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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.7
Author: jonecgn9

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

jonecgn9

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

15 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (New York To Tampa)

Sail date: November 09, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

excellent cruise, great ship with excellent crew. great itinery

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent meals in all venues.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

pools were not crowded, trivia was interesting.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

elements was very good.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

room steward was faboulous, couldn't do better.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

ship was spotless and just the right size for us.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

cabin was very nice and extremely clean. Balcony was good size.

Ship tip

take the inclusive drink package.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

easy to get around

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

very clean safe port

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

very nice port with plenty of good shopping.

Thumbs Up 1

Santa Marta, Colombia

2 out of 5

not very safe

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

nice port with plenty to see. TOO MANY PEDDLERS

Thumbs Up 1

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

fantastic

Thumbs Up 0

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5

too many hawkers and not very safe looking.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

very nice port with plenty to see.

Thumbs Up 0

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

nice beaches, not very friendly

Thumbs Up 0

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

beautiful beach, very safe

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

very nice port

Thumbs Up 0

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

great terminal for conclusion of trip

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

cbp computers down. luggage delayed arriving in terminal

2 Comments

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The cruise and staff as usual where wonderful.There was a large group of people traveling.They where rude ,obnoxious and dangerous at the buffet.

Overall a Great vacation experience .

Disappointing and enjoyable at the same time on different levels