Disney Dream 3/2/20 sailing

Item: Disney Dream
Rating: 4.5
Author: dmfpenguin

Disney Dream Cruise Review

dmfpenguin

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2020

Ship: Disney Dream

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Had a great time! Will return if prices don’t go too high.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embark was pretty easy. We were late for out arrival time, but still walked right on ship. Was given the boarding group I would have had if I had been on time, rather than the group people ahead of us were given. Walked right on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food in the main dining rooms has gone down hill substantially since I started sailing this line in the 90s. Bad overall quality. Service is excellent. I will say that Palo does have excellent food and service. I was able to secure 2 dinner reservations there as well as a brunch reservation. The service is exceptional as well. If traveling prior to the upcoming dry dock, ask to be seated in Boba’s section. She is exceptional! Bar service tended to be above average and heavy handed pours.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was very dusty. I thought this was odd. My prior experience with Disney was that staterooms tended to be exceptionally clean. Visible dust on the baseboards, bathroom floors and counters, as well as shelving was unfortunate and surprising.

Ship tip

Starboard side if the Dream Class ships has the best port views. The Rainforest Room within the spa is a nice getaway from the crowds and noise. Watch out for the spa treatment up sells and ALWAYS confirm the price prior to your treatments. An 18% gratuity is added to 99% of onboard purchases.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau is a typical port city. Stay in the tourist area. You are not really welcome in the areas that regular people live and work. Leave them alone and they will leave you alone. We opted for a day pass at the British Colonial Hilton. Excellent service and quality, if not a tad expensive on the drinks and food. We went over our food and beverage credit, as expected. They do take credit cards as well as cash.

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Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sounds great

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JenkinsCruise 4 years ago

Glad you had a great time

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dmfpenguin 4 years ago

I had intended to purchase a placeholder while onboard, but tbh the price has gotten too high on this line for what you are getting. It used to be that DCL didn’t nickel and dime or have tiered service. I could pay half of what I paid for this cruise and go longer or sail in a higher tier stateroom for what next seasons pricing is. Until food, cleanliness, the nickel and dime, and the attitude change, I’ll be sailing another line.

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CleanCruiserPod 4 years ago

Glad you had a great time.

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librachick104 4 years ago

I agree with the food going downhill. I wasn’t impressed with the dining at all.

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MammaBerg 4 years ago

Thx for your review

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Cruise1st 4 years ago

Fantastic, all cruise lines will take a hit, price hike when it blows over is inevitable I think

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