well, when you see bridal gowns you can usually figure out that there is going to be a wedding. Maybe one of these trips I will be lucky enough to get to see one. I know that I have been seeing a bit more information available on the web about Disney Cruise Weddings. Maybe it is just the hip thing, but I am sure that the cost is pretty hefty.
Has anyone had a wedding on a Disney Cruise? How bad of a price was it?
I have been on the Disney Magic, and the Disney Wonder in the past. In April we are sailing on a “B2B” sailing of the Disney Dream. I am curious if anyone has ever questioned if a Disney Cruise is / was worth the money spent. When the wife and I decided to book this cruise we looked at all of our alternatives for paying for the cruise. We looked at all of our credit cards interest rates, and even the cash advances
that they offer. We ended up using our Disney Chase credit card because we got a few perks by doing this. We got 6 months no interest, and we got $50 back per stateroom – per cruise. All in all we like the Disney Cruises because there are no casinos, and no funny business going on. (At least none that anyone knows about.) We enjoy that our little one likes Disney, and thus the cruise is ok for her. On our last cruising we hardly ever saw her. This cruising she is anxious to go back into the clubs again. She met quite a few kids last time that she still talks to currently.
What we did realize after our 1st cruising is that if you are a DVC member that it isn’t the smartest thing to use points to book your cruise. We pay cash / credit now, but will book the little one on points. The points for the 3rd person and so on are very low in comparison to booking the 1st and 2nd passengers.
What are your thoughts on the Disney Cruise, and how do you pay when you go on cruises?
Here is a video that Disney has put into the movie theaters currently.
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