About the NCL Dream:
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The Norwegian Dream's keel was laid
on June 3, 1991 in France. |
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The ship took 2 years to design
and 17 months to build (approximately $243 million dollars). |
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Diana Ross christened the M/S Dreamward
on November 6, 1992 -- her maiden voyage was the Western Caribbean. |
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A two month project in May, 1998
stretched the M/S Dreamward in Bremerhaven, Germany. A midsection
of 133 feet ($69 million) was added and she became the Norwegian
Dream. The midsection increased capacity by 40%. |
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M/S Dreamward
"Pre-Stretch" |
Fore, Aft and Mid Ship
in Three Pieces at Lloyd Werft in Germany. |
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NCL Dream
"Post-Stretch" |
More Fun Facts:
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Gross Tonage: 50, 764 -- Length
754 ft/Width 93.5 ft/Height 164 feet |
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Draft 22 feet -- Average Speed 19
knots (maximum speed 21 knots) |
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Anchors: 2 forward (weighing 8.7
tons each), 1 aft (at 4.3 tons) |
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The NCL Dream consumes 1100 gallons
of fuel per hour average, but don't worry -- fuel capacity on
board: 1150 tons (or 475,561 gallons) |
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During the stretching, the ship's
funnel (smoke stack) and radar were hydraulically equiped, and
can be "flipped" when passing under bridges (such
as those on the Kiel Canal in Europe) |
Fun on Our Cruise:
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The Chocoholic
Buffet was Friday night... The biggest and best of all
of our NCL Cruises, sez Steve! |
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Great day in Cancun...
We all headed separate ways: Matt and Melayne went to Isla Mujares
(Avalon Beach Break and Shopping Excursion), Frank/Lillian/Dorothy
went on a glass bottom boat tour (Nautibus Excursion), and Stacy
and Terry got shooed off Vicente Fox's private property...after
sneaking into Club Med (NOT a ship-sponsored excursion!!!) |
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Happy Thanksgiving to our Family
and Friends!! We had a still, drippy morning...and had cancelled
our Snorkel Excursion to Ambergris Caye (mostly due to the bad
Cozumel "dump-in" snorkel) We each did a little different
thing in Belize today. From
ATV to just shopping! Fun, but hot and humid! Maybe next time
we'll try the snorkeling -- there were plenty of tours available
at the shopping mall on the port. |
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Words cannot express how wonderful
our trip to Roatan (hosted by
Victor Bodden) was (www.boddentours.com).
We saw all aspects of island life...some not so great, some
things good, most outstanding! Above all, we saw the faces of
the Roatan people -- the hope in their faces and the joy in
their eyes as we met them. How long has it been since you saw
children of all ages on street corners waving to those who passed?
If it's been too long, head to Honduras! Then, Lillian's Birthday
at Le Bistro! |
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Got in to Cozumel
an hour early, half went shopping and half headed straight to
Paradise
Beach. Some of us had an snorkel excursion several hours
later...not nearly the excitement that we had anticipated...
But, we survived, and are more tan than when we left Texas! |
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Updates on Daily
Activities, we're having fun... And claiming Lots of
$$ from the casino (well, some of us!) |
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Images from the ship while we're
At Sea. |
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Dinner
Menus and Cruise News
from the NCL Dream (new, larger images?) |
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Cruise Day in New
Orleans! |
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Saturday in New
Orleans! |
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Get ready for the lifeboat drill,
and check out the Ports of Call.
Click on the New Orleans link
for a live photo of our ship (on each Sunday), or At
Sea to see a live image from the front of the ship as
we cruise the Western Caribbean. Check back for updated pictures
of Cozumel, Roatan,
Belize and Cancun,
too! |
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There are lots of Activities
and Excursions, both on-and-off the ship. See up-to-date
images of what we did each day...new photos and comments will
be uploaded nightly. |
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It isn't easy being glamorous...but,
we'll give it a try! Please look through our Photo
Gallery -- pictures onboard and on shore! |
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Forget the ship, forget about us,
forget about where we're going...all you REALLY care about is
the food! Honestly, so do we! Take a quick look at the Menus,
some of the food and the Freestyle
Daily from each day onboard the NCL Dream. |
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We love to cruise...Here are some
images from each of our past cruises |
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But, most importantly...let
us hear from you! New "cruise-only" e-mail
addresses for each of our Motley Crew, as well as onboard contact
information. |
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ALL of our Dream Vacation photos
(from 4 cameras!): Webshots
Dream Photos |
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The Norwegian Dream docked in Cozumel...taken 30 minutes before
we left for Roatan! |
The ship was eventually renovated and became SuperStar Gemini in 2012, and she moved to her new homeport in Singapore, sailing under the Asian-based cruise line Star Cruises.
In 2022 the ship reached the end and was scrapped in India. |
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