Wonderful time, despite the weather

We sailed from Boston in bad weather, which gave us major swells that rocked the ship on our way to Bermuda. The captain changed course slightly to try to avoid the worst of the swells. I was on deck five, cabin 5070, precisely because of rough water in the Atlantic--the lower your deck, the smoother the ride. My cabin was fine. The hairdryer worked, the A/C worked, the shower worked. Our cabin steward, Errol, was the sweetest guy in the world and very helpful. My brother had the next cabin, 5072, and he was lucky enough to have Errol, too. His safe needed to be reset by a technician; otherwise, he had no problems. My safe worked perfectly.

We had three excursions: Caves/aquarium,(booked through Viator, not NCL), a cruise to the Bermuda triangle at night, and a glass bottom boat cruise. We loved them all, but our guide for the caves/aquarium cruise was a dud. Book this excursion thru NCL, not through Viator, and you'll get a better company. I looked on NCL's site to book this tour, and couldn't find it, which is why I went to Viator. When I got aboard the Dawn, I found that NCL offered the same tour, different company (better company).

The food on the ship was wonderful. I especially love NCL's cream soups, which are super. I also got prime rib and their breaded flounder, both of which were perfect. As usual, the desserts were irresistable. Try the chocolate lava cake--you'll think you've died and gone to heaven. The tiramisu is out of this world.

The entertainment was very good. The ship's band and the ship's dancers and singers are all professional quality. We got two shows from the magician, David Haines, and we liked Second City a lot. One comedian, Julie Barr, was not very funny. My recommendation to NCL is to replace her with someone who had more topical material.

Our trip home was a lot smoother than our earlier voyage. The seas had calmed down. 

I was a little disappointed that we only had two days in port. On the previous Bermuda cruise I took (years ago) with NCL, we had four days in port, at St. Georges wharf, which the bigger cruise ships can no longer use. Still, it seems that NCL should be able to squeeze out three days in port, not just two.

This is my only complaint about the destination--I would have liked to have a third day in Bermuda, to see more of the island.

What NCL needs to do:  bring back the Andes mint candies that the steward used to put on our pillows at night. I really missed them. And bring back the Godiva chocolates that Platinum latitudes used to get. Why did you get so cheap, after raising the prices? NCL can afford the candies, all of them. And I'd really like to have a game room, for those of us who don't spend our time drinking and gambling on the ship.