Disney Cruise Line took delivery of the Disney Dream in Germany today, the first new ship for the line since 1999. Next week the ship will head to its homeport in Port Canaveral, Florida where it will arrive on January 4. The line will do several press events and christening ceremony prior to its maiden voyage on January 26, 2011. Disney Dream has been under construction by Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for nearly two years. It’s the first of two new ships to join the Disney fleet, with the Disney Fantasy set to debut in April 2012.

The highly anticipated ship will have many notable features never before seen aboard a cruise ship including the AquaDuck water coaster, a slide that literally sends riders over the open ocean. The interactive features aboard Dream will offer touches of Disney whimsy including virtual portholes, restaurants that change their look at different times of the day and massive children’s only facilities.

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