Disney Dream Review
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Day 1 - Port Canaveral
Travel to Embarkation Port
I flew into Tampa 9/8 to stay the night with my friends Andrea & Jennifer at their house in St. Petersburg. On 9/9, we drove from St. Petersburg leaving at 8:00am. Arrived at port 10:30 am - we had some traffic issues getting out of Tampa area and there are 3 or 4 toll plazas on State Road 528. Plus there was a bit of a wait at the port to pull into the garage. We would have been a little less rushed if we'd left about 7:30am.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah
Since this was a girls weekend cruise, we needed to have a room with a pull out sofa. Our room also had a pull down bed from the ceiling but we didn't need that. The split bathroom design is also extremely helpful with three women trying to get ready! There are also two closets and plenty of drawer, shelves, and cabinet space. Suitcases fit easily under the raised bed.
My friends had only been on one other cruise and didn't have a balcony then, so they really wanted a balcony for this cruise. When I had sailed Dream before, my husband and I had an interior cabin so this was my first experience with a balcony on Disney. It's a decent size with two chairs and a little table. We used it moderately given it was only a 3 day cruise - watched docking in Nassau and sailaway from Castaway Cay most notably.
We specifically wanted a mid-ship cabin to minimize ship motion as much as possible since one of my friends is prone to motion sickness. I chose deck 8 since it's between all cabin decks, and I liked this cabin's location - convenient to mid-ship elevators and is tucked around a corner.
Disney's staterooms are beautifully appointed - maple color wood, nautical theme decor, and plenty of Disney design touches. The room had a queen bed configuration, sleeper sofa, trunk which serves as both storage space and a coffee table, desk, and chair. Stateroom sizes on Disney are larger than comparable ones on other cruise lines, which is another benefit for a girls weekend scenario.