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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

14 Night Southern Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 26, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin number: 8500

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Ship is old, 2 specialty restaurants great, tour planning staff all confused, go to theater, then no go to pier, then make line, then no go elsewhere, then new line, every port the same, tours were great, did not stop at Puerto Plata, it was a reason we booked this trip, gave us Puerto Rico, last 4 cruises a nice stop was removed and got Puerto Rico, ship was understaffed, sure a lot of people will complain on this, theater show was great, many seats are broken, never fixed, it goes down to far u slide off, back ache when leaving, shows were great, most issues is ship and understaffed and no training. Not AA fault, but my list is to long

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy an almost organized, no handicap lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
we had 2 included cagney and la french

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did not use it, when we booked it offered 3 pools, Outdoor, indoor lap and one in haven, we'll not allowed to use it

Entertainment

5 out of 5
It was a big improvement from last cruise

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Buffet staff terrible, no longer offer help to bring water or coffee, just stand with tray on their hands, people on wheelchairs can't reach, not one came to help, guests helped, appalling

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship is old, windows filthy, some have white streaks as the gas in glass no longer seal, can't see out, plumbing leaks in room, pipes are rusted, took 3 days to fix, other open bathrooms have these metal covers when going to sit one gets injured to close to seats, people been bending them, some washrooms were filthy flushing did not work

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Old, 15" TV hard to watch or read stock marker ticker, room was cleaned once only and after 5pm

Ship tip

Ship was full, never got the upgrade, pool chairs all had towels and bags and 80% never got used pool policy was not enforced.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
They need a newer port, look at Hong Kong most beautiful port, sad America does not care about ports

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

4 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Catalina Island (Isla Catalina), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
We did not know we were to tender, booking stated port, u were a prisoner at the island, 40 steps no wheel chair access, no food or drinks available like princess island

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
This was not our stop, they took out Puerto Plata, noted as not safe, next port another Norwegian ship dock next to us and they were there and loved it, felt safe, so why was ours canceled. To many excuses

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
It was a nightmare, total confusion, one announcement could not hear, another was loud and clear, delay was health, then was staff, then was port plank not working, we were on deck watching, it pulled right up and a ramp was pushed up, had roped off and the camera staff were setup. But were told can't use it. 4 hours later we started to get off downstairs, a big mess, sure people missed their flights, tours, etc... lines were long to go through custom. Boarding lines outside wow, went around city block, not enough sidewalks to accommodate people and suitcases
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3 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful time. There have been lots of complaints about NCL lately.

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