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Dawn Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 15
Helpful Votes: 353

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Dawn Princess

7 Night Mexican Riviera (San Francisco To Acapulco)

Sail date: September 24, 2003

Ship: Dawn Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great tour - especially good for first time cruisers who want exotic but not too exotic.  The Dawn Princess was in tip top shape - the ports of call clean and unthreatening - the service staff were still waaaay willing to please.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The buffets and MDR were splendid - don't remember there being "specialty restaurants."

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The theater was great, lots of bands by the pools.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Seemed like there were new bands everyday - throughout the ship and at the pool. Cocktail demonstrations were neat.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff were all smiles all of the time.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was in like new condition.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent cabin steward.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5
What's not to like about San Francisco (other than the politics)? Cable cars, water front, China Town - all neat.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, Mexico

5 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
I think it was off-season for the divers - but they put on "second stringers" for us - still cool.
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