ChrisLashley Cruise Review on Disney Dream on Feb 09, 2018

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 33

Review summary

Five stars, with a catch. This was a fantastic ship, with a wonderful crew. The decorations were amazing and the ship was never dirty, ever. I swear I saw workers painting at port. The first day however, was not a great start. We were rushed at dinner, and there just wasn't enough time to really do anything. Night 2, was Pirate Night....and a port....and dinner....and a show. We rushed from our port to change into our dinner attire, then rushed to change into our Pirate costumes, just to see a horrible Jack Sparrow impersonation and freaking fireworks. Fireworks at Sea!!! That was crazy, and we loved it. The show however, was terrible! The show didn't last long and we all had this feeling of "Is that it?" We looked forward to Pirate Night for months and felt disappointed. The buffet was insane! Crab legs on the buffet, unlimited Coke products for the taking, and some of the best hamburgers and chicken on the Open Sea. The down-side, it was cramped! I have been on smaller ships (Empress of the Seas) that has more room around the tables. There was really no room to walk. We had to wait for people to move so we could get past the tables, and the same for them. Look point I'm making is this, keep your expectations in check when you do a 3 day voyage on the Dream. You can't do the Midship Detective Agency, and explore every nook of the ship while at port, while trying to catch a movie. Pick what really matters and do that. The shows were simply amazing!! "Beauty and the Beast" was phenomenal. We still talk about "Believe". Again, CRAMPED! Elbows on elbows in the theatre. Up-side, no weird poles anywhere. Every seat was a good seat. The food was cruise average, but crazy loud. Animators' Pallette was not what we hoped. We still hear "DUDE" in our sleep. The noise level was very, very loud. Royal Palace was amazing, and we still love it to this day. Our room was adjoining with another family we did not know and we were awoken at 6:00am every morning from a kid screaming. I wrote a review and posted pictures about our stateroom if you are interested. We had a few drinks in Nassau and came back to the ship. No nap for us. There were kids and parents running up and down the hall all hours of the day. Oh well. By the way, the ship pretty much shuts down at 10:00pm. I can't help but love this ship. I love Disney. I am a Annual Passholder, but I think once on the Dream is enough for me. I still recommend the Dream, but remember to keep your expectations in check, and if possible stay out for 4-5 days. This is my review, and I hope it helped.