Reviews of Disney Dream Overall Experience
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 11/15/2022
Rating: (10) Recommended
I have had the honor of sailing on the Dream four times over this past year. Every single time has been a truly magical experience that leaves me longing for my next cruise. The crew is the rock of the cruise experience. They make everything magical. The entertainment is off the charts. Food is also pretty great. The activities are so fun, the aquaduck is insane. Overall, cruising on the Dream is an experience like no other. If the opportunity arises, you should not pass on this experience.
Pros:
Magical, amazing crew, quality entertainment and activities, exquisite dining, cool ports of callsCons:
priceyReviewed by Elle9100 Review Date: 11/20/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
I just sailed back to back cruises on Disney's Dream Nov 12-19 and couldn't be happier with my cruise experience. Disney has made excellent, well thought out changes to ensure guest safety. One of my favourites is the new app where you can find everything at your fingertips, including everything you used to find on the daily navigator and more. Another refreshing change is no longer being required to gather for the safety drill. You simply attend your muster station to check in and then watch the safety video from the convenience of your stateroom. The process to disembark the ship has also improved considerably. There is now a virtual queue that you log into using the app and you receive a notification when it is your turn to disembark. Disembarking on the final day of the cruise is also much better. Guests are provided with a time to attend breakfast and then are invited to choose an area on the ship to wait comfortably until their group is notified to disembark. This is such an improvement over the previous large group gatherings awaiting notification to disembark. As always, the food, entertainment and service were all top notch. The Christmas decorations were absolutely beautiful and included a life size gingerbread house in the atrium that smelled delicious! There are many character appearances throughout the ship including Christmas carolers, and even a visit from Santa himself. If you're looking for something safe and magical then this is the vacation for you! Well done Disney!
Pros:
The many new changes to ensure guest safety.Cons:
None, it was a great experience. We will definitely be back for more cruises.Reviewed by Dorysmum Review Date: 05/29/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
We love Dream and have sailed on her twice, our second cruise being the Halloween on the High Seas themed one. Ah-mazing both times. The cast members are absolutely wonderful and make the entire trip magical. The food, oh my, bring comfy pants, you’ll need them. When you go to Animator’s Palate do not miss the Black Truffle Pasta Pursettes. The shows are so well done and fun, Pirate night is a blast and fireworks at sea, yes please :). We love the adult only areas, especially taking a nap beside Satellite falls, utter bliss.
Pros:
The ship is beautiful. The food all 5-star (I would argue for 6). The service and entertainment exquisite. We are DCL fans for life.Cons:
None. Dream is a cruising dream come true.Reviewed by Corinnas Review Date: 12/07/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
The Dream was amazing. The shows are top notch. The dining is top of the line for cruise ships. I have been on 16 cruises and 3 cruise lines and Disney knows how to do cruising. The rooms are very nice and the service is amazing. There were lots of activities. Aqua Duck was so much fun. The view was fantastic.
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Dining Food Aqua Duck Shows ActivistsCons:
PriceReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/25/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
The Dream is amazing! All of the Disney details are stunning. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. The service is above and beyond any expectations. The cabins are roomy and comfortable. We loved the Caribbean ports as well. There were only 2 small issues... Don't expect to get in the pools, those are packed to the brim. Also the stairs will help you work off all the food you will eat as the elevators are also packed! The ice cream is really good, so is the pizza and chicken nuggets at Flo's. Only had motion problems on night 1. The shows are spectacular. The service is unbeatable.
Pros:
Easy way to travel while still experiencing the Disney magic. Pirate night is awesome. The fireworks are breathtaking.Cons:
Fireworks are loud. It can feel a little claustrophobic trying to get to dinner and the shows.Reviewed by JShock Review Date: 09/27/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
We took our 2nd Disney Cruise trip last January. The first one was on the Disney Wonder and our 2nd cruise was on the Disney Dream. WOW! The Dream is huge! The rooms are comparable, except on the Dream we had a porthole where we could see what's going on outside, plus an animated starfish or other character. We had a stormy trip the first night, where we rocked and roll. No problem! The cast and crew were right there to provide comfort and safety through the night. When we arrived in Nassau, other non-Disney cruise guests told us that because of the storm, their ships had a lot of problems with dining, sailing, and providing comfort. Not Disney! Disney is the only cruise line we will ever use!
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Comfort, beautiful rooms, fantastic crew, delicious food, fabulous entertainment, trip of a lifetime!Cons:
NoneReviewed by Bucation Review Date: 02/26/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
After boarding at the Port Canaveral terminal and exploring the ship a bit, we decided to make our way to the adults only area known as “The Cove.†To our surprise, we found The Cove abandoned. We had the pool, bar, and both lower and upper decks of lounge chairs all to ourselves. We cannot express how delightful it was to spend so much time during our cruise in The Cove. Throughout our cruise, The Cove bar and pool was our own private paradise. Disney Cruise Line really has a nice balance of adults only, teen clubs, kids clubs, and other activities to keep everyone happy.
Our stateroom, 9608 was on the ninth floor truly in the center of the ship. We reserved a Deluxe Family Oceanview Room with Verandah, Category 4A. If the price is right, we highly recommend reserving this category stateroom. We were conveniently located between the midship and aft staircase. The location of our stateroom was convenient to both the midship elevators, which allowed quick access to The Cove, but our stateroom was also a short walking distance from the ship’s aft staircase which ascended to the entrance of Cabanas, the Disney Dream’s breezy breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet. Our verandah was also a nice retreat during the busier times on the ships upper decks. Our verandah was the perfect way to take in the spectacular views and fresh vitamin sea. We cannot praise our stateroom host enough for his excellent service and attention to detail. Wijaya went above and beyond during our time on the Disney Dream.
