Crew, Weather, and Ports barely made up for aging ship!

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 10, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9560

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Food was very good in Specialty Restaurants, entertainment and cruise director worked hard so all enjoyed their voyage. Main complaint was the worn out condition of the ship....

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Needs updating. Balcony looked like that of an old tanker, certainly not an upscale cruise ship.

Ship tip

We overpaid for this not so luxury ship. Save your money...find another ship!

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

not what we expected tattered balcony
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6 Comments

Bubba54    8 years ago

Thanks for the review.

Johngold    8 years ago

Yea--- a leaky boat would certainly have a few drawbacks......

BDRebel    8 years ago

Even though a ship may not appear to be all shiny and sparkly, as long as the service and food are good, and everything works the way it should (and it doesn't leak), then I would consider it acceptable. Service and food quality are what turn a 3 star into a 5 star cruise.

Sorry this one didn't meet your expectations. Perhaps a newer ship and/or a different line may be a better fit for you?

toddtoups    8 years ago

Even though I don't feel it needs a make over it is going to be refurbished in a few months at the end of this year's run out of new orleans port.

Denise6103    8 years ago

Ship dry docks next month for refurbish.

Johngold    8 years ago

Sorry to hear that this ship is aging. I will be sailing on the Dawn next year to Bermuda. I will be following the Dawn in the meantime to see if others feel the same way.

Thanks

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