What is the Disney Dream cruise ship like? — featuring Cruises It (Disney Cruise Line)
In this video: Disney Dream | Full Walkthrough Ship Tour & Review | Ultra HD Port Canaveral Orlando | Cruise Lines.
Cruises It · 4 years ago
Is the Disney Dream suitable for families with very young children?
Yes. The video shows dedicated areas for small children, including Nemo's Reef with splash and play areas, a family pool with shallow water so young kids don't need life vests, and shaded sun loungers nearby. There are also kids' clubs mentioned throughout the tour.
What this video answers
Is the Disney Dream suitable for families with very young children?
What dining options are available for adults traveling without children?
Can you relax alone as an adult on this ship?
What happens at the Pirate Party mentioned in the video?
Full Walkthrough Tour of the Disney Dream Cruise Ship
This comprehensive video tour takes you through every major deck and dining area of the Disney Dream, a cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line that sails three-, four-, and five-day voyages to the Bahamas and Castaway Cay from Port Canaveral. The tour is structured deck by deck, starting from the front of the ship and moving systematically toward the back, so you understand the ship's layout before booking. You'll see the pools, restaurants, adult-only venues, kids' clubs, theaters, shops, spa facilities, and entertainment spaces exactly as you'd encounter them during a real cruise.
This experience suits anyone considering a Disney cruise—whether you're traveling with young children, as a couple, or as an adult-only group. Families can preview kid zones like Nemo's Reef and the family pool; couples interested in adult dining can tour Paolo and Remy; and anyone curious about the nightlife will see the District, with its champagne bar, dance club, and lounge spaces. The video gives a realistic sense of which areas suit your travel style before you commit to booking.
Key Moments
Key Sights and Experiences Aboard the Disney Dream
Mickey's Pool shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, complete with a big aqua duck slide that wraps around the entire deck
The Pirate Party with fireworks and dance performances held on the pool decks at night
Animator's Palate, a dining room with an innovative dinner show where Disney characters come to life and you interact with Crush from Finding Nemo
The Theater with a 40-foot-wide stage featuring flying capabilities, projection systems, and shows like Beauty and the Beast
Goofy's Golf course at the back of the ship with panoramic ocean views while you play
The District, an adults-only entertainment zone with a champagne bar shaped like a bottle, a sports bar, and a dance club with nightly game shows
What to Know Before Booking Your Disney Dream Cruise
The Disney Fantasy is identical to the Disney Dream, so if one is fully booked, the other offers the same experience
Sodas are free throughout the ship at drink stations near the pools
Quiet Cove Pool and Adult District areas are strictly adults-only and staff enforce the policy
The Aqua Duck slide requires riders to be at least 54 inches tall to ride alone, or 42 inches tall to ride with a partner on a raft
Both Paolo and Remy upscale restaurants have mandatory dress codes; violating them means staff will not seat you
Main dining rotates among three restaurants (Royal Palace, Animator's Palate, and a third option), and your wait staff moves with you
Castaway Cay, the ship's private island destination, includes free barbecue and beach access, with a tram to transport guests
Character meet-and-greets happen in the three-deck Atrium during the day; download the Disney app for all show times
The Rainforest Thermal Suites in the spa include two steam rooms with different scents, a sauna, scented showers, heated seats, and hot tubs
Frequently Asked Questions About Disney Dream Cruises
Is the Disney Dream suitable for families with very young children?
Yes. The video shows dedicated areas for small children, including Nemo's Reef with splash and play areas, a family pool with shallow water so young kids don't need life vests, and shaded sun loungers nearby. There are also kids' clubs mentioned throughout the tour.
What dining options are available for adults traveling without children?
Adults have several exclusive or upscale options: Paolo (Northern Italian with modern twist), Remy (the most luxurious experience with a five-course dessert), and the adults-only District venues including Pink champagne bar and Evolution dance club. Cove Cafe serves wine, champagne, spirits, and charcuterie boards in the evening.
Can you relax alone as an adult on this ship?
Absolutely. The Satellite Sun Deck at the front spans all the way around the ship and is open to all guests, making it a quiet retreat. Quiet Cove Pool is strictly adults-only with a bar and hot tubs. Cove Cafe near the pool also caters to adults seeking peaceful moments with coffee, wine, and snacks.
What happens at the Pirate Party mentioned in the video?
The Pirate Party is an evening event where the ship's pools are covered, the pool decks are transformed, guests dance together, and fireworks light up the sky. The video describes it as spectacular and highly recommends not missing it if you sail on the Disney Dream or Disney Fantasy.
