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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

11 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Very casual cruise experience. Good entertainment shows. Mediocre food

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dining room is pretty good, but the service is slow. The buffet has limited number of foods with the same items day after day.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Nothing extraordinary

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Hotwire band was the best!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't bring evening gowns / suits as there is no formal evening gala / captain's party.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5
Ship docked far from ols San Juan
Thumbs Up

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Charming town with Dutch flavor
Thumbs Up

Oranjestad, Aruba

2 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

2 out of 5
Great island allowing only one cruiseship at the time minimizing the crowd
Thumbs Up

St. George's, Grenada

3 out of 5
Poor island. Also, tenders took a long time
Thumbs Up

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Dickerson Bay beach is nice, especially towards the right end / by the rocky cliff
Thumbs Up

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Beach within walking distance from the ship, but the town still shows lots of damage after the huricane
Thumbs Up

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Lots of shopping stores
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Stop in Bonaire
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.
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