Norwegian Dawn.... Great cruise!

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Dawn

9 Night Baltic (Copenhagen To Stockholm)

Sail date: August 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10622

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I really enjoyed my Baltic cruise.... Such fun with the staff and crew. Entertainment was excellent. Shopping was great!! Free jewellery a bonus!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was lovely... No complaints. Bars were very busy and crowded.

O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill

3 out of 5

It was always fairly full. Can't have a seat unless you eat something! Lunch was grand. Breakfast wasn't so great. Tables too small and food greasy.

Garden Cafe

4 out of 5

Lovely food and staff excellent. A bit crowded for breakfast but other times it was fairly quiet.

Venetian (Main Dining Room)

4 out of 5

Food lovely but not much atmosphere. Felt i was rushed.

Bliss Ultra Lounge

3 out of 5

Always crowded. Bar was very busy but ok. Great atmosphere but music way too loud at times!

Aqua Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Loved the Aqua. Food, service and staff all excellent.

Bamboo Asian Restaurant

4 out of 5

Food lovely. Very tasty. Didn't like the desserts! Staff not as friendly as other venues.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Tradewinds

5 out of 5

Staff wonderful. So friendly and funny!

Basketball / Volleyball Court

5 out of 5

We played basketball on one occasion we found it empty.... Very rare to get it to ourselves!

Galleria Shops

5 out of 5

Wonderful!! Staff brilliant.... Bought loads!!

Casino

2 out of 5

Would have loved to participate but the smell of cigarette smoke put us off sadly.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Brilliant!

Stardust Theater

5 out of 5

Entertainment was absolutely brilliant! Tina Turner tribute and Glenn MacNamara were my favourite. Elements on the last night was excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Could not fault anything. Outstanding staff and service from them all.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Staff constantly cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was lovely. Great location. Great cabin Stewart. Very comfortable beds. Lots of storage room. Very clean.

Ship tip

Go with an open mind. I read so many negative reviews of the Dawn and was worried but i loved it and had a great time.

Ports of call

Klaipeda, Lithuania

5 out of 5
Lovely place to visit and prices for stuff good!

Visby, Sweden

4 out of 5
We walked into the old city.... Very pleasant. Souvenirs expensive though.

KOTKA, FINLAND

3 out of 5
Hamina was lovely. Free shuttle bus from ship. Went to the park in Kotka. It was nice.

Stockholm, Sweden

3 out of 5
It was grand. Nice things to do but it was very busy.

Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland

5 out of 5
Great city but not enough time to see it all.

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5
Beautiful city.

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
Didn't get enough time to see everything.

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
Very nice indeed.

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

1 out of 5
Unfortunately we couldn't dock because of bad weather 😔

Copenhagen, Denmark

4 out of 5
Lovely city.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
A bit slow so we waited til 10am to leave.... Was off in about 10/15 minutes.
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5 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for your interesting review. Nice itinerary

cruising2004    1 year ago

Great itinerary and review! Thank you for sharing your experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Awesome itinerary. Appreciate your very detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

bubbles60    1 year ago

Glad you had a great trip. Interesting itinerary.

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