Disappointed

Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 4.7
Author: AprilJohn

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

AprilJohn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night British Isles: England & Ireland (Copenhagen To Southampton)

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11620

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very disappointed that we had 3 unscheduled sea days including Dublin ( Dublin was on our bucket list).

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Things were a bit confusing regarding required paperwork Re: minor grandchildren traveling with us. Our papers was kept at embarkation until the next day, preventing our children from registering for the youth program on the first day.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Tepanyaki was amazing! Otherwise we ate in the main dining rooms. My hubby kept watching for lobster and never found it on the menu.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Hot tub was great. Did not use the fitness center. Not aware that there was a a climbing wall!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Evening shows were great!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

We had two teenagers with us who were not particularly impressed with the youth/teen program.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

With 4 of us in the room, our room steward had his work cut out for him! The staff at the Java Cafe was amazing!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very pleased with the layout!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

With 2 teenage girls and my husband and I, things were cozy, but we managed fine.

Ship tip

Our cabin was in a great location! Fairly close to the mid-ship elevators was perfect especially since we spent some time at Starbucks several times a day!

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Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Tivoli Gardens was very nice!

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NEWHAVEN HARBOUR (EDINBURGH), SCOTLAND

5 out of 5

Took a train to St Andrews!

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Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5

Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis, Hebrides Did not visit port

Unscheduled sea day :-(((

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Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland Did not visit port

Unscheduled sea day :-(((( very disappointing

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5

The Titanic Experience was amazing!

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Falmouth, Cornwall, England Did not visit port

Unscheduled sea day :-(((

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Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

5 out of 5

Southampton (London), England Did not visit port

Left for London immediately upon disembarking

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy peezy!

9 Comments

SailtheC 1 year ago

Why did you miss those ports? I took that cruise last year and they flip flopped our entire itinerary as the queen had just passed and all our excursions go re set as our times in the ports had all changed. We were unable to go on a few excursions we had planned because of this. The crew was very confused with it all and most of the passengers very upset. NCL did give us a partial credit for another cruise

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Ship2Shora 1 year ago

I would be devastated if I missed my bucket list port as well. Hope you can go back to Ireland to explore soon...maybe a land tour😉

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

thanks for sharing

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Dumfy75 1 year ago

Good review thank you. Shame you missed some of the itinerary but glad you enjoyed the ports you did visit. Tivoli in Copenhagen is beautiful at Christmas if you ever get the chance to go back!

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

You had to show paperwork so your grandchildren could participate in the youth programs? Interesting. Thanks for sharing your cruising experience.

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Carnivalfoodie 1 year ago

Itinerary bummer. Sorry 😢

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Hits and Misses

Missed three ports due to rough seas.