worst cruise ever

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

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Sail date: February 24, 2013

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

this was our 11th cruise and I willnever board a NCL ship again- the first with NCL was 2 years ago in March and was during spring break-this past week should have been no excuses----the ship was not available to board due to late disembarkation due to foggy conditions at the port. we arrived at the port @ noon and about 500 people from our cruise was bussed to a shopping mall where we were picked up at 4:30 to be brought back to board the ship-we stood in line at the dock from 4:45 until 7pm when we were hearded like cattle to our rooms-embarkation lasted until 9:30pm and the ship finally left the port at about midnight- needless to say,all of us being seniors, we were exhausted and retired before the ship left-no dinner... an low and behold! it was lobster night! this meal was never offered again during the entire cruise-we ate a the two large dining rooms that were available-THE SAME BLAND MENU EVERY NIGHT-THE SAME UNCARING WAIT STAFF EVERY NIGHT-ONE NIGHT I GOT A FORK TO EAT MY SORBET WITH AND WAITED 15 MINUTES FOR A CUP OF COFFEE. The staff would not make eye contact with you. at the pool area, with rough seas,instead of putting non skid rugs on the water all over the floor-the had 2 caution signs saying WET FLOOR-and never tried to dry the water..

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
all of the food was blah at best

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
they've already gotten their tips so why should they care?

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

BOOK WITH ANY ONE BUT NCL I'll be calling Princess next, we've cruised with them 8 times and will stay with a tried and true line.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

1 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
never left the ship-too scary

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5
worst beach I ever saw

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
went to ruins-interesting

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
always have a great time on this Island
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

CommunityMngr    11 years ago

Hi, Never! It looks like lobster WAS served that first night, but that few people were aware of it. http://cruiseline.com/ship/norwegian-dawn/review/379282 Sorry your embarkation was so troublesome!

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