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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.2
Author: beachgirl08280

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

beachgirl08280

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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10 Night Mediterranean (Southampton To Rome)

Sail date: October 15, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11596

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The excursion desk needs to be open longer hours. There was constantly a long line waiting to speak to someone. They were a little disorganized.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Prince, the wine Sommelier was amazing! He was very helpful every night at dinner assisting us with our wine choices. Truly enjoyed learning from him.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship is looking old and worn.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room was clean but could use some updates. The walls and ceiling creaked a lot.

Ports of call

La Coruna, Spain

2 out of 5

Not much to see or do there

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Leixoes (Oporto), Portugal

4 out of 5

Pretty city, walkable with a lot of churches. We did the hop on hop off tour

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Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

So much to see and do. We took the Tuk Tuk tour. Our guide made the tour so much fun. I wish we had more time in the port. Would like to have spent the night there.

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Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5

Loved this port. A lot of churches to visit with an open air market to eat lunch in.

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Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

Very nice port. More churches and history to see. We took a tour into Granada

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Alicante, Spain

4 out of 5

Beautiful scenery along the coast of Spain

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Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5

We were very dissatisfied in our day in Barcelona. Most stores were closed due to it being Sunday. Since everyplace we wanted to go was closed they should have given us an overnight stay to be able to really experience Barcelona.

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St. Tropez, France

5 out of 5

Excellent port to visit. Beautiful city with so much shopping and high end stores. People were very friendly.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great as we paid extra for the early embarkation and disembarkation. Not sure we really needed to pay for it as things ran pretty smoothly anyway.

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Awesome itinerary

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Pity you couldn't enjoy Barcelona. It is one of my favorite cities in the world. All the awesome Gaudi architecture.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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