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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin number: 8660

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

if you are cruising on ncl get a suite. also since my wife don't drink but I drink a little check your in room account daily they will charge you for drinks you did not order the over charged me over 120 dollars which they corrected don't get off boat until you check your bill and bring it up to restaurant manager not front desk

Embarkation

5 out of 5
no issue getting on

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
specialty dining over rated espesi6 la bistro. reservations for main dining are required even for no specialty dining

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
the gym was good. the pool and deck area was typical for a cruise ship. the shows were good b except for the comedian

Entertainment

4 out of 5
all good except the comedian he made fun of handicapped veterans and underhanded gay comments about bears in San Francisco

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
staff was excellent I did not get drink package since my wife does not drink I drink some I was charged on two occasions for drinks I did not order. I dad it corrected by complaining to manager. the servers take multiple drink orders for multiple guests the have a difficult time assigning correct drink to card if you don't get drink package

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
easy to get around

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
bathroom and toilet in bad position if you are over six feet tall. the window is in back of bed which is in a bad position. it says it sleeps 4 we were a party of two the other bed is a bunk bed which is set up fixed in a up position against the wall. when you get out of bed on one side you have to navigate your way around the bed.

Ship tip

get a suite the other rooms are small and bathrooms are inadequate

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
we live near by going to not a problem. the cruiseport itself is no friendly to handicapped persons my wife needed to sit at one point no chairs at all in terminal

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
did trolley excursion great experience

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
did bus tour driving on bus most of the buildings in town have barbed wire and iron gates did not feel safe

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
did the small bus tour which they did not have enough seats had to sit up front with driver. not handicapped Friendly's at all. lot of homeless begging for money in town

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
did trolly beautiful tour very accommodations

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
bus tour beautiful area well worth it

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
walked in town many restaurants for lunch near dock

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
poor horrible. we paid for priority but you are put in the same line getting off boat took over the directions were to go to deck 7 aft to get off when we did this we found the elevators closed they directed us to the mid elevators which at this point was over crowed. got to mid 7 from our room had to walk down to 7 my wife has limited mobility.it took us an hour to get off boat. once you find your luggage you are directed out meanwhile my wife with handicapped issues could not sit anywhere. we found out at that point you have to walk a block through the parking garage if you are waiting to get picked up.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for your review😎

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise until debarkation!

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