Amazing cruise in the Baltic

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

10 Night Baltic (Stockholm To Amsterdam)

Sail date: August 16, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9512

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the cruise so much because of the beautiful wheather, the ship where there were just 900 guests instead of 2300, the food and drinks, the Ports…. We loved it!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We went to the cruise terminal in Stockholm by ferry. The Ferry stops in front of the ship: the nicest and easyest way to embark ❤️

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Overall the food was good to excellent. Sometimes is is a little bit overcooked to our European standard. The drinks are ok, although we didn’t like most of the wines they offer in the Beverage package.

Cagney's Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Had high expectations but the food was not what I expected. The service was very good. We used our free specialty dining of the Free at Sea, otherwise I think it was way overpriced.

Venetian (Main Dining Room)

5 out of 5

Beautiful venue with the big windows.

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

Loved it! Food, service & decor!

Bamboo Asian Restaurant

4 out of 5

Good, but time to update the menu.

Aqua Main Dining Room

4 out of 5

Nice but we liked the Venetian more

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We loved the size of the pool. You can really swim in it instead of just dipping. The hottubs were really hot.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were different: we liked the juggler and the Dutch singer Isabel Commandeur. The acrobats were very good and the Elements show was amazing. The magician was so-so and the other shows were very much the same as on other cruises. We liked very much the band who played South American/Latin music: they knew how to start people dancing! 💃

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Liked the cabin, the bed is good, decent size room and loved the balcony, although is was a coved balcony. Is was very clean and the bathroom to.

Ship tip

Book! It is a ship without waterslides and racing-track but a nice and comfortable way of cruising.

Ports of call

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

5 out of 5
We stayed in Warnemunde, and because of the good wheather we went to the beach

Klaipeda, Lithuania

3 out of 5

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Of course we love the capital city of our country 🇳🇱

Visby, Sweden

5 out of 5
Beautiful and charming town.

Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland

5 out of 5
We took a ship-excursion to Gdansk.

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
How beautiful is Talinn. A big surprise for us

Helsinki, Finland

4 out of 5
Modern city

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
To many people would leave the ship at the same time. So crowded in the halls.
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6 Comments

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

thespiritmoves    2 years ago

I heard Isabel on a past cruise. She has a beautiful voice. I would definitely go to hear her again given the chance. We were a different NCL ship.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Awesome itinerary. Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Smaller ships are definitely the way to cruise 😁

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