Birthday in Bermuda!

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Bermuda

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 147

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 08, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This cruise is especially awesome because of the freedom you get by docking for a few days. It's really nice to be able to come and go when you like. This was the second time on the same itinerary and ship. Several upgrades have been made to the ship. We really enjoyed the added specialty dining. We had the ultimate drink and dining package which really added to the enjoyment of the cruise. Overall, the cruise was fantastic! The staff was - as usual - amazing! Especially our room steward that hung birthday decorations and gave me a birthday cupcake. The view from our balcony was great! It was so relaxing to sit out and read with the sound of the ocean in the background. I much prefer this to the loudness in the pool area and sun deck. It was also very enjoyable to have the balcony slider open at night so you could hear the water as you sleep. It would be really nice to see more substantial free activities on sea days. It gets old when everything you do they are trying to sell you something. There was a craft available one day, but it was when we were in port. The library has really limited hours if you want to check out a book. Our room was for the most part great. The bed was comfortable and room was a decent size. The rooms do not seem to have gotten any upgrades recently. It would have been really nice to have another power outlet. Only one in the main cabin and one in the bathroom. My husband didn't like having to charge his apple watch in the bathroom. Additionally, the thermostat in the room left much to be desired. The buttons were worn out and the thing blinked all the time. This is an issue when you are a light sleeper. I had to cover it up with an envelope. Some times when we came in, it would be sweltering hot - the "quick cool" button worked well but the up and down did not.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We really enjoyed the specialty restaurants and the main dining room. The buffet needed improvement on variety. The buffet did not change much day to day.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the presentations about behind the scenes on the ship and other itineraries. It would have been nice to have more free activities on sea days in particular. More crafts that are not origami.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was amazing! He set up birthday decor and even gave me a cupcake! :) Most dining waitstaff was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was well maintained and very clean. Most things were easy to get to.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5
The dockyard was awesome! Lots to do and see there with great shopping opportunities!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Birthday decorations This thermostat is not user friendly at all Docking in Bermuda The view was nice from our balcony Our cabin Birthday cupcake from our steward
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3 Comments

BermudaMeme    6 years ago

We also had issues with the thermostat. Choices that worked were hot or chilly. We did bring a small electric strip to plug in iPads, watches and phones at the one outlet in the room.

markandde    6 years ago

Nice review!! We were on the same cruise, and we love the balcony for all the same reasons you do. We also had the UBC and recommended it as a promo if you can get it. We loved the dining, production shows, and Jose and Patti, too. We've taken to bringing a simple 3-way splitter to turn our one room outlet into three. One gets a simple, light extension cord for my CPAP, one gets a 4-outlet USB charger and we bring the appropriate cords for our devices. As long as you unplug when you leave the room you're good.

renaedave    6 years ago

awesome review!

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