Disney Dream Review

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Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Disney Dream
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DisneyDreaminDad
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Mar 2011
Cabin: Standard Inside Stateroom
Traveled with children

Simply stated AMAZING!!! Disney does it right!!! Yes there are some negatives as there are with anything we do in life, but the positives out weigh the negatives by far. I am sending this critic the day after I got home. We sailed March 10-13. First - We got to Florida the day before due to coming from the southwest. SO...that meant getting up early and getting to the port about 10am (my daughter could not wait....honestly me either). They sort of corralled us who got there early in the parking garage till they could clear the previous cruise. A porter came over to us and got our luggage and then to another line near the entrance. Once inside the terminal it went very quick. Security was a breeze then off to the check in counter. Very friendly staff and quick. The wait kinda stunk, but then again I did get there early (my fault). We were in boarding group 2 so once we could board we were at the front of the line. Crowd control in the port I felt Disney got a poor grade. We had to almost push our way to the Mickey ears. They should group people in their boarding groups to prevent this.

Once on-board AMAZING. I got a headache from visual overload. To deck 11 for lunch and then wander about the ship to get a feel for it. Oceaneers club...WOW!!! My daughter did not want to leave. The pools and slides are open at this time for playtime.

The mandatory emergency drill was fun...Disney made it that way. Unlike my previous cruise we did NOT have to wear our life jackets. Thank goodness. The sail away party was a blast. Dinner- The rotational dining was very nice and the fact that the children's clubs will come in and get the kids when they are done with dinner and sweep them to the appropriate club. That gave me a chance to walk around and explore the different areas to get a feel for the rest of the ship I have not explored yet.

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Standard Inside Stateroom

Inside stateroom (deck 8) VERY nice for an inside stateroom. My next cruise will be a Veranda on Deck 8 or 9 on the Starboard side (due to the views at ports).

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