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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 108

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 17, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10138

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First cruise in 3 years due to the pandemic. 25 th with NCL. Great to get back out but to many cutbacks by NCL. No coffee in the cabins, no champagne in the room, staff short handed in the restaurants. Cigar bar was a big issue. Circulation was awful. We reported several times to no avail. To many cigarette smokers allowed in. To limited places to smoke outside. Worst entertainment we have had in 25 cruises. Bring back entertainers like Kenny Bird, Rod Long and Terrence G.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Disappointed in the restrictions and portion size in the specialty restaurants. ( Cagney was ok)

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Na

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Poor at best. Disappointed in all the shows except Elements

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Average. The only exception would have been Noel the restaurant mgr. He was awesome

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
6 th time on the ship out of 25 NCL cruises

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
All ok. No coffee makers in the rooms anymore. Disappointing

Ship tip

Make reservations early for dinner

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
First time there.
Thumbs Up

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Same old port
Thumbs Up

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Same old port
Thumbs Up

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Nice been to all of these ports many times
Thumbs Up

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Expensive
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Ok but hated the line getting out. To narrow of an exit
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing
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javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Sadly, cruising across the industry seems to be less than it was before the shutdown. Don’t know if we’ll ever get back. Appreciate your feedback.
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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