Bad Start but got better

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5086

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a good cruise . From the inconvenience of no safe to bad weather missing two ports. We love ship life ,the ship was very nice and clean . Food was good and drink were stout when we passed up Cozumel . The Captain showed good judgment passing up docking in high winds.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The fastest we ever got on board by far

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The dining rooms were nice , good food but the buffets were lacking choices

Gatsby's Champagne Bar

5 out of 5

This Bar was my Hang Out . It always had good music and the best waiters. My favorite server was Desiree, she took extra care in keeping the Liquor flowing. We had fun.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool & hot tubs were nice , drinks were very good The Spa was great except for the hard sell of products after the massage.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The late night (Adults only) comedian was the best !

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters at the pool area were hard to find , had to go to the very crowded bar many times and wait forever to get a drink. Now the wait Staff in Gatsby Champaign bar were very good , never waiting for drinks . Desiree was Great , she made me forget my room issues.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This ship was very easy to get around . I wasn't lost all the time.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
The cabin was very nice and clean, BUT the more safe was broken and had been for a while! No one seemed to care ! This was bad ! We had to care every valuable thing we owned the entire cruise . Very inconvenient, we are use to only carrying our room key. No one cared!

Ship tip

Bring a little pad lock and or a locking bag or box . we found out there were close to 200 non working room safes on board.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Tampa is Great , we live here

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
We like Costa Maya shopping village . But will never venture to thru beach town again . Scary the locals along the beach walk are too aggressive, they will grab you by the arm and pull you into their shop to buy. I was offered prostitution and drugs twice . Got in a cab and went back to the port village. Never again !

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
We had a very good time here ,shopping was small but the Pool is Big and Free . The drinks were small and expensive at the swim up. Best Deal is "Cat Five" a short walk away .They serve $20. very large frozen drinks in a souvenir cup with a unlimited $10. ea. Refill ,bring that to the pool.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We went ashore but the weather was bad ! We will be back and visit the monkeys next time.

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

weather was bad , high winds, the captain passed on docking (thats when the two Carnival ships crashed )

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
we did carry your own bags off . We were off and home in 45 min. from the ,you can get off now call.
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3 Comments

beautywithn07    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

No one has control of the weather and always sad to miss a port. Sounds like you made the best of it and didn’t allow it to ruin your cruise.

CruzeFan    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it and didn’t let a few issues ruin your vacation as some seem to do.

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