Dream special rooms - now that we see the pictures! ** Index now in Post 7 **

[justmestace]

So nervous.... Planning our first cruise ever... AND I get seasick even on a ferry. DD12 has dreamed of this forever and spent months going to sleep to the dvd. We asked for a quote and breathed deep, just seems like so much for 4 nights. We were given room 8004... Will that be a decent room? So many questions....DD has aspergers along with ocd and sensory problems.. does a cruise really fit us?

8004 will be a great room!
Just remember that a cruise ship is VERY different from any other "boat" you have ever been on. Unless you hit rough seas (and that is not very likely) you'll probably only feel some motion on your first night. After that, it will feel just as if you're at home.

For your daughter.....Disney is very sensitive to kids with special needs. I think it's a great place for you to take her. There will be times when there are some crowds, but I'm sure you've worked with that situation before...such as at the mall, out to dinner, etc. You can discuss her needs with your dining room servers and they will be more than happy to follow your instructions with any communication/interaction needs that she may have, and also with any food needs.

I really want to say that most of the people who cruise DCL are caring people who will understand your DD's situation and be willing to give her some space and be friendly about it.

 

[justmestace]

Has anyone actually had sight any of the access doors on the AFT above the 5 th & 6th decks ?

By the look of the deck plans, it would appear that there is access for the crew to get to the back of the ship (depicted by a narrow grey passage), but I have struggled to find any pictures...other than on the decks below.

We've been hoping that some of the CM's onboard might have a chance to sneak us some info, but they are probably incredibly busy.
So we're just going to have to be patient and wait for our fellow DIS members to be special scouts for us!

 

[Mike2023]

Great info here,

Can someone point me to a pic of room 8008 or give me any info on it? thanks a bunch.

 

[justmestace]

Great info here,

Can someone point me to a pic of room 8008 or give me any info on it? thanks a bunch.

Second row of porthole windows (down from the top) at the front...yours is either just to the left of the ladder-looking thing or just to the right of it.

 

[HallsofVA]

Has anyone actually had sight any of the access doors on the AFT above the 5 th & 6th decks ?

By the look of the deck plans, it would appear that there is access for the crew to get to the back of the ship (depicted by a narrow grey passage), but I have struggled to find any pictures...other than on the decks below.

We had a great view of the Deck 5 aft door being open on the very first night when they opened the MW building doors the day before it was towed out of the building. But I haven't seen any other access doors other than that one for sure.

Second row of porthole windows (down from the top) at the front...yours is either just to the left of the ladder-looking thing or just to the right of it.

8006 is the corner room (that's what we have) so 8008 would be the first porthole on Deck 8. That is one of the awesome rooms since it's one of the few 9A rooms that has a large porthole the same size as the Cat 8 rooms next to it.

 

[justmestace]

We had a great view of the Deck 5 aft door being open on the very first night when they opened the MW building doors the day before it was towed out of the building. But I haven't seen any other access doors other than that one for sure.



8006 is the corner room (that's what we have) so 8008 would be the first porthole on Deck 8. That is one of the awesome rooms since it's one of the few 9A rooms that has a large porthole the same size as the Cat 8 rooms next to it.

So 8006 has a forward-facing porthole, but not one on the side? Sorry Mike2023, I should have counted the number of portholes before the balconies started.

 

[Mike2023]

So 8006 has a forward-facing porthole, but not one on the side? Sorry Mike2023, I should have counted the number of portholes before the balconies started.

Meh, thanks for the pic. Give me an idea anyways. Front of ship, big window,,, all the same to me.

 

[HallsofVA]

So nervous.... Planning our first cruise ever... AND I get seasick even on a ferry. DD12 has dreamed of this forever and spent months going to sleep to the dvd. We asked for a quote and breathed deep, just seems like so much for 4 nights. We were given room 8004... Will that be a decent room? So many questions....DD has aspergers along with ocd and sensory problems.. does a cruise really fit us?

Here is a picture with 8004 labeled. It's the 2nd room from the right on the first *ribbon* from the top, next to the corner room 8006. Can't really speak to what it will be like inside the room since none of us has seen it, but it should have 1 forward facing medium size porthole window.

So 8006 has a forward-facing porthole, but not one on the side?

Yes, unfortunately, as best as I can ascertain. Only 1 forward facing medium size slanted porthole!

