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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.5
Author: mfvale

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean

mfvale

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 106

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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11 Night Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 07, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 6500

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

avoid the buffet for lunch and dinner..food sucks and you will probably get sick..at breakfast they use sow belly for bacon..poor quality..not like any other Norwegian cruise..we had 10 so far...buffet supervisor needs to be fired...now!!!! I bet there is allot of not reported food poisoning for fear of being quarantined to room...or novo virus...

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

buffet sucked...same reheated food every day...if in the states..health dept would shut down...most foods warm not hot...must be 142 degrees.. also always had allot of Indian food..no Indian passagers..chef is from india....specialty restaurants were great..as well as main dining...we love Norwegian but will inform management of these problems.

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

best cabin on ship...quiet!!!!!

Ship tip

stay away from the buffet..will get you sick..

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

best island..if you gamble go to crystal casino...very friendly...

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

1 out of 5

scary..lots of thugs hanging out just past the barb wire...

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

2 mile walk to the best beach..7 mile beach...had a blast..2 dollar fee for the royal palm resort...

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

off in 12 mins

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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ladyvolsbfan 6 years ago

I was on Dawn in January this year and no issues with buffet except mad scramble but with any buffet that's normal

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heywormbuffet 6 years ago

What's wrong with the chef being from India? 🙄

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

I am confused, you gave the review a bunch of stars. 🤔

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cmolivo 6 years ago

Never an issue for me!

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sweetpea719 6 years ago

I agree with the above comment I loved the food !

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PandCcruisers 6 years ago

We’ve been on the Dawn 5 times, the last time in January 2018 and have never been sick and eat Breakfast everyday in Buffet. Are you stating they wrap food up from the preceding day only to rewarm the next day??? If you are that is just pure BS. Only one small area in one Buffet station is Indian and most of the items were usually out and we would have to wait until it was restocked. The food was great with plenty of flavor.

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