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Disney Dream: Disney's Newest Ship, With Meeting Space and Loads of Grown-Up Amenities

Mitra Sorrells
January 27, 2011
Disney Cruise Line’s newest and most luxurious ship, the Disney Dream, is now sailing out of Port Canaveral. The massive 130,000-ton ship is a floating hotel/entertainment/dining/meeting facility appropriate for small conferences or corporate incentive trips. It sails three- to five-night itineraries to the Bahamas.
 
Disney Dream has several event spaces, including the Walt Disney and Buena Vista theaters, which can hold 1,340 and 400, respectively. Both venues are suitable for keynotes and other presentations since they offer extensive audiovisual capabilities. At night, the Walt Disney Theatre hosts the ship's Broadway-style shows, and the Buena Vista Theatre shows first-run Disney movies.

The ship’s conference center is on deck five and has three breakout rooms that can hold a total of 50 people. For groups of around 600, Disney offers a private dining rotation, allowing groups to have a private dinner experience each evening. These three dining rooms and the ship’s five nightclubs can be used as meeting and event spaces during the day. Like all Disney cruise ships, Dream has an event services team and full audiovisual support on board.

Dream is the largest of Disney’s ships, with 1,250 staterooms and room for 4,000 guests. While the staterooms are designed to accommodate families with pull-out beds and split bathrooms, many areas of the ship are designated just for adults. The District is a nighttime entertainment area with five sophisticated bars and lounges. Senses Spa and Salon has 17 private treatment rooms and an ocean-view gym featuring modern equipment and complimentary group classes. Deck 11 has an adult-only area with a multilevel pool and a café with Wi-Fi-enabled laptops.

In addition to the three standard dining rooms, Dream has two upscale, adult-only options on the ship’s twelfth floor: Palo, serving Northern Italian cuisine, has seating for 152 inside and 24 on a balcony; Remy, serving French-inspired fare, can host 80 people. Both restaurants have private chef’s tables, and Remy can also accommodate eight people in its semi-private wine vault.

Dream is equipped with many cruise-industry firsts, such as virtual portholes in staterooms without real ocean views, which offer real-time views outside the ship; and the AquaDuck, a water coaster that sends riders over and above the ship’s upper decks.

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Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The ship's adult-only nighttime entertainment area includes five distinct bars and clubs, such as Pink, an upscale cocktail lounge serving Champagne and top-shelf liquor.
The ship's adult-only nighttime entertainment area includes five distinct bars and clubs, such as Pink, an upscale cocktail lounge serving Champagne and top-shelf liquor.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
Remy, an intimate adult-only restaurant serving French-inspired cuisine, has seating at a private chef's table and also in the wine vault.
Remy, an intimate adult-only restaurant serving French-inspired cuisine, has seating at a private chef's table and also in the wine vault.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
In the Skyline bar, Disney's 'imagineers' have created a virtual window: seven LCD screens that depict a different city locale each day and transform from day to night as each day progresses.
In the Skyline bar, Disney's "imagineers" have created a virtual window: seven LCD screens that depict a different city locale each day and transform from day to night as each day progresses.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The Walt Disney Theatre is decorated in rich red and gold hues reminiscent of old Hollywood, but equipped with an array of advanced technology.
The Walt Disney Theatre is decorated in rich red and gold hues reminiscent of old Hollywood, but equipped with an array of advanced technology.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The AquaDuck is a water coaster that travels 765 feet. Part of it is mounted off the side of the ship.
The AquaDuck is a water coaster that travels 765 feet. Part of it is mounted off the side of the ship.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The atrium lobby is anchored by a grand staircase below and a commanding Art Deco chandelier.
The atrium lobby is anchored by a grand staircase below and a commanding Art Deco chandelier.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The ship has 1,250 staterooms and suites; 900 of those have balconies, while another 200 have an ocean view.
The ship has 1,250 staterooms and suites; 900 of those have balconies, while another 200 have an ocean view.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
'Believe' is the signature show aboard the Disney Dream and features more than 20 Disney characters.
"Believe" is the signature show aboard the Disney Dream and features more than 20 Disney characters.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
The 130,000-ton Disney Dream is 40 percent larger and two decks taller than the company's other ships.
The 130,000-ton Disney Dream is 40 percent larger and two decks taller than the company's other ships.
Photo: Disney Cruise Line
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