I don't understand the negative reviews. We are just back from our DCL & WDW vacation.
I don' t normally write trip reviews but I needed to get my feedback on Dream out there for those that, like myself, are worried that the Dream wouldn't live up to our expectations.
We are a family of 4, DH (50), DS(20), DD(17+) and me of course. We have taken 17 cruises now including 4 other DCL ones, RCL, Carnival and Princess.
We had an absolutely great time! Loved every minute on the cruise. Only real negative we found was that 4 days is not enough time. We don't want to do 4 days again, we need 7.
Here are some other briefs:
This was the cruise right after Irene. We were not sure if we were going to stop in Castaway Cay or Nassau due to the storm damage. We stopped at both and everything was fine. The only change was that we did a sea day before Castaway Cay.
Embarkation was a breeze. We rented a car in Disney and we arrived at the pier at Noon. My DH & DS dropped us of with the luggage and went to return the car. We were told that we could go ahead and check in and they would just need photo id to get into the terminal. My DD and I went to the Castaway Club line, no wait, and checked in. Although we received all 4 cards, we were reminded that my husband and son would have to have their picture taken on the gangway. We were done in less than 5 minutes. We waited for about 15 for the guys and then when they texted that they were on their way up, we went over to the line to take a picture with Mickey. They joined us on line and we took our picture with Mickey. Next we headed over to the gangway again, no line. My DH & DS were asked to step into a small room where they took their ID again and their picture. They were done in less than 3 minutes. That's it! We were on the ship!
Rooms- We had 2 aft rooms,6688 & 6690. Huge Balconies! Yes the flag does obstruct the view in room 6690 when in port. At sea it was fine. Loved the rooms.
Food- We are foodies and we loved the food. Everyone has different tastes. We like to try different things. There were several appetizing options each night and we thought the flavors were spot on. We ate at Enchanted Gardens, Animators Palate and Royal Palace.
Our waiters were not the best. With that said, they were accommodating and we never had to wait for our food. Our server was just okay. She wasn’t the greatest but our orders were always correct and brought out in a timely manner. No complaints, just not Wow. The Assistant Server was a bit slow with getting our drinks and a bit unorganized. He had to be reminded to get drinks and sometimes he forgot altogether.
The Head Server was very good on this cruise. I think he knew that our servers didn’t have their act together because he would often bring us our drinks or clear our plates.
He was very good.
Remy’s- DH and I went to Remy’s on the 3rd night. The kids went to Royal Palace that night which was also Pirate Night. We went to Royal Palace the next night.
We did Remy’s with the Wine Pairing. DH ordered the American menu and I ordered the French. We loved it! It was definitely worth it for us. Our dinner was 2.5 hours.
AquaDuck was fun. We waited 20 minutes on our Sea Day. There were other times when there was no line. It was also open at night which was a great time for adults to go on with no line.
Adult Pool- Yes it would be great if the pool was bigger and the elevator opens up to that area. That is a mistake that I hope Disney corrects. The adult area itself is very nice and quite large. We didn’t have trouble finding chairs and bar service was good.
The Adult Areas including the lounges were all very nice.
Room Service-Kids ordered Room Service late night, every-night and didn’t have any complaints.
Room Steward- Never saw him but the rooms were impeccable.
Debarkation was a breeze. Kids went to breakfast at 8am while we collected everything from the rooms. DH went up to cabanas and brought us down coffee and bagels. When the kids returned from breakfast we went down and out. Lines moved smoothly, luggage was easy to find and we were renting our car by 9:30.
This was probably one of our favorite cruises. It just needed to be 7 days!
The ship is beautiful and the service was better than most.
If you are worried about your upcoming cruise, don’t be. Just go with an open-mind, leave critical and negative thinking at the pier and enjoy your cruise!
Here are some pictures of the balcony. Hope it works.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x420/MEGADAN85/2011MegstriptoMiami208.jpg
I don' t normally write trip reviews but I needed to get my feedback on Dream out there for those that, like myself, are worried that the Dream wouldn't live up to our expectations.
We are a family of 4, DH (50), DS(20), DD(17+) and me of course. We have taken 17 cruises now including 4 other DCL ones, RCL, Carnival and Princess.
We had an absolutely great time! Loved every minute on the cruise. Only real negative we found was that 4 days is not enough time. We don't want to do 4 days again, we need 7.
Here are some other briefs:
This was the cruise right after Irene. We were not sure if we were going to stop in Castaway Cay or Nassau due to the storm damage. We stopped at both and everything was fine. The only change was that we did a sea day before Castaway Cay.
Embarkation was a breeze. We rented a car in Disney and we arrived at the pier at Noon. My DH & DS dropped us of with the luggage and went to return the car. We were told that we could go ahead and check in and they would just need photo id to get into the terminal. My DD and I went to the Castaway Club line, no wait, and checked in. Although we received all 4 cards, we were reminded that my husband and son would have to have their picture taken on the gangway. We were done in less than 5 minutes. We waited for about 15 for the guys and then when they texted that they were on their way up, we went over to the line to take a picture with Mickey. They joined us on line and we took our picture with Mickey. Next we headed over to the gangway again, no line. My DH & DS were asked to step into a small room where they took their ID again and their picture. They were done in less than 3 minutes. That's it! We were on the ship!
Rooms- We had 2 aft rooms,6688 & 6690. Huge Balconies! Yes the flag does obstruct the view in room 6690 when in port. At sea it was fine. Loved the rooms.
Food- We are foodies and we loved the food. Everyone has different tastes. We like to try different things. There were several appetizing options each night and we thought the flavors were spot on. We ate at Enchanted Gardens, Animators Palate and Royal Palace.
Our waiters were not the best. With that said, they were accommodating and we never had to wait for our food. Our server was just okay. She wasn’t the greatest but our orders were always correct and brought out in a timely manner. No complaints, just not Wow. The Assistant Server was a bit slow with getting our drinks and a bit unorganized. He had to be reminded to get drinks and sometimes he forgot altogether.
The Head Server was very good on this cruise. I think he knew that our servers didn’t have their act together because he would often bring us our drinks or clear our plates.
He was very good.
Remy’s- DH and I went to Remy’s on the 3rd night. The kids went to Royal Palace that night which was also Pirate Night. We went to Royal Palace the next night.
We did Remy’s with the Wine Pairing. DH ordered the American menu and I ordered the French. We loved it! It was definitely worth it for us. Our dinner was 2.5 hours.
AquaDuck was fun. We waited 20 minutes on our Sea Day. There were other times when there was no line. It was also open at night which was a great time for adults to go on with no line.
Adult Pool- Yes it would be great if the pool was bigger and the elevator opens up to that area. That is a mistake that I hope Disney corrects. The adult area itself is very nice and quite large. We didn’t have trouble finding chairs and bar service was good.
The Adult Areas including the lounges were all very nice.
Room Service-Kids ordered Room Service late night, every-night and didn’t have any complaints.
Room Steward- Never saw him but the rooms were impeccable.
Debarkation was a breeze. Kids went to breakfast at 8am while we collected everything from the rooms. DH went up to cabanas and brought us down coffee and bagels. When the kids returned from breakfast we went down and out. Lines moved smoothly, luggage was easy to find and we were renting our car by 9:30.
This was probably one of our favorite cruises. It just needed to be 7 days!
The ship is beautiful and the service was better than most.
If you are worried about your upcoming cruise, don’t be. Just go with an open-mind, leave critical and negative thinking at the pier and enjoy your cruise!
Here are some pictures of the balcony. Hope it works.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x420/MEGADAN85/2011MegstriptoMiami208.jpg
