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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 3.8
Author: mysttraveler001

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Transatlantic

mysttraveler001

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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16 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (New York To Southampton)

Sail date: April 28, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10566

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship is old and it shows. The food was at best a 7 out of 10. NCL's website was vague and hard to use, with lots of misinformation. The staff was excellent even with some minor language barriers. The performers were among the best I have ever cruised with. The deals I got from you guys made this a no-brainer, but still... how does a cruise ship that has everyone vaxed and boosted, and tested the day before we sailed, end up with more than 200 positive cases?

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Considering that there were 1100 crew and 900 passengers, they didn't have to bust it. Whole crew without exception were top notch..

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

it was tiny. especially the WC.

Ship tip

Don't

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Ports of call

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Yes

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Reykjavik, Iceland

5 out of 5

Great place!

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

4 out of 5

Yes.

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Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland Did not visit port

Seas were too rough to tender, so the main port I wanted to go to was deleted.

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Ijmuiden (Amsterdam), Netherlands

4 out of 5

Great tour of Heritage Museum and canal boat. Boat operator kept ramming into things.

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Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium Did not visit port

Denied due to COVID onboard

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Le Havre (Paris), France Did not visit port

Denied due to COVID onboard

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops 😬 thanks

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry!

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NCLARRY 2 years ago

The is not just cruise ships problem it’s everywhere. Counterfeit vaccination cards and fake test results. You can still protect yourself by being fully vaccinated including boosters, mask and avoid crowds indoors. Carry hand sanitizer.

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woody20 2 years ago

Over 200 people had Covid on your cruise because it is not a vaccine and doesn’t stop you from contracting it. Also I don’t have much confidence in the test either. Not sure why the big push for vaccines when even vaccinated you can still catch it and spread it.

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vli5 2 years ago

One passenger told me out right that her vaccine card is fake and that she doesn't believe in vaccination.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Not that they will read this, but there is a significant number of fake Covid documentation out there. Only takes a couple to cause issues.

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Although this ship is older down to the electric outlets, the crew was totally amazing!!! From our steward to the restaurant workers, they were THE BEST! This ship was an amazing smooth sail through some intense winds and fog.

We were a Shakedown Cruise