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Silly question for you - do Canadians get to go in the handy-dandy non-US citizen line? That would be grand! Or are they going to send us through the regular line since we're all here in good ol' North America?
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you embarkation process was so different than ours. We had a busy terminal, but no one in line. We got our boarding number at the top of the stairs, and then went into line. Also they took our phot right at the check in desk to connect to the KTTW card. Maybe it was because we got there so early that day
Glad that you were able to get in the "shorter" line Those crowds looks huge . I am so excited to hear all about your first thoughts once you are on the ship.
Silly question for you - do Canadians get to go in the handy-dandy non-US citizen line? That would be grand! Or are they going to send us through the regular line since we're all here in good ol' North America?
As far as I understood it, the regular line was for US citizens only. That was my understanding, so fingers crossed, you should be fine.
you embarkation process was so different than ours. We had a busy terminal, but no one in line. We got our boarding number at the top of the stairs, and then went into line. Also they took our phot right at the check in desk to connect to the KTTW card. Maybe it was because we got there so early that day
That may have made a difference. I certainly don't think Disney's idea of giving everyone times to arrive is working, as the place seemed swamped when we arrived.
Thursday 14 April – part five: “so how do we get to sit in here... and in here?”
We headed immediately for our respective rooms, as it was past 1.30pm by now and they were available.
When we opened ours, I was a bit disappointed at the size of it. I think it’s perhaps a little smaller than the one we had on the Magic, but the virtual porthole is a very nice touch and makes it feel more airy. We didn’t see any characters to begin with though....
It wasn’t long before Sean, Sharon and Ciaran knocked on the door to say that they were off to get lunch. We set off as well, but to explore the ship. It’s a bit confusing at first, as you can’t see the actual decks when you get out of the elevators on some decks.
I headed for deck 11, assuming that you could get out on deck there and you can, but it’s through Cabanas, which threw me. As a result, we headed upstairs to deck 12 and it was the best move we could’ve made.
First, we found the Meridian lounge:
Up there, we found Remy to the right and Palo to the left. Sara, who was also from England and on front desk there quickly came to find us, asking if I was Cheryl and she then said that she wanted to say hi as she knew that I didn’t eat meat. It’s little touches like that that are so impressive. I was amazed that she took the trouble to come and talk to us.
Palo was absolutely breathtaking. We couldn’t believe the size of the place now, yet it’s still got a wonderful intimate atmosphere. We got talking to Marco up there and asked how we get a window seat and he said he could have a word with himself, so hopefully we’ll have one for our dinner on Saturday night.
Sara then walked us through Remy, pointing out all the detail, including the Remy in the fabric.
When we got into the Gustav Room, we asked what it would take to eat in here and she said that she’d note it for us. Wow – hopefully two amazing seats for two amazing meals two nights running. That’s true Disney service.
From there, we headed up to deck 13 to see the mini-golf, which is a wonderful new addition. I will be honest, my fear of cruising on the Dream and having seen hundreds of photos of it already was that there’d be nothing new to see, but there was plenty that I hadn’t seen a single photo of.
Next: this is so much better than the Magic and the Wonder!
Remy looks so gorgeous! Can't wait to have my 45th birthday dinner there!
Looking forward to hearing what you think is better than on the smaller ships.
Wow. I'm already having to hold up my jaw here! And you haven't even sailed yet! Remy looks gorgeous, those lights are fantastic! Looks like a tree. Very I can't wait to hear about your future meals......
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Finally all caught up...again. I can't believe how crowded it was in the ship's terminal! I've never seen it like that before. Both of those restaurants are breathtaking and I hope you were able to enjoy some wonderful meals there...can't wait to read about them.
OMG the crowd at the terminal would have made me want to turn around and leave...well almost. I hope it doesn't mean the cruise will be crazy crawded. I've been spoiled by going places out of season. I don't know how I would handle all that.
Ooh, everything looks fabulous! I don't think I will ever be able to convice my fiancee to go on a cruise, but if I do, it will definitely be Disney! I hope you got the amazing seats at the amazing restaurants!
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Those crowds looks huge 
. I am so excited to hear all about your first thoughts once you are on the ship.
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I can't wait to hear about your future meals......
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