Our First Disney Cruise
Disney Dream Cruise Review
5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 12, 2019
Ship: Disney Dream
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
This was our FIRST Disney cruise and will not be our last. Disney takes customer service to the next level. The little touches everywhere and the staff are beyond amazing. This was was just my husband and I. Disney is really good about having the adults only areas just for adults which we appreciated. The rainforeat pass was incredible and well worth the money on this ship. We were confused as to why there was a 15% gratuity auto added for this "service" when all they do is hand you a robe and check you in. The sauna, whirlpool and heated chairs made all the stress melt away. Spluge for a salt scrub at least 1 day. My skin felt amazing afterwards. The gym was super small and they often have classes when trying to workout. It is very busy in the morning so if you can work out later on the day that would be our recommendation. Order room service...the key lime pie, wings and cheese plate (all included) are wonderful. Our dining was not until 8:15, so we would order combinations of these items while we were getting ready. We enjoyed all the special touches that Disney offers and you can make your cruise as high adventure or low key as you want...there is something for everyone. I can not say how impressed I was with everything and how I will be couting down the days until my next cruise.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Palo
We had dinner here 2 nights. Embarkation night and the last night. Katia was the best server and the food was beyond amazing. It was worth the up charge for many reasons. Food, atmosphere, quite, exquisite service and romantic.
Meridian
This bar is FIRST CLASS. Most people dont know about it because it is between Remy & Palo. We had Palo our first night and we had before dinner drinks here. It bacame our routine for our late dining to go here and have a drink. Jennifer the bartender was AMAZING. The bar overlooks rhe back of the ship and we had the most amazing views of sunsets every night.
Animator's Palate
Just not our favorite. So loud and outside of crush talking (which was hard to hear him), nothing special happened.
Royal Palace
We missed regular dinner here because we went to Palo, but I would recommend it for lunch of you would like to get away fron crowds.
Enchanted Garden
Dinner was great, but the secret is go here for Breakfast buffet every morning. Service is amazing and the food is so good. Plus the atmosphere was our favorite.
Pink
We had a drink here one night. The drink was good but the bar was empty and not much going on.
Frozone Treats
Banana ice cream....🤩🤩🤩🤩
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Realize you can't do it all. The ship is huge and there are so many activities. Slow down and just enjoy it because your days go by so quick. Explore the ship on your first day and prioritize the things you have to do!
Ports of call
Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)