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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 3
Author: BillG13

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

BillG13

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2010

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Ship needs to be refurbished now not in June 2011. Food in main dining hall was below average. Specialty restaurants are very good but extra money. Buffet was good in the morning, passable at lunch and poor at dinner. Had problems with bed that took staff 3 days to fix-new mattress. Room was so small you could not walk around left side of bed. Ports were very good but they should drop the Dominican Republic for somewhere (anywhere else) else. Entertainment was very good. I do not want a $8 drink for the hundred time. Some of the acts (entertainment) needed bigger locations and some needed smaller-PLANNING.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Free food (included in fare price) was below average at best. Specialty restaurants (more than any other cruise line) were very good as were the staff. Open seating was a change I liked as well as the casual dress.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Can't say which act was the best but all were better than other cruise lines I have sailed on.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Bad - 3 days to change out a mattress come on. Good - Wait staff in specialty restaurants.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

What ship has dead end main passageways? Most confusing ship I have ever been on.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Smallest room on a ship I have ever stayed in.