Last cruise with my dad

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 187

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Bahamas & Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2006

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8072

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a family cruise that my parents got for us. This ship was a very family friendly ship, intimate not as active as the mega-ships.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
N.Y.C. terminal was a lot worse in 2006, than it is now 2019.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I find the food n drink are always good on NCL ships.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pool was great! Contests were a blast! Mr. Hairy Chest 2006 right here!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows then (2006) were different than the shows today (2019)

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Our kids were 14, 7, and 6, the 2 younger ones were in kids camps in the evenings. Well into the evening, 10, 11pm, maybe even midnight.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
As usual always on their "A" game. Kids staff were heroes in our eyes.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Smaller ship, very enjoyable, spotless.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We were 4 people in an inside cabin, since my parents paid for this one...boy it was tight and warm. This would be the last time 4 of us would ever share a cabin. My 14 yr old stayed across the hall in a balcony with my parents. Lol, memories.

Ship tip

TIP: Have fun, she's built for it. After being refurbished, I really can't tell you much about her.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Uugh, this was 1st time here...a dive. Not a clean town, did pick up the wife a nice silver sand dollar charm n necklace. Did some other shopping, a bit of walking around and back on the ship.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
We LOVED this place!!! We did snorkeling right off the beach and saw plenty of colorful fish. Free eats n drinks were nice too!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Self disembarkation is always a breeze.

Traveler Photos

Mr. Hairy Chest 2006 winner LOL
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2 Comments

Franklin2020    5 years ago

Great review. I am taking new cruisers in January and I picked the Dawn due to her small size

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Sounds like a fun cruise.