We booked this 4 day Bahamas cruise on the Disney Dream only 7 days in advance, so it was all a bit last minute and rush. We also wondered if being just the 2 of us (kids are grown up), whether Disney would be the right sort of ship for us. Because of the late booking we had no Disney paperwork, luggage tags etc, just our confirmation from the travel company we had booked through. We need not have worried, once we were verified, our bags were taken and labelled by the porter and we parked our car in the next door parking garage. A short walk and we were in the terminal (after security) checking in. Within 20 mins we were on the ship making the way to Cabanas for a buffet lunch, this was very busy and finding a table took some time. The food was nice and a good indication that the standards for food would be good. It's also welcome to see that on the pool deck there are free drinks (including sodas) available - no soft drinks package needed here!

At 1:30 we made our way to the cabin (now when we booked we chose a VGT - guaranteed stateroom with verandah (kept the cost down) and it was a pleasant surprise we were allocated one in the top of our category (5A) on deck 10 (starboard). The room was markedly spacious compared to some we have seen, with a queen bed and sofa and table, with a lovely verandah! A quick unpack and we were off to explore the ship. Facilities are excellent and the amount of space dedicated to the kids clubs etc very impressive (well it is Disney). After our mandatory life boat drill (they check off all cabins by means of swiping your room key - so no hiding in your cabins here), we were soon making our way out of Port Canaveral. It soon became apparent that the mix of passengers included all ages, families, couples, seniors, so our worries about being out of place were soon dismissed. We also noticed there are numerous over 18 areas on the ship which even on sail away we noticed being politely enforced, so quiet areas for adults are abundant.

We saw the show in the Walt Disney theater (as we are on a late dinner seating), which was as polished as the many shows you see at any of the theme parks - very very good. We then casualled up for Dinner in the Animators Palate to meet our servers and dinner companions for the first time. We had been sat with similarly aged couples whose company was most pleasant. Our servers introduced themselves and we were soon enjoying the experience. By the way dinner was delicious with in our opinion portion sizes were spot on to satisfy but not over-inflate! Read more