How much does it cost to dine at Paolo or Remy?
The video does not specify exact pricing for these specialty restaurants. The description includes a dining link with menu details and pricing information that readers can access directly for current rates.
Disney Cruise Line's private island destination where the Dream regularly stops, offering free barbecue, beach access, and relaxation time.
Main dining rotation
A system where passengers dine at three different main restaurants throughout their cruise, with the same wait staff following them to each venue.
Rainforest thermal suites
A spa facility aboard the ship that includes steam rooms, saunas, scented showers, and heated relaxation seating.
Specialty dining
Upscale restaurants on the ship (such as Paolo and Remy) that require reservations, have dress codes, and charge an additional fee beyond the cruise fare.
Aqua duck slide
A large water slide at Mickey's Pool that wraps around the deck and requires riders to grab a raft to descend.
This video is invaluable because it removes guesswork from cruise planning—you see exactly where everything is, from the kids' clubs to the adult bars, so you can mentally map your days before arriving. What I appreciated most was how methodically the tour moves from bow to stern, giving you a real sense of ship geography rather than jumping randomly between spaces, and showing real operational details like how the main dining rotation works and that pool area policies are actively enforced.
If you're seriously considering a Disney cruise, watching this full tour is essential; it will help you decide whether this ship matches your travel style and budget.
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This is a full virtual ship tour of the Disney Dream. The Disney Dream is a cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. She currently sails three-day, four-day, and occasional five-day cruises to the Bahamas. Take a tour of the entire ship. We cruised on a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas and castaway cay. We experience the dining, the kids clubs, the district, and the pools. We'll show you clips of the pirate party and the fireworks.
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this is the disney dream we're gonna take a full tour you'll enjoy this tour because we're gonna take it deck by day the cool thing about it is is that on most of the decks we're gonna start from the front of the ship and make our way all the way to the back of the ship that way you'll get an idea of where you are
on the ship and how the ship is set up my name is jason i hope you enjoyed the tour let's go ahead and get started let's start up at the top so all the way to the front of the ship is a sundeck satellite sun deck there is a little pool all the way to the front here where you can relax and refresh
if we look over the railing at the front of the ship we can see the vibe teen club there are two hot tubs right there that's pretty neat we'll take a look at that here in a little bit surprisingly a lot of adults come on disney cruises without children the satellite sun deck is a perfect place
for adults to hang out it goes all the way around the front of the ship now if we take a right right here we go in to the concierge sundeck this area is exclusive for guests who are booked in concierge suites there is also a concierge lounge which is down on the lower decks which we'll take a look at
here in a little bit the concierge sundeck is right here in the middle let's go back through satellite sundeck more toward the middle of the ship and take a look at currents bar currents bar became that special place that we like to go to after port you can see from up here that it overlooks quiet
cove pool and the family zone you also have excellent views of castaway cave from here castaway k is a destination where the dream always goes pretty much you just jump on the little tram here maybe grab some free barbecue which is included hang out on the beach relax catch some race and then head on back to
the ship maybe stopping off at current spa like we like to do and then head off to dinner we're gonna go down a couple of decks from currants bar and take a look at quiet cove pool there is a bar right next to the pool which makes it extremely convenient to grab a drink this area is for adults only and my son
eric did try to come over here to the hot tub and relax and the gentleman who worked there told him that he had to leave so it is strictly enforced right next to the pool bar is cove cafe which serves every type of coffee along with hot teas wine champagne spirits and beer it offers delicious snacks throughout
the day during breakfast you can enjoy croissants danishes or fruit in the evening it's nice to grab a glass of wine and come on in and enjoy some of the prosciutto dried sausages marinated olives cheeses and bread this is also where you'll find the fastest internet let's head on up a deck and take a look
at the family zone so this area is more for smaller children that's why it has the very small pool here so they don't need a life vest and they can just kind of jump around and swim and the little pool here so there's really nice sun areas over here as well if you look over to the right you'll see there's chairs
under some shade so you can relax and just hang out with the little ones let's head on down the deck and take a look at one of the most entertaining places on the ship right here is where you're gonna find the main pools so there's donald's family pool and mickey's pool there is a
lot of entertainment and activities that take place in this area throughout the entire cruise for example during the day they might have a movie right here on the big screen at night there might be a sporting event also this is where the pirate party takes place they cover the pools and put up the pool decks
