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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 2
Author: no1soonermom

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

no1soonermom

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 28, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9180

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

this was our first experience with NCL. We have cruises with the other cruise lines, which were all better than NCL. This ship is old and has very little to do. There's only one pool, no slide or water park, no theater, no rock climbing wall, no putt putt. There's a fee for room service. We did not like freestyle dining. We missed the relationship that we formed with our waiters on other cruises. Also no lobster our filet mignon unless you pay for it. The Venetian dining room was a nightmare, loud, busy, and very slow service. Some of the entertainment was good. We enjoyed the evening shows. The crew were friendly, but no extra personal touches. We only saw our stateroom attendant four times during our seven night cruise. We're use to be spoiled by other cruise lines. We didn't get that with NCL. We did like the itinerary. We had a great time at all of the ports.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

It was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Our balcony room was very small, the smallest we've ever had. It was clean. Bed was not very comfortable.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Ziplining was great, and beautiful. I wouldn't go far without a tour guide. Very poor island, dirty, and sad living conditions.

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Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Cave tubing is a must! Amazing!

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Beautiful beach!

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8 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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wadeberry 8 years ago

I have been on the Dawn and I felt the same way...

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hudsonfireman 8 years ago

We loved the Venetian dining room. Great view and our waiters were very good. We went to the theater. Our cruise had a putt putt challenge. Our room steward was very attentive. Loved the free style dining. We had a great time with several bartenders and cruise staff that we formed a friendship with. It is an older ship but is going to be dry docked soon for updates.

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flipflop15 8 years ago

We have done Royal, Carnival and NCL. WE love NCL. The Dawn is going in for Refurb. I think this May. She is a smaller ship. People need to research h what their getting on before going then coming back and complaining. If you want all that other stuff, waterside etc. You should have taken a different ship.

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lovescrusing23 8 years ago

The can't have done much research on the ship you were thinking of booking your vacation on then to not know about all the things you have complained about in your review!

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TnNforfun 8 years ago

We always cruise Carnival but over christmas we will go on NCL

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TnNforfun 8 years ago

We always cruise Carnival but over christmas we will go on NCL

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TnNforfun 8 years ago

What ship

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