Meh, thanks for the pic. Give me an idea anyways. Front of ship, big window,,, all the same to me.

If you look at the picture below, 8008 is equivalent to 8506, just on the other side of the ship. But this will give you an understanding of what's around you.

 

[dsnydaddy]

Subbing.

Very curious about those Cat 5E verandahs. I booked one for Oct 2011

 

[robin09]

I've magnified the pictures and can't seem to locate stateroom 9164.. Can someone help me? First time cruiser here, and nervous as can be.... Hoping it will be good for dd12.

Thankyou! robin

 

[HallsofVA]

I've magnified the pictures and can't seem to locate stateroom 9164.. Can someone help me? First time cruiser here, and nervous as can be.... Hoping it will be good for dd12.

Thankyou! robin

Sorry, but we didn't have great pictures of the left side of the ship that we could index, so most people are finding the equivalent room on the other side of the ship. Your room 9164 is easy to find as it is the first verandah room after the aft porthole rooms on the 9th deck. Deck 9 is the highest deck that has portholes. You are on the opposite side of the ship from 9664 which you can see in the aft pictures in the first page. I think it's also one of the partially obstructed verandahs I mention in post 1.

Here's a close up shot. 9664 has the service platform sitting over it in this shot, but give you a bigger view of what your room looks like (if you imagine it on the other side of the ship)

 

[robin09]

Oh please, don't be sorry.. I'm in awe of all the work you've done and greatly appreciate it! Thankyou so much for this help... at least now I can go back and ask for a different room!

Sorry, but we didn't have great pictures of the left side of the ship that we could index, so most people are finding the equivalent room on the other side of the ship. Your room 9164 is easy to find as it is the first verandah room after the aft porthole rooms on the 9th deck. Deck 9 is the highest deck that has portholes. You are on the opposite side of the ship from 9664 which you can see in the aft pictures in the first page. I think it's also one of the partially obstructed verandahs I mention in post 1.

Here's a close up shot. 9664 has the service platform sitting over it in this shot, but give you a bigger view of what your room looks like (if you imagine it on the other side of the ship)

 

[remorse]

Some pictures of the Dream in dock Elbe 17 at Blohm and Voss in Hamburg today. I must apologise for the quality of a couple of them but visibility was rubbish and is getting worse all the time...

Deck 11 and 12 port side... if you look at the verandas on Deck 11 you can see that one of the veranda dividers now appears to come all the way out to the railing. So it looks to me that the lucky deck 11 people on the "bump" will have an extra large veranda.

Similarly deck 5 verandas starboard side aft... below the jib of the crane you can see one divider that now extends all the way out.

Also random other pictures and snow on Mickey! Probably not going to happen too often when she's in the Caribbean...

 

[kaseyC]

Wow, looks like those Concierge suites and cabins on deck 11 will have an almost enclosed verandah... bright side, at least some will be larger.

 

[justmestace]

That's probably the ONLY time we'll see SNOW on her!!!


I love the pictures, even if visibility was not so great!

VERY nice that those balconies will be extended!

I'm trying to look closely enough to see, but can't quite...if the dividers will be able to be opened. The hinged side on the Magic and Wonder was next to the ship, though, so I guess we'll have to wait for a report on that.

 

[justmestace]

Wow, looks like those Concierge suites and cabins on deck 11 will have an almost enclosed verandah... bright side, at least some will be larger.

To me, that's a plus. You could be out there even if it's raining!

 

[justmestace]

Still no dividers aft, where the ropes to the flagpole are. They still have plenty of time, though.

 

[kaseyC]

To me, that's a plus. You could be out there even if it's raining!

For me too, it would be a plus. I just wonder if DCL will need to adjust the description for those cabins. I could see some issue though, if someone is expecting a completely open verandah and they walk in and see an almost enclosed space.

 

[justmestace]

For me too, it would be a plus. I just wonder if DCL will need to adjust the description for those cabins. I could see some issue though, if someone is expecting a completely open verandah and they walk in and see an almost enclosed space.

There are a small handful of issues they're going to have to address already!
Like the difference in square footage of the aft 6A's and 6B's, for one thing.

The only thing that I'm thinking would also be a "minus" with those enclosed verandahs would be the moisture build-up from the humidity. I could live with that, but I have a feeling there will always be complainers.

 

[KingRichard]

Has anyone booked deck 11?

I'm searching for next year and it always puts me on deck 12, every week I checked?