Cruise Critic, the influential cruise news website, honored Disney Dream as “Best New Ship.” It also honored the Disney Dream for “Best Inside Cabins” and the entire Disney Cruise Line fleet for “Best Standard Cabins.” The honors were among the website’s 2011 Editors’ Picks Awards recognizing the top cruise lines, ships and ports.
Porthole Cruise Magazine bestowed three awards on Disney Cruise Line in its 13th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards – “Most Family-Oriented Line,” “Best Children’s Programs” and “Best Entertainment.”
And finally, in its 18th annual Thea Awards, the Themed Entertainment Association honored the new Animation Magic show at Animator’s Palate on the Disney Fantasy with the “Ingenious Use of Technology” award. The awards committee noted the show’s “amazing animation” and called it “a refreshing take” on interactive technology. Animation Magic will debut on the Disney Fantasy, which sails its maiden voyage on March 31, 2012 (video below from D23 Expo presentation).