It's Time to Retire the Norwegian Dawn
Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Bermuda
7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 13, 2010
Ship: Norwegian Dawn
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
It is clearly evident that this ship is ready for another total refurbishment! While she is a beautful sea-faring vessel the interior themes and murals are very dated, cheesy and dusty(i.e the main lobby artpiece void of mosaics and dirty as you enter the ship). Freestyle cruising is a great concept but not if everything becomes an upcharge and service is hampered by it. The balcony cabin was not as impeccably clean as expected( bed skirt had stains, linens had to be replaced due to pillies, mirrors were smudged and wall artwork had splatters of I don''t know what on them. Meals were extremely mediocre with the same menu offered daily in the Aqua and Venetian. The buffet offered the most varied options however the lunch menu was more impressive than the dinner menu. The restaurants proved to be a bit better but the upcharges to dine were not commensurate with the quality nor variey of choices. The service was deplorable actually there wasn't any service-except for the bar staff constantly hounding you to purchase drinks. Even a much toted buffet brunch at the Venetian required an upcharge. I would not consider myself a seasoned cruiser only have 4 under my belt but these dissappointments were clearly obvious even to the least traveled individual. Having a daily service charge automatically applied to your bill does not encourage exemplary service it just promotes mediocrity. I heard thru the vine that the Dawn will be relocating from New York to Baltimore or Boston next year-I wonder if that is an indication of a corporate strategy to transfer her rather than take the much needed effort to improve her!!Ship experiences
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Pros: Ease of Embarkation and Disembarkation and Casino
Cons: Accomodations, Dining, Pool, and Service
Recommends Norwegian Dawn? No.
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