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The Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line's first ship in more than a decade, was christened Jan. 19. Cruise editor Johanna Jainchill was there for the ceremony and subsequent sailing. Above, Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Co.; Jennifer Hudson, the Dream's godmother; and Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at the naming ceremony.

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Dispatches from the Disney Dream

The Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line's first ship in more than a decade, was christened Jan. 19. Cruise editor Johanna Jainchill was there for the ceremony and subsequent sailing. Above, Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Co.; Jennifer Hudson, the Dream's godmother; and Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at the naming ceremony.

The Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line's first ship in more than a decade, was christened Jan. 19. Cruise editor Johanna Jainchill was there for the ceremony and subsequent sailing. Above, Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Co.; Jennifer Hudson, the Dream's godmother; and Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at the naming ceremony.

A helicopter carried a giant champagne bottle to the Dream during the ceremony.

The art deco look and statue of Admiral Donald in the ship's lobby are familiar to past guests.

The pool deck on the Disney Dream.

The Animators' Palette, one of three restaurants on the regular dinner rotation, features visits throughout the meals from "Finding Nemo" characters like Crush, who talks to passengers on screens throughout the room.

A private dining room in Remy, Disney's $75-per-person French specialty restaurant. The room, like the restaurant, is inspired by the Disney film "Ratatouille." The cuisine is designed by a tag-team of chefs, Arnaud Lallement who comes from a Michelin two-star restaurant in France, and Chef Scott Hunnel from Walt Disney World.

The Quiet Cove pool at night. The adults-only pool has its own bar and is adjacent to the Cove Cafe coffee shop.

The adults-only coffee bar next to the adults-only pool.

There are 41 Concierge-class cabins that have a private concierge lounge and private sundeck, shown here.

A Disney Dream stateroom with a virtual porthole.

The virtual portholes in the inside staterooms display an actual feed from outside the ship. Here, passengers woke up to a view of Disney's private island, Castaway Cay.

More than 70% of the Dream's 1,250 staterooms have balconies.

One of two royal suites on the Dream, the Roy O. Disney suite.

The District, and adults only entertainment area, is home to Skyline, a bar with "windows" that look out onto changing city skylines. Here it's Rio de Janeiro.

... And here it's New York City.

The District's champagne bar, Pink.

The pool deck is surrounded by the AquaDuck WaterCoaster, a tamer waterslide for younger kids and Mickey's Pool.

The ship's AquaDuck "water coaster" juts out 12 feet over the side of the ship, offering views of the ocean surface about 150 feet below.

The Andy’s Room area of the Disney Dream’s Oceaneer Club takes its design cues from the “Toy Story” films.

Inspired by the Disney-Pixar movie "Monsters, Inc.," Monster's Academy is an interactive space for kids in the Oceaneer Club.