everybody dances and there is fireworks fireworks are a lot of fun i highly recommend that if you go on a disney dream cruise or a disney fantasy cruise you do not miss the fireworks because it is spectacular and then of course there is a dance party afterwards let's look on over to the right side
where we'll find mickey's pool so mickey's pool is in the shape of mickey mouse you'll see the ears and the face so here at mickey's pool there is a small yellow side for smaller children there is also the big aqueduct slide which goes around the entire deck it's pretty cool you just grab a raft
and jump on to ride the aqua duck alone you must be at least 54 inches in height if you're not 54 inches in height to ride on the front you have to be at least 42 inches in height remember on this slide you can double up on the wraps here at the main pool area there is a hot tub and if we go straight ahead from
the hot tub we're going to run right into flo's cafe it's one of my favorite places here you can grab a hamburger hot dog chicken tenders if you want to be healthy you can grab a salad but it's very convenient because you can just walk up here and order whatever you want right out the window
directly on the other side of the deck you can get a soft serve ice cream either in a cone or a cup and right next to that is frozen treats where you can enjoy a delicious smoothie now if we move straight ahead we're gonna run right into the drink station sodas are free on the disney dream so
you can grab a coke or a sprite now right underneath the aqueduct is nemo's reef this is where little kids can enjoy splash and playtime hey folks i was wondering if you could help me out and please do me a favor you've been watching this video for six whole minutes and there is a lot of excellent
information to come so if you could please give the video a like whenever you have a sweet tooth feel free to come in to vanellope's and pick a wide range of delicious sweets let's take a look at cabana's the buffet area so if we go by flo's cafe right by the pool area we're gonna go right into
cabanas this is the buffet area also is what's very important to know about the disney dream is that the disney fantasy is identical to this ship i'll go ahead and place sailings of both ships down below the description of the video and check this out if you want to book either one make sure you give us a call
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we offer you must give us a call because these are unpublished rates they're not published on our website everyone who calls in gets a discount it's simple and fast so let's go ahead and take a look at the back of the ship we're going to walk right by the basketball court here and take a look at goofy's golf what i
like about goofy's golf is it goes right around the back of the ship so while you're playing off you have awesome views of the ocean many cruise ships have put golf courses but not with beautiful panoramic views like this so if you want to go in and play some sports you can go into the simulator
where they have golf baseball basketball and games like soccer we're gonna go directly underneath us drop down a deck and take a look at paulo and remy so in between paolo and remy is meridian bar meridian bar is somewhere where you can relax and have a drink or you can go outside here and have a smoke smoke a
cigar they sell cigars back in cove cafe let's go ahead and take a look at powwow paulo is northern italian cooking it has a modern twist both remy and paulo are exclusive for adults they serve brunch and dinner and both have a dress code now roomie over here is the most luxurious dining
experience on the disney dream amazingly they have a five course dessert now going back to the dress code it is very important that you dress properly or they will not let you in there is information on the dining down below the description of the video which has information on the dress code and the
pricing check out that link when you have a chance so we are here midship right here in the atrium the atrium spans three decks this is where you're gonna walk right on to the ship also this is where you're gonna hang out with all the characters and take the fun pictures and enjoy the
greetings so the main area here in the atrium is on deck three if we jump up a deck and go to deck four we'll run right into vista cafe this cafe serves all types of coffee and regular drinks keep in mind that up by the pools is cove cafe and down here close to the atrium or in the atrium is
vista cafe now check this out caddy corner to vista cafe across the atrium down a deck is bon voyage bar if we walk right through bon voyage bar we're gonna go right through all of the shops so from the atrium we're actually making our way from midship to the front of the ship we're gonna go right on through
here this is a popular spot where a lot of photos are taken of the families and straight all the way up to the front of the ship is the theater during the day drop on by for a fun character greeting at night come on in and watch entertaining shows such as beauty and the beast and believe
the theater spans two decks up here you'll find balcony seating the stage is approximately 40 feet wide it's really neat it has full flying capabilities for removable backdrops and scenery it has an amazing projection system for animated scrims and stage lifts hey make sure you download the disney
app so you can get all the show times right around the corner is the buena vista theater enjoy the latest marvel disney pixar and star wars films let's head on back through the shops back toward the atrium and take a look at guest services so guest services sits right where you walk in so when you walk
onto the ship look to the right you'll see guest services let's walk across the atrium so if we go across the atrium here we'll walk right into the royal palace the royal palace is inspired by classic disney princess film the cuisine is french inspired and it's open for breakfast lunch and dinner the way the
