Skipped all of the advertised ports

Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 3.2
Author: abuell84

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

abuell84

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5112

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ship and crew were amazing, HOWEVER we missed ALL of the advertised ports. Instead, they took us to Nassau, which is a waste of time. I would have opted to stay home rather than spend that kind of money to only visit Nassau.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was good, but it was basically impossible to get a reservation at a specialty restaurant and they wouldn't let you bring food back to your cabin for some reason.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Activities were fun and well-run

Entertainment

4 out of 5

All of the musicians and the Elements show were amazing. Magic show was mediocre.

Children's Programs

Didn't have kids with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I've never seen such friendly and hard-working staff. A+++

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Shocked how clean everything was.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was comfy and surprisingly large

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

1 out of 5

This is where we live, so not exciting

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Key West, Florida

1 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Crazy long line, but okay.

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Something is going on with NCL changing ports.

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shadowscooter 1 year ago

My cruise isn’t until Feb 5th. We were supposed to do Norwegians private island, yesterday got notification we will be going to Nassau instead. Very disappointing!! Being over 2 weeks out I would say weather, mechanical issue is not the issue. Also going to Tortola, the time there was shortened by 2 hours months ago! People choose cruises based on itinerary and yes it can be very disappointing. Last minute changes I get due to weather etc. these I would say have to say are not weather related.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the ship. Ports are never guaranteed and can be missed for a variety of reasons - weather, mechanical issues, medical emergencies, political unrest, etc.

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Willomar 1 year ago

It was rough out there. Thanks for sharing.

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