The Disney Dream’s Senses Fitness area located on deck twelve, forward, offers the same state of the art equipment that you will find in a number of the Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts as well as Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Senses Fitness Area also offers a number of free and a la carte fitness classes with complimentary abdominal and yoga classes offered during each of our morning visits, and these classes are sure to help you show last night’s dinner who’s boss!
One thing worth noting is that we were completely unaware of the family style dining that takes place on Disney Cruise Lines. Unfortunately we were seated with a group that was not enjoying their time onboard, to say the least. One of the lovely couples we met during our cruise recommended we not waste another second of our trip as unhappy diners. In result, we went to guest relations where they made this change for us. For the rest of our cruise we were seated at a private table which was a dream!
Disney Cruise Line’s dinner service, at least in our experience, does not include any major productions or fanfare during your dinner seating. If you plan to dine at the Royal Palace to see Disney princesses, you will be highly disappointed. Unlike Cinderella’s Royal Table in the Magic Kingdom, there were no characters, and there was no song and dance during dinner service at any of our meals. For us, this was a nice change from the norm of other cruise lines.
The Buccaneer Blast Fireworks at Sea show is the perfect example of how Disney Cruise Line pulls out all of the stops with its daily entertainment. From deck parties to Broadway style shows that rival those in its parks, Disney certainly knows how to put on a show. There is truly nothing like the Fireworks at Sea show, and this alone is completely worth every penny.
We truly believe the purchase and development of Castaway Cay is one of the best decisions the Walt Disney Company has ever made. We were so glad our cruise itinerary included a stop at Castaway Cay. The island is perfectly laid out with endless activities, and there is a flawless balance between family and adult where one does not impede on the other. The only down side was that we eventually had to leave this perfect island in the sun that had as wanting to sign up as permanent residents by the time our day had ended!
Although we've enjoyed our time aboard other cruise lines in the past, we can say without a doubt that the level of service we received, the amount of included onboard amenities, the quality of food offerings, and the unique dining opportunities with rotational dining on the Disney Dream far surpassed any of our experiences on other lines. Our Disney Cruise Line experience was truly a dream come true. For all of these reasons and so much more, Disney Cruise Line has made repeat cruisers out of us and we are very much looking forward to our future sailings with DCL.
Pros:
Fantastic food, luxurious staterooms, no casinos, adults-only & kid/teen areas done very well!Cons:
—Reviewed by Dawnmh Review Date: 03/04/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We have just returned from a Feb. 3 night cruise on the Dream. It was our first cruise and we could not have asked for a greater time!
The staff was more than great! So attentive and friendly! The ship was super clean and comfortable. The check in and boarding process was a breeze! I definitely recommend the online check in prior to getting there it makes it speedy. I would have liked someone taking a picture as you walked in and they announced your name, I'm sure my little boy's face was precious, an expression that's a once in a lifetime.
We had a cat 4E room with a larger balcony and it was wonderful! Perfect amt of space. Again, I would love a complete smoke free cruise, it was annoying to try to enjoy the outside and smell smoke from another balcony. I was afraid of the bathroom sizes but they were great! With the split baths, I didn't even notice they were smaller! Loved the storage under the bed too.
Our room host was great! Always there when we needed him or just a friendly face to say hi when you walked by!
I loved that I picked a floor that was not totally all rooms. I think it kept traffic down and it felt very private.
The dinners were good and I did like that the wait staff followed you through the different restaurants, it was very personal. You were seated at the same table number every night which was easy to remember. The food was good in the dining rooms, not excellent but good. I loved the potato soup at Artists Palate and the next night our server even got it for me, it wasn't even on the menu.
Lots of characters to see but the experiences were very short and limited. I thought that there may be roaming characters throughout the day for chance encounters but none of that. Make sure you get in line 15-30 m before the character is supposed to be there bc they cut off the line at a certain point. They have the times spread out during the day but not enough spread. Plus the pirate dressed ones only come out on the pirate day and in limited times. How about characters at the dinners? The longer cruises include a character breakfast, why not a character dinner on the shorter ones?
My only major complaint was the photos. What a rip off! Come on Disney, if I can get all my photopass pics(that are a greater amt of photos) on a disc for less than 175, then the limited amt of photos from the cruise should be affordable. We had two staterooms and we couldn't get the cheapest package (10 photos) bc there has to be someone from the stateroom ordering it in each pic and we had one of just my parents alone! Ridiculous! I paid the bill for both staterooms! I felt really let down by this bc pictures are the only permanently captured memories, at least make them affordable! Very disappointing!
I would definitely do another cruise but the one that stops twice at Castaway Cay. Nassau was a waste!
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Wonderful experience!Cons:
Stopping at nassauReviewed by fluffy30 Review Date: 09/08/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We just returned from our first Disney cruise on the Dream and had a wonderful time. Husband and I sailed with our three sons (16,4,4) and we all agreed it was the perfect vacation. The ship was immaculate and the staff were amazing. From cleaners, guest services, dining rooms to security everyone was helpful and courteous. I was particularly amazed when one of our twins got lost in Cabanas and upon approaching a staff member there was an immediate jump into action and with one call staff everywhere were looking for him. He was found within a few minuets. It was handled with care and professionalism. Disney knows how to take care of every detail and we will be cruising with them again soon.
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Wonderful CruiseCons:
NoneReviewed by GregMV Review Date: 06/27/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Just returned on a great cruise on the Disney Dream. Everything went perfect. I don't understand some of the reviews that degrade the ship and crew. I guess if the world doesn't revolve around them, they aren't happy.
