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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the cruise because we had a group which helped make our own fun. Will consider Norwegian cruises again but with a newer, bigger ship.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Not as efficient as other cruise lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food in the specialty restaurant was superb as well as the service. Main dining room food was very good but service needs improvement. Never ate at buffets.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Very weak on onboard activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Ship's singers and dancers were excellent as well as their shows. Comedian was okay.

Children's Programs

Didn't bring any grandchildren this time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Pitri our room steward was superb, as well as Kevin in our specialty restaurant.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Didn't like the ship's layout and common areas were somewhat clean but old.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cleanliness of our cabin was great. However it was very difficult to get into or out of bed. No room on either side. No small couch to sit on. Storage in room for clothes was great.

Ship tip

Enjoy the specialty restaurants and check room size (layout) of room for comfort.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

Just boarded ship

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Our excursion was over rated. The ruins were okay and the tequila tasting was a rip off.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
No excursions but enjoyed the port and shopping.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Beach, pool, shopping was excellent. Wish you could have been able to use cruise card for food and drinks though.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
No excursions but enjoyed the port and shopping.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Have been on over 30 cruises and never had such a terrible disembarkation experience. Had to walk thru entire ship to disembark!!
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for the detes😎

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry debarkation was a fiasco. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

envy1219    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for the detes😎

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