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Details appeared in the October 2 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Star Wars Comes to Disney Dream

Artist's rendering of Millennium Falcon aboard Disney Dream

It hardly seems possible, but Disney Dream is already four years old, and this fall when it goes into dry dock (October 4-24) it will be refit it will be time for some major new features to be added.

One that would excite lots of adults, will only be available to the kids aged 3-12 because it will be a major addition to the Oceaneer Club. The new area, called Star Wars: Millennium Falcon, lets the kids play on the bridge of the spacecraft from the legendary movie series. They will join the battle for good by assisting with the navigation of the powerful spacecraft, and can pilot the spaceship through hyperspace and trigger lightspeed jumps to different locations around the galaxy.

The complete story appeared in the April 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Video: Decorating Disney Dream

As you would expect, the holidays are a magical time aboard Disney Dream, and since this is its first Christmas, they are even more so. Unlike other lines, Disney can draw upon the same year round professionals who are responsible for decorating the park, and they transformed the entire ship - with Disney attention to detail - during its turnaround at Port Canaveral. And speaking of detail, there are new "hidden Mickey's" in the Christmas decorations, as seen in this video.

Meyer Werft floats out Disney Dream

Disney Dream floated out of the covered building dock this evening at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. At 128,000 gross tons, it is the largest ship ever built by the yard. The ship is scheduled to leave the yard in two weeks for sea trials. It will enter service at Port Canaveral on January 26, 2011. Additional photos


The complete story appeared in the November 1, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

The Curtain Rises - Disney Reveals Musical Shows

Disney is an entertainment company, and they are big on imagination, so one of the most anticipated announcements about Disney Dream has been the one that describes the production shows that will be aboard when the ship enters service in January. And today that day came.

The complete article appeared in the October 26, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival bartender guilty/sentenced, Disney Dream ready to float out, the floating hotel trend, cruise marketing Italian-style

CND subscribers read about a Carnival bartender being sentenced for the rape of a 14-year-old girl aboard Carnival Freedom ... Disney readying a special "coming out" party when Disney Dream floats out at the Meyer shipyard later this month ... another cruise ship being used as a floating hotel for a special event ... and cruise marketing, Italian-style.


Details appeared in the "Other Things You'll Want to Know" column in the October 1, 2010 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Final Block of Disney Dream in Place

Disney Dream is still eight months away from its maiden voyage, so it is nowhere near complete, but a major milestone was achieved in its construction earlier this week.

A ship's hull is composed of giant blocks, which are preconstructed and then fitted together into place in the drydock like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Disney Dream is composed of 80 blocks, and the final one, this time the bow, was lifted into place in Meyer Werft's huge covered drydock at their Papenburg (Germany) facility.

The complete article appeared in the June 2, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily. Photos are in a newsfile on the CND website.

First Disney Dream Features Revealed

Disney today released the first details of some of the features aboard their new ship, Disney Dream. This video will highlight some of them.



Disney Dream will enter service on January 26, 2011 with 3- and 4-night cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral. In the summer it will shift to a 4- and 5-night pattern. The programs open for booking on November 9, 2009.

Meyer Werft Lays Keel for Disney Dream

Meyer Werft laid the first block of Disney Dream's keel today at their Papenburg (map) yard. Disney dream is the first of a pair of 128,000-ton vessels on order for delivery in 2011 and 2012.

As you might expect from Disney, the ceremony was not your typical low-key keel-laying.










Disney's Captain Tom Forberg shows the special Disney "good luck" coin that was set before the first block was lowered onto it. Captain Donald looked on and vowed he would never sail the ship to Peking.

Steel Cut for Disney Dream

Meyer Werft began to cut steel for the first new Disney ship, Disney Dream, on March 2. They have now released this video of the event.



We have photos from the event on the CND website. Disney Dream is set to enter service in 2011.