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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.7
Author: vanderson60

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

vanderson60

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean Holiday (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11582

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We loved the Caribbean and it’s beautiful waters. Meet a lot of nice people on the ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

The lines looked big but moved very quickly and efficiently

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Cleanliness was important to the employees for all guest. Lots of anti-bacterial soaps around the ship to use.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

The food and service was excellent. The presentation of the food served was done well!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We did the wine tasting with chocolate paring. We actually learned quit a bit of information. It was fun

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was always cleaned with fresh towels

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

We were midship which was the perfect for this ship. easy to get around to everything. Everything was always clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size cabin for a cruise. Loved being able to sit on the balcony when coming into port and after leaving port to relax.

Ship tip

For a long cruise buying a specialty food package was nice. Fun to dress up and go. Make a reservation

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

We toured Old San Juan with our taxi driver. Was a must to see

Thumbs Up 11

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Nice area, we went snorkeling

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Great shopping area

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

We went snorkeling

Thumbs Up 1

St. George's, Grenada

3 out of 5

We walked around the port and went to see the Old fort. A lot of people hassling for taxis.

Thumbs Up 0

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

We snorkeled and shopped, nice variety of shops

Thumbs Up 1

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

We snorkeled and shopped. Nice shopping area

Thumbs Up 1

Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe

3 out of 5

Not much to do in port for shopping if you don’t do a tour

Thumbs Up 0

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

We went to Frye’s beach and then did a few shops. Large shopping area

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy. Put bags out the night before with our chosen colored disembark time.

2 Comments

DrMarit 6 years ago

That's so good to hear, I've been wondering if NCL is up to par!

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steveandteddie 6 years ago

How was Christmas on the ship?

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