I had never been to a boat christening ceremony before, but I am guessing very very few ships get this kind of send off. It was spectacular and here is a run-down:
We entered on a red carpet, and found our seats. There was the Naval band, the giant screens that parted to reveal the Disney Dream behind. My boyfriend Bob Iger spoke (he is a very calm and eloquent speaker), then Mickey (all wizardry up) and his friends came, giant fireworks shot off, The WildCats showed up and Mickey did the running-man which was awesome. Tom Skaggs spoke, and poor guy he always seems so nervous. But he had a great line when upon seeing Fairy Godmother he said ‘ I haven’t seen you since I got this job! Where have you been?’. Skinny Jennifer Hudson was there and sang about half a song. She had horrible mic skills. Before she sang, she talked a little bit and the mic was so close to her mouth she sounded horrible. (Just sayin. You would think she would know better right?). Then a helicopter picked up a car sized champagne bottle from a float in the ocean and ‘broke’ it on the ship. More fireworks…. And in between all this, there were princesses and pirates and lots of wonderfully produced numbers.
Click on images to see full size. Would you like to see what it was like to cruise on the The Disney Dream?
