Some pictures from Shipspotting. One more and video after the break below:

This morning marked a major step in the building process of one of the most highly anticipated cruises to be launched. Taking place in Papenburg, Germany, the Disney Dream received her last building block. Remember that ships are build like legos now. Shipyards will create huge, sometimes the width of the ship, blocks [...]

I came across some photos of the Disney Dream being build and thought I would pass them along. Take note of the detail that goes into the vessels bow and stern. Reminds me of the old sailing days where the designs along the hulls used to be quite elaborate.

Bow
Bow

Stern
The detailed artwork [...]

Just saw on NBC’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade they gave a shout-out to the Disney Dream. Mickey Mouse this year was “Sailor Mickey.” They just stated about 2 sentences worth of info about it but it was still cool to hear.
A few years ago, Royal Caribbean had their own float with dancers from [...]

Lost in all the Oasis media hype was an announcement by the Disney Corp. about the Disney Dream (Not to be confused with the Carnival Dream and the former Norwegian Dream any other ships I’m missing!). Her maiden voyage is slated for January 26, 2011.

Highlights:

“AquaDuck” (clever name!) Water Coaster that spans the top decks around [...]