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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin number: 8530

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We were totally spoiled. Loved the music playing on the top deck. I would recommend the music starting earlier. I think it started around 11. The shows were very good, very entertaining, and enjoyed very much.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
We were required to participate with the covid test; only this took over two hours waiting in line. Can you imagine seeing senior citizens standing for over two hours?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There was always ALWAYS an attendant waiting to assist me.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The onboard activities were not very interesting.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Amazing shows. Very entertaining, loved them.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I was totally spoiled. Every working personnel were very accomodating. They wrote the book on great customer service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very easy to walk around. Everything is clean. Each morning, I would see a couple workers washing down the 7th and top decks.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice, quiet, loved being close to the front of the ship.

Ship tip

Be prepared to be very spoiled.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
We could have walked to the ship.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Love KEY WEST. Love walking around, great shops and bars. My husband said it was the best underwater experience he has ever had.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
I loved sitting at the beach, and actually going into the water. Very easy to get too.. I would like to see some shops. Not much to look at underwater.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
The boat is very far from the shops. There were shops very close to the boat, but then there were other shops about a half a mile from the boat. Not much there, if you aren't interested in jewelry. I've been there several times, but I still don't understand this huge marina there, with hardly anything to do there.

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
There was hardly any shopping there. We did a canoe trip and very pretty island. Couldn't walk to many places.

Oranjestad, Aruba

2 out of 5
Our ship landed at 7 in the morning. Most of the shops were not opened until 10. My husband took a taxi to a beach, only he wanted to view underwater, and there were too many surfers. It was very close to a mile before you got past security. There were other gates closer but not opened. Shopping there was way too expensive...

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Oh my - totally surprised. We were off like in 15 minutes, if that long.
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

jec115    2 years ago

Thank you reviewing.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the update

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

ladyvolsbfan    2 years ago

Thanks for review. Just wondering how far did you have to walk from covid test to check-in building. Did NCL give you a precise time for test?

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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