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

[HallsofVA]

I mentioned earlier that they are doing something to all the accessible doors, but not sure what. Here's a closeup of the door to 9670 on Deck 9. This room is not listed as an accessible room on the newer deck plan, but as mentioned earlier (or was it in another post, I forget!) I wonder if they have any plans to make them accessible again. Possible they are installing an automatic door opener on the verandah? Look at the little track over the right most door panel. And look at how large the main door opening is now. Hmm. Any guesses??

 

[elgerber]

From an XXL picture that Andreas posted, you can see more of what is going on with the aft verandah dividers.

This looks like they are installing them? I hope!!

 

[HallsofVA]

This looks like they are installing them? I hope!!

They are installing some dividers, yes. The question still remains as to whether the dividers will extend all the way out to the edge of the railing, or whether they will stop short, enabling people to walk around the railing and not completely separating off one verandah from another.

 

[dawne577]

I moved our stateroom from 6192 to 6690 just a few days ago. The close ups photos convince me that I made a good move - I was concerned about the flagpole and about the shared balcony space with the cabin that adjoins 6192. Seems like a lot of DIS'ers have 6690 reserved so there should be feedback and pics before we sail on 1-3-2012!
Wish I had known about Disney changing the corner afts on 7&8 to non HA - we've got 3 inside staterooms close to us on deck 6 aft and that large balcony would have been ideal for the grandkids.

 

[leane]

I am a first time cruiser on any line and was hoping for some input.
We are booking today with a TA and are going to book a catagory 5D hopefully room 6656.

Our TA said Deck 6 was a good deck and we are going Aft because I am prone to seasickness.

Would you agree with the TA is deck 6 a good deck. If we are cruising first time and splurging on a verhanda I don't want to be stuck looking at the top of a life boat

TIA for your help.

 

[cwdefouw]

Regarding the Deck 5, Cat 5 rooms with the deeper balconies fore and aft. It is interesting to note that Royal Caribbean's Radiance Class ships, (also built by Meyer Werft), have a very similar design on their seventh deck, fore and aft where the verandah staterooms are much deeper with a small covered area and a large uncovered area. Just an interesting design note.

 

[DisneyBaby2004]

Just wanted to take a moment and give a quick thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread. In just under a week since I started this thread, it's had almost 18000 views, and over 270 posts. Thanks to everyone for helping to unlock the mysteries of the Dream, and for helping to translate the deck plans into actual pictures of the ship!

THank YOU!!!! You have taken so much time by posting pic, analyzing and answering questions.

 

[justmestace]

Andreas posted some XXL pictures, and we are able to get a good view of the flagpole with the cables, etc. in place so you can judge possible blockage (except for seeing an actual flag in place.)

WOW....my drawing that I did was SPOT ON!!!

 

[justmestace]

I've been looking at a deck plan that shows many accessible cabins in the aft. So Disney changed their minds?? What will those cabins now be like? Will they have same layout, just a regular washroom??

We typically travel with an air mattress (no where to fall!), which is why floor space is important to us and also having space for wheelchair in the cabin, too.

That would be great for us; my son is in a wheelchair but is small enough that a bathtub is preferred over a roll in shower.

Would 8682 be one of the better suites for us (occupancy of 4)?

Thanks for any feedback!

According to DCL's reservation line, my TA, and the new travel agent's large Disney Cruise Line Vacation Planner book, the ONLY accessible stateroom in the aft that has a verandah is #9170.
The early deck plans that were posted here on the DIS....by Dreams Unlimited, showed most of the corner rooms aft as being accessible, but this is not true.

 

[justmestace]

This is how I had thought they would work the flagpole....with a CM coming out onto deck 5 (in the gray area on the deck plans) to raise it from there, so as not to disturb anyone.
But the better news is that they managed to place the ropes so that they won't block any of the stateroom's views!!!

 

[awatt]

According to DCL's reservation line, my TA, and the new travel agent's large Disney Cruise Line Vacation Planner book, the ONLY accessible stateroom in the aft that has a verandah is #9170.
The early deck plans that were posted here on the DIS....by Dreams Unlimited, showed most of the corner rooms aft as being accessible, but this is not true.

Called DCL to inquire about the corner aft cabins, maybe switching from 6192 to one of them instead.

The agent told me for my sailing they were not booked, but she could not book one for me because DCL has them on "hold" and is deciding whether they will be accessible or not. FWIW.

 

[HallsofVA]

Called DCL to inquire about the corner aft cabins, maybe switching from 6192 to one of them instead.

