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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 97

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4565

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had an amazing vacation. We love to cruise with Norwegian. We even booked another trip while onboard.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Embarkation was a little bit of a mess. They had everyone in one area. There was very little communication. With all that being said process went quickly I would say for the time we went through security till the time we got on the ship was 20-30 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food and drinks are always amazing. We had one specialty dinning credit. So we ate at Teppanyaki. Interesting enough the other party that was supposed to be at our table canceled so we had the entire table for ourselves. The food was so good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
While this ship doesn’t have a rock climbing wall or anything exciting like that. The cruise staff still had plenty of trivia and patty games to keep you entertained.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were amazing. This ship had a different show every night. We have been on 5 other cruises. Never have they done a different show each night. This was truly amazing and I was very impressed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staff are always amazing. It always impresses me how some of the waiters even try to remember your drink order.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This is a smaller ship but the design and layout works well with the size. All areas are kept clean the best they can. The only down side is if you want to sit in the Shade but still enjoy the pool deck. The seating options are limited.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The size is what you expect from an inside cabin. Our room Stuart did a great job keeping it clean. The only bad part is the rooms location. As it is located near the place where people get off to visit the port of the day.

Ship tip

We had two great shore excursions that we booked through the ship. The best advice I can give is to do your research about the ship. The ship is smaller so it doesn’t not have the big attractions like water slides or rock climbing.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5
Did not do any exploration just drove to the port to get on the ship

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We went to the animal preserve. We got to hold monkeys and birds. This excursions was again through the ship. The start of this excursions was very disorganized. The visit to the animals was amazing.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
We just explored on our own and do some shopping. The vendors seemed to be more pushy in trying to get you in their store to buy something.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Had a great excursions with the ship to the ruins. Our tour guide angel was amazing and very knowledgeable.

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5
Went zip lining for the first time. Was a great experience. I can not wait to do it again. The down side is I tried to snorkel but the water was to mucky so you could not see any thing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was quick and easy. Just got in line they did a face scan to let you off and that was it.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Nancy7500    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

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