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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 22, 2010

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Boarding the ship was easy as was leaving. NCL Dawn was well maintained. Food was good, enjoyed the Garden Cafe with its great variety. The Cruise director was usually good. best I've ever seen. Great energy, enthusiam and his participation in many ship activities. T

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Really enjoy NCL Free Style cruising. Dining withou reservations, food available at most hours and great variety

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Jean Ann Ryan dance company was superb along with all the other performances.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Reception desk planned a Civic Club meeting in order to get a make up card. As an active Rotarian I appreciated this effort

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship very well maintained in every aspect.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
House keeping crew was outstanding. Really like the towel animals put in cabin

Ports of call

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Gun Hall signal Station and other historical sites

Samana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5
This port is a refueling port.Cannot understand why NCL would selct this port. It a very poor area. No redeeming qualities. It should be ELIMINATED
Don't Miss: Absolutrly nothing

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
English harbor
Don't Miss: Nelson's Dockyard, Shirley's heights

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
took a tour of the island and the historical sites
Don't Miss: Again the historical sites

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Best tour of the cruise. Booked with Thenford Grey tours
Don't Miss: Brimstone Hill fortress, Jefferson Plantation, St jjohn parrish church

Pros: Cruise Director, Matt Baker was the best I've seen in 13 cruises. Shore tours in Tortola, Bridgetown and St Kitts were loaded with history, especially the British rule as far back as the 1600s. Reception desk people were very helpful in answering questions. Bording the ship was easy as was leaving .

Cons: No problems, cruise met my expectations. Samana was disappointing and the poverty was obvious. Port should be eliminated. Knew this priot to the cruise

Recommends Norwegian Dawn? Yes!

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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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