Quality of cruise down since previous cruise before covid

Item: Norwegian Dawn
Rating: 2.8
Author: purpleprince

Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

purpleprince

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

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British Isles: England & Ireland to London

Sail date: August 24, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11620

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The overall quality of the cruise experience has gone down since before covid period. The service,food and drinks all were not as good as before. I had take many cruises on NCL and this was the most disappointing.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Waited too long on lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Main dining rooms food was not very good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Magician was the best entertainment on the ship period.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Room was clean but you were disturbed every morning starting at 4 45 by tables and chairs moving on the floor above your head.

Ship tip

Be careful where your room is and have low expectations on food.

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Ports of call

NEWHAVEN HARBOUR (EDINBURGH), SCOTLAND

3 out of 5

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

3 out of 5

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

3 out of 5

Belfast, Northern Ireland

3 out of 5

Liverpool, England

3 out of 5

Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland

3 out of 5

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

3 out of 5

Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

1 out of 5

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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mckey70hotmailcom 1 year ago

We were on the same cruise and loved every minute. And the ports were amazing, I came home tanned from the UK so that tells you we had great weather. Everything has changed since Covid, just enjoy what you can.

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bubbles60 1 year ago

Sounds like a great itinerary.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Nice itinerary. Good reminder to check what’s above your cabin prior to booking. Sadly, cruising isn’t back to pre-Covid levels yet and may never be. Sorry you were disappointed.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Does not appear that the ship or ports were very good.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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