main dining works here on the disney dream is that you're gonna alternate among three of the main restaurants because what's nice is that your weight staff alternates with you let's head on into animators palette so animators palette is also part of the main dining room it's one of the dining rooms among
which you will rotate here you'll enjoy an innovative dinner show disney characters come to life right before your eyes you'll be immersed in underwater disney pixar films you'll even share a conversation with crush let's go ahead and jump up to deck four so we're gonna go ahead and tour the
whole deck we're gonna go by shutters right here is the d lounge and then all the way in the back is the district so let's go ahead and start off with shutters so this is where you're gonna come to take a look at the screens so that you can see the pictures that the photographers took of you while you were
on the ship now if you'd like to know how you can save 15 on those packages when you give us a call we will let you know let's go and take a look at the district this is all the way in the back of the ship like i was saying before this is an adult only area so when you first walk in there is a cozy bar you
can enjoy live piano and violin music in here for example right here is pink this is the champagne bar it's pretty cool because it's in the shape of a champagne bottle this right here is six seven eight come on in here and relax watch some sports play some good old-fashioned trivia if you like over
here is evolution this is the dance club so there will be dance parties at night and there's also game shows in here this right here is skyline bar let's jump up to deck 11 and take a look at census spa as soon as you walk in you go right into the barber shop beside that is the salon the salon has a
beautiful view of castaway k right now as soon as you walk in just go right past the counter to the left and you'll go right into the gym you don't need to check in or anything just give them a wave let them know you're going to the gym and start your workout now if you go into the rainforest thermal suites here
you can relax in the steam room there are two steam rooms it just depends on what scent you like more also there is a sauna when you get out of the sauna if you like you can refresh and one of the scented showers rain forest water fun or tropical thunder now if we go out here there are heated seats where you can
relax and enjoy the view there are also hot tubs which is pretty nice because they're right here on the deck so these are amazing when you're out at sea there is an extra charge to hang out here in the thermal suites however i got a little trick for you if you just want to go into the steam room there is a
steam room in the locker rooms right here is the waiting area if you're going to go into the spa and get a massage or a treatment you can get a couple's massage or go in as a single this is the bibbidi bobbidi boutique this is where storybook fantasies come true watch the fairy godmother inspired
stylist turn your children into elegant princesses and boys are turned into adventurous sea captains let's take a look at enchanted garden this is part of one of the main dining venues so you'll rotate in to this restaurant you can enjoy delicious dining for breakfast lunch and dinner it
resembles the foothills of france throughout the dinner the ceiling changes color and you'll enjoy fun character greetings throughout your meal let's check out the concierge lounge this area is exclusive for guests who are staying in suites it is rarely busy so it's semi-exclusive and they
offer food and snacks throughout the cruise on deck 4 you can go outside and walk around the ship there are places here where you can relax and sit down or you can use this as the walking and jogging track this right here is the edge the edge provides kids from 11 to 14 with their own special hangout it's
equipped with high-tech entertainment it includes flat screen tvs computers video games and guided activities throughout the cruise an example of one of the activities is a scavenger hunt wow it even has its own elevator let's take a look at the vibe the vibe provides kids from ages 14 to 17 with
their own little place to connect with other teens from around the world the lounge is packed with amenities and activities the lounge offers a wide selection of beverages including fruit smoothies and more over here you'll find little pods where kids can curl up and get some private time and relax
through here you'll find video games and foosball if we head on out the door check this out the vibe has its own little sun deck all the way here at the front of the ship it has two hot tubs ping pong table plenty of chairs to relax and chill and in between the two hot tubs there is a little pool so let's
go ahead and check out the oceaneer lab we're up here on deck five the oceanaire lab is for children between the ages of 3 and 12. this is a highly interactive space kids will perform amazing experiments and discover many activities was what's really cool about the oceanaire lab is that the children can
either have lunch or dinner or both while you have a chance to relax and enjoy the amenities of the ship so the star wars section was added when they refurbished the ship and it's really cool because kids can come in here and sit in the tables and in the chairs and pretend like they're flying
the millennium falcon it's a great idea to check your kids in the first day of the cruise remember folks give us a call for a discounted rate and keep in mind that even if you've already booked directly with the cruise line you can still give us a call we can still provide you with a discount this is
jason here with cruisesit.com i hope you enjoyed the tour have a wonderful day [Music]
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