The year isn’t even two months old and already our colleague Phil Reimer of Ports and Bows has been on four cruise ships, but we’re planning to catch up. Meanwhile, this week Phil is willing to share his point-by-point assessment of the four ships with our readers.
Today: Disney’s Dream
Brand of ship: Family (also show business).
Number of passengers: 4,000.
Star of Christening Ceremony: Not Mickey, not Minnie, not Goofy…but Jennifer Hudson, who sang for Disney before she was ‘Jennifer Hudson’ and who as the star 
of Dream Girls punctuated the event by singing Who Knows Where a Dream Might Lead?
What’s Unique: The AquaDuck, an acrylic-tubed water coaster that goes around the top deck of the ship, and it’s fun.
For kids: Everything.
Adult escape: The Cove, an outdoor area with lounges and bars.
State rooms: A little cramped for a family of four, but who stays in the room on a Disney ship?
Best entertainment: Walt Disney Theater, with Broadway shows.
Entertainment surprise: A 300-seat movie theater that’s better than most on land.
Food: You rotate through three restaurants with the same staff and dining partners.
Upscale food: Two specialty restaurants and one of them, Remo’s, costs $75 (ouch).
What’s different: The ship quality because, unlike Disney’s other ships, this one was built in Germany by Meyer Werft.
Conclusion: It’s like Disney’s theme parks, where you often see childless couples out enjoying themselves. However, it’s a lot more fun for adults, be they uncles and aunts or grandparents, when you have the kids along.