Bermuda Cruise 2011

Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 3
Author: LisaL21

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Bermuda

LisaL21

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: June 17, 2011

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

I wasn't impressed with the ship. After hearing so much about the renovations, etc. I was a little disappointed. I thought it could have been clearer as to what elevator takes you where, I think the food at the restaurants you didn't have to pay for was just okay. The same thing night after night and morning after morning wasn't great. I thought the bathrooms that were on the pool deck and some of the ones on the other decks were disgusting - very dirty and most of the time out of order. I thought the elevators were extremely slow.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

I didn't think there was a lot of variety in the food at all. I did like the freestyling part where you could eat whenever, wherever. The specialty restaurants (the ones you paid extra for) I thought were great!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I thought the shows were excellent. The timing was great (7:30 & 9:30).

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

I thought the teen center was a great idea for the kids. My daughter had a great time and met a lot of nice kids. I don't think there were enough activities for the kids in general. A rock climbing wall, mini golf, water slide, etc. would have made this ship great!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Our cabin steward was awesome! Some of the other staff were not as friendly. Sometimes it was difficult to understand what they were saying. Most were very helpful.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Bathrooms were disgusting in the public areas. Accessibility to the different places i.e., stardust theatre, spinnakers, etc. were not clearly marked at all. Elevators were extrememly slow.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I thought the balacony room (which we had) was a little small once the third bed came out. Made it very difficult to get out to the balcony. You had to climb over both beds. The beds themselves were very uncomfortable. Hard. The sheets were like sandpaper.

Ports of call

King's Wharf, Bermuda

3 out of 5

We got there on a Sunday at 11:00 a.m. We took the bus which was a horrible ride to Horseshoe Beach. Beautiful beach. Highly recommend it. Monday was a Holiday in Bermuda so everything was closed. Tuesday we walked to Snorkel Park so we didn't have to get back on the bus and the ferry was packed. Snorkel Park was nice.

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Don't Miss: We thought the Segway Tour was great!

Pros: I liked the Freestyling part of the cruise. The shows were excellent.

Cons: I thought the ship was very confusing as far as the elevators went. Not enough sinage to let you know where to go to get to where you want to be. I didn't think the ship had a lot for the kids to do, i.e., rock climbing wall, mini golf, etc.

Recommends Norwegian Dawn? No.

1 Comment

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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