Disney Dream launches with fanfare and flair
By Matt Roseboom Those of you familiar with Disney theme parks wouldn’t expect their cruise line to launch their third ship with just a boring speech and a small bottle of champagne. The grandest of expectations were met recently during the christening of the Disney Dream with characters, celebrities, singers, dancers, fireworks and a...
Follow us on the Disney Dream and Allure of the Seas this week
Cruise News Weekly staff will be boarding the two newest cruise ships in the water this week and you can follow along on our social media sites. We’ll be boarding the brand new Disney Dream on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for a two night preview. And starting Sunday, Jan. 16, we’ll be on Royal Caribbean’s brand …...
Disney’s newest cruise ship arrives at Port Canaveral with fireworks
Photos and video by Joe Moschinger The newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream, sailed into her homeport of Port Canaveral this morning after a 16-night trans-Atlantic voyage from Germany, where it has been under construction for nearly two years. Beginning with a maiden voyage on Jan. 26, the Disney Dream will sail three-,...
Show Time aboard Disney Dream
By Michael Coleman Who else would you expect to raise the entertainment bar for a family at sea? When the 4,000-passenger Disney Dream debuts in January, 2011 the iconic company will also roll out what officials dub “the most elaborate original musicals presented at sea’’ plus over-the-top deck parties and, bursting above it all,...
Disney holds keel laying ceremony for the Dream
Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Dream earlier today, the first of two newly-designed ships....