Disney Dream
 
Disney Dream at port in the Bahamas in May 2014
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| Name: | Disney Dream |
| Owner: | Magical Cruise Company Limited |
| Operator: | Disney Cruise Line (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Port of registry: |
 Bahamas
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| Route: | 3 day, 4 day, and occasional 5 day Bahamas cruises out of Port Canaveral, Florida |
| Ordered: | 22 February 2007 |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | US $900 million |
| Yard number: | S. 687 |
| Laid down: | 19 August 2009 |
| Launched: | 30 October 2010 |
| Christened: | 19 January 2011, Port Canaveral |
| Acquired: | 9 December 2010 |
| Maiden voyage: | 26 January 2011 |
| In service: | 26 January 2011–present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9434254 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Dream-class (Disney) cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 129,690 GT |
| Displacement: | 65,298 t (64,267 long tons; 71,979 short tons) |
| Length: | 1,114.7 ft (339.8 m) |
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| Height: | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Draft: | 27.3 ft (8.32 m) |
| Decks: | 16 (14 Passenger) |
| Installed power: | 3 × 12-cylinder MAN diesels turning 3 x 14.4 MW generators 2 × 14-cylinder MAN diesels turning 2 × 16.8 MW generators |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 23 MW Converteam Propulsion Motors 2 x 5 blade inward-turning fixed-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (service) 24.7 knots (45.7 km/h; 28.4 mph) (maximum) |
| Capacity: | 2,500 passengers (double occupancy) 4,000 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew: | 1,458 |
Disney Dream is a cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2011. The Disney Dream currently sails three-day, four-day, and occasional five-day cruises to the Bahamas. Her sister ship, Disney Fantasy, was deployed in 2012.
In February 2007, Disney Cruise Line announced that it had commissioned two new ships. The first steel-cut, for scrollwork on the ship's hull, took place in March 2009 at the Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg, Germany. Later that month, the two ships were named, with the Disney Dream set to enter service first, followed by its sister vessel, the Disney Fantasy. The design of the Disney Dream was unveiled at a press conference in New York City, on October 29, 2009.
The keel of Disney Dream was laid on 19 August 2009. On June 1, 2010, the final section of the ship, the bow, was put into its place, completing the exterior, with work continuing on the interior of the ship. Float-out took place on October 30, 2010, and Disney Dream had her maiden voyage on January 26, 2011.
Disney Cruise Line took possession of Disney Dream on December 8, 2010. She arrived in Port Canaveral, Florida on January 4, 2011. Disney Dream was christened on January 19, 2011, by Jennifer Hudson, who began her career as an entertainer on Disney Wonder. Disney Dream's maiden voyage began on January 26, 2011, calling on Nassau, The Bahamas and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay.
Disney Dream is 40% larger than the two older ships in the Disney Cruise Line family, Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, with a gross tonnage of 129,690 GT, a length of 1,114.7 ft (339.8 m) and a width of 137 ft (42 m). The Disney Dream has 1,250 staterooms, carries 2,500 passengers (double occupancy) or a maximum of 4,000 passengers, and a crew of 1,458.
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