Overview

• On June 29, a young girl fell overboard from Deck 4 as the Disney Dream returned to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas, prompting her father to dive in after her.
• The ship’s crew immediately issued the “Mr. M. O.B.” alert, reversed course and deployed a rescue boat that reached the pair within minutes.
• The father kept his daughter afloat for nearly 20 minutes in choppy waters before both were hoisted aboard without any reported injuries.
• Disney Cruise Line praised its crew for their exceptional skills and highlighted the effectiveness of onboard safety protocols.
• An internal investigation is now under way to determine how the child breached the ship’s plexiglass safety barriers on Deck 4.