The agent told me for my sailing they were not booked, but she could not book one for me because DCL has them on "hold" and is deciding whether they will be accessible or not. FWIW.

I've been wondering if this was the case. While I recognize the DIS is just a subset of the entire population of folks who cruise, I found it odd that no one (that I can recall) has chimed in on any of the recent threads to brag about having one of those large corner rooms booked.

I've searched 10 or more cruises for 2-4 people, and have not been able to find one of those rooms available regardless of the time of year.

Hopefully, if anyone does have one of those rooms booked they will chime up. But I still think they're working through the final fit and finish to see which way they will be able to go with those rooms.

 

[jdybnsn]

But the better news is that they managed to place the ropes so that they won't block any of the stateroom's views!!!

What about the flag ? - will this obscur views do you think ?

 

[disneydawg10]

I've been wondering if this was the case. While I recognize the DIS is just a subset of the entire population of folks who cruise, I found it odd that no one (that I can recall) has chimed in on any of the recent threads to brag about having one of those large corner rooms booked.

I've searched 10 or more cruises for 2-4 people, and have not been able to find one of those rooms available regardless of the time of year.

Hopefully, if anyone does have one of those rooms booked they will chime up. But I still think they're working through the final fit and finish to see which way they will be able to go with those rooms.

I have been wondering the same thing. We have room #9672 which connects to 9670. I recently asked my TA about 9670 for our family traveling with us (they have 9652). I asked about it being HA and if not, if it was available. It was not for our cruise (and she said it wasn't HA). 9652 seems to have a bit of an obstructed view, and I wanted to change to another verandah room on deck 9, but my TA couldn't find any at the time. It will be interesting to see what the final outcome it.
BTW-thank you for this thread. I check this one daily (since we have an aft room, and I was curious what all you smarties say)!

 

[elgerber]

Called DCL to inquire about the corner aft cabins, maybe switching from 6192 to one of them instead.

The agent told me for my sailing they were not booked, but she could not book one for me because DCL has them on "hold" and is deciding whether they will be accessible or not. FWIW.

I would also be very interested to see what happens with these. I have the inside room next to one of them, and could swap my verandah room on the back for one of these. They look huge, as do the verandahs.

 

[Soccermom-Cheri]

What about the flag ? - will this obscur views do you think ?

I wonder about that as well... and what about the noise of the flag? When it is really flapping it can be loud and annoying.

 

[js]

I wonder about that as well... and what about the noise of the flag? When it is really flapping it can be loud and annoying.

I had the same concerns since I am in both the connecting aft 6B cabins.
Someone on here told me that the flag is only flying while in port, so that is ok with me. I do wish the pole was not there.
It really looks like Deck 5 aft has the most space and privacy since only two cabins in the back but I am not changing, we booked on points and I'm not paying any cash to move cabins (if they even are available).
It does look like the Deck 6 balconies are very large though which will be nice since we only have ever booked side balconies on other cruise lines.

 

[justmestace]

Somewhere on one of these threads, I posted a picture of the flag from my aft balcony. Since the wind blows it around in different directions, it will only block the view for moments at a time. It moved often enough that I was able to get good pictures of Castaway Cay...and some with the flag in the foreground and CC behind it. They made some beautiful pictures.

I have to honestly say that I don't remember any noise from the flag or the ropes at all. And yes, at least it's only there while the ship is in port....so no noise from it at all at night.

 

[justmestace]

Called DCL to inquire about the corner aft cabins, maybe switching from 6192 to one of them instead.

The agent told me for my sailing they were not booked, but she could not book one for me because DCL has them on "hold" and is deciding whether they will be accessible or not. FWIW.

My TA was only going according to her deck plans when I was asking about an accessible room, and she said those rooms weren't, but she didn't say if they were already occupied or not. So I really don't know what the plan is.
I could have sworn I saw that some of them were booked for some cruises.

 

[js]

Somewhere on one of these threads, I posted a picture of the flag from my aft balcony. Since the wind blows it around in different directions, it will only block the view for moments at a time. It moved often enough that I was able to get good pictures of Castaway Cay...and some with the flag in the foreground and CC behind it. They made some beautiful pictures.

I have to honestly say that I don't remember any noise from the flag or the ropes at all. And yes, at least it's only there while the ship is in port....so no noise from it at all at night.

Thank you. Did you hear clicking or clanging at night from metal or ropes hitting the pole? I am a very light sleeper and this would not be good if I keep the cabin door open at night.