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Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.5
Author: ginjor

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review

ginjor

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9126

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our 8th cruise with NCL and we couldn’t believe how much they now nickel and dime you. In the past they always offered a laundry special mid cruise, they took that away, up charges for some drinks and dinners even with the drink and dining package. I understand Covid hit the cruise industry hard, but over charging and removing offers/perks isn’t the way to increase profits.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

In the past NCL had great food, even the buffet always had a great selection, but this cruise was very disappointing. The buffet was mostly “slop” with the same offerings every night. It was very difficult getting a reservation at the specialty restaurants, unless you wanted to eat at 9:00 pm.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our room steward Brayner was AWESOME!!!

Ship tip

Don’t expect much and make dinner reservations as soon as they allow before the cruise.

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Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ship2Shora 1 year ago

Thanks for the detes😎

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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envy1219 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

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ginjor 1 year ago

For what the cruise lines charge, lowering expectations isn’t an option.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Cruising is definitely not what it was prior to Covid and it’s probably not ever going back to the same. Lowered expectations are the key to enjoying a cruise now.

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