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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 07, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9672

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Our last cruise with Carnival Sunshine in Feb 2014 was a disappointment with their entertainment.  One night they only used fellow passengers in a variety show, and one night there was no show at all, and on another night, the show was way too loud and the performance too raucas.  

Had cruised with NCL Feb 2010 and enjoyed 7 nights of great entertainment, so, booked with NCL this time rather than Carnival.  We were not disappointed with NCL entertainment, each night was wonderful. Therefore, will always stay faithful to NCL because of their quality entertainment. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
a joy to return to each time, as it was well taken care of.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

1 out of 5
hate N.O., would rather cruise out of Mobile, AL

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
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4 Comments

tssweety    8 years ago

We are going on the Dawn in 2 weeks.  Thank you for your review.  I have been seeing many negative reviews of the NCL Dawn so I have been getting a bit worried.  Thanks for yours!!  Hoping we enjoy it as well.  We are Carnival cruisers and this is our first NCL so we are interested in seeing the differences.  I will say that we were on the Sunshine in Dec 2014 and really enjoyed it.  The entertainment wasn't that good, but we liked the subdued spa like colors.  So hoping we will enjoy the Dawn as well.  Any suggestions on things we should see or do on the ship?

tssweety    8 years ago

We are going on the Dawn in 2 weeks.  Thank you for your review.  I have been seeing many negative reviews of the NCL Dawn so I have been getting a bit worried.  Thanks for yours!!  Hoping we enjoy it as well.  We are Carnival cruisers and this is our first NCL so we are interested in seeing the differences.  I will say that we were on the Sunshine in Dec 2014 and really enjoyed it.  The entertainment wasn't that good, but we liked the subdued spa like colors.  So hoping we will enjoy the Dawn as well.  Any suggestions on things we should see or do on the ship?

jsborson    8 years ago

We did the Sunshine in Feb of '15. Terrible. After doing Princess first we thought we'd try Carnival. There is no comparison. That's the one and only Carnival cruise I will ever be on. It didn't have a single redeeming quality. From the food, entertainment, staff all the way to the ship layout, it was inferior. I literally watched the same stack of dirty dishes ride the elevator the whole 7 days.

dmdurango    8 years ago

we've been on 14 28th carnival , we were dissapointed on carnival to , go in on ncl in dec

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