Even though the Disney Dream has floated out of its dock at Meyer Werft in Germany, that doesn’t mean the work is all done on the floating theme park. In fact, a lot of interior finishing work is still under way. Disney sent their photographer… Read More »First Pictures inside the Disney Dream
The team at Disney Cruise Lines has produced a nice video that loops together all the concept art they’ve released for the Disney Dream, due to sail for the first time in 2011. I’ve never been on a Disney Cruise and this really makes me… Read More »Early Video Tour of the Disney Dream
In a photo taken June 12, 2010, the “Disney Magic” cruise ship sails past the White Cliffs of Dover in England. The ship was in Dover as part of Disney Cruise Line’s first Northern European Capitals sailing of 2010. This is the first time Disney… Read More »Disney Magic Ports in Dover, England for first time
CFNews 13 reports that high wind speeds, over 50 MPH in some cases, have caused the Disney Magic to remain berthed in the Bahamas overnight instead of sailing back to Port Canaveral to off-load and resupply this morning. The news came out when supply trucks… Read More »Disney Magic Delayed by High Winds
Continuing my series on what’s coming next from the Disney Cruise Line, today we look at the new, and the classic, dining options that will be available on the Disney Dream when it sets sail in 2011.
So what will the first set of passengers find? How about elaborately themed restaurants, distinctly Disney touches, and world-class cuisine. All of which promise guests of the Disney Dream a memorable entertainment experience for families and guests of all ages.
Find out all the details, along with concept art, below the jump:
Hang on to those Hats and Glasses when you board the next innovation to come from the Disney Cruise Line. The new Disney Dream will debut the cruise industry’s first-ever shipboard water coaster, a.k.a. the AquaDuck. The ride will take guests on a high-speed flume… Read More »Disney Cruise Line adds Water Coaster to its new ship
The Disney Cruise Line has celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Dream, the first of two larger ships destined to expand the Walt Disney Company’s family cruise options to more people in more places around the world. The ceremony, including Donald Duck of course, took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
“Since our inception, families have come to know and love Disney Cruise Line, and they are looking for additional ways to enjoy all that we have to offer,” Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz said. “Our fleet expansion will allow us to satisfy demand on both the East and West coasts of the United States while also giving us the flexibility to explore additional global destinations for our Guests.”
The keel laying ceremony is the first time the Disney Dream will begin to take shape after many years of design work. In the maritime industry, the ceremony marks a momentous occasion when the first block – or section – of the ship is lowered into the building dock and a coin is placed under the keel for good fortune. While you can’t yet see the Disney Dream on the Meyer Weft webcams, they are a fascinating window into the process.
Doing the honors of placing the coin was Captain Tom Forberg. With a distinguished maritime career aboard Disney Cruise Line, Forberg was the first crew member hired and the captain who launched the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder. Recently, Forberg was named as the future Master of the Disney Dream.
The ship will continue to take its form through a block construction process in which pre-fabricated complete hull sections are joined together in block units and are then brought together to form the ship. The Disney Dream will be made up of 80 blocks, with the first block weighing in at approximately 380 tons.
With two new mega sized cruise ships coming online (the first in 2011) and two successful west coast trips under its belt, there was little question that Disney Cruise Line would dock a permanent ship on the west coast. The only question was when and… Read More »Disney officially shopping for a west coast home for its Cruise Line