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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.4
Author: symo46

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

symo46

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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11 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11022

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Wished for a relaxing cruise and got it! The crew/staff actually pampered us. I did miss being able to dine with the Captain, however. Felt that using the Covid issues was more an excuse then a reason.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Couldn’t ask for more!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Spent quite a bit of our time listening to the large array of musical performances available.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

For the most part, the stage shows were good 9much better than recent Alaska and Athens-Dubaui cruises. The one thing I can’t tolerate is the excessive volume levels in the Stardust Theatre and other venues (at times painfully so). The Elements show was exceptionally good, as were the daily performances by the guitarist/vocalist, Randon.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All the ship’s personnel we came into contact with were exceptionally friendly. Several of them went out of their way to accommodate us!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

A shape there’s no lounge on the upper foreword deck, such as the Spinnaker Lounge found on several of your other ships. However, the cleanliness of the ship can’t be faulted. Everything was clean and well maintained!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was good

Ship tip

Take ear plugs along if you plan to attend shows in the Stardust or some of the other venues.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

2 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy (what more can one ask for!)

8 Comments

Popdog 2 years ago

Thank you very much for your review and comments. We absolutely love the Dawn. On one hand I agree with you regarding Deck 12 and the loss of the Spinaker Lounge to add more cabins. On the other we have booked the same Suite on Deck 12 on 4 cruises which we really enjoy. Previously, the suite we were had were wonderful but not to the level these are.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your pampered cruise!

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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