Disney Dream, April 2011: Introduction and Travel Day
For our honeymoon in 2000, my wife and I went on a 7-night Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic cruise ship. In 2007, my extended family (including my wife, son, and my parents and sister) took a...
View ArticleDisney Dream, April 2011: Embarkation Day (Part 1: Arrival and Boarding)
Note: I have decided to split each day of the trip report into multiple parts as the posts were getting overly long. Observation deck at the Disney Cruise Line Terminal I was a bit nervous about the...
View ArticleDisney Dream, April 2011: Embarkation Day (Part 2: Lunch, Making Palo...
Lunch at Enchanted Garden A number of crew members were stationed in the lobby with the task of intercepting and guiding embarking passengers. Our helpful crew member made sure we knew that our...
View ArticleDisney Dream, April 2011: Embarkation Day (Part 3: Swimming/AquaDuck, Safety...
Swimming and AquaDuck Night-time view of the AquaDuck. Somehow, I never took any daylight photos. One useful tip that I picked up while researching for the trip was to pack swim clothes in a carry-on...
View ArticleDisney Dream, April 2011: Embarkation Day (Part 4: Kids’ Clubs and Dinner)
Kids’ Club Registration and Open House Oceaneer’s Lab Registration and an open house was held at the kids’ clubs (Oceaneer’s Club and Oceaneer’s Lab) until 6pm on embarkation day. The time between the...
View ArticleDisney Dream, April 2011: Embarkation Day (Part 5: Shopping, “The Golden...
Shopping Dream Inaugural Voyages Logo After dinner, we had a little time before the evening’s theater presentation and we decided to explore the shops on deck 3, located near the Walt Disney Theater....
View ArticleDisney Dream, August 2011: Nassau (Part 1: Introduction, Breakfast, DVC...
View of Nassau from our stateroom On the first full day of the cruise, the ship was docked at Nassau, the Bahamas’ capital city. Our only previous visit to Nassau was during our previous cruise on...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve on a Disney Cruise
This year, we found a fun way to spend New Year’s Eve that was just the right speed for us, although it will be cost prohibitive to do it again any time too soon. This year, we took the New Year’s...
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