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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Dawn

10 Night Mediterranean: Italy France & Greece (Barcelona To Trieste)

Sail date: November 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10500

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Norwegian Dawn penthouse suite w balcony an overall excellent experience, especially our cabin team, the service in restaurants and bars. The disembarking experience was a true buzzKill for an otherwise enjoyable cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Most restaurants were excellent, especially Cagneys steakhouse. The buffet was crowded, food OK.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool was warm, hot tubs great, walking track also nice.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
bands in osheehans excellent. Most bands very good

Children's Programs

No kids, duh

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our butler and steward were friendly efficient & respectful. Most wait staff in dining rooms were excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship always looked clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Huge space, excellent bed and bedding. Veey comfortable place to spend time, balcony wonderful

Ship tip

Bring long cables ro charge your phones, they are sparse

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Awesome city, great to spend days and ights before cruise

Marseille (Provence), France

3 out of 5
Kind of blah, hectic, older

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
Beautiful place w fun hop on bus tours bought in port

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Beautiful town to explore on yr own, much to see and so. Buy a hop on/off bus pass in port

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

Day spent on ship

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5
Pompeii guided tour w archeologist was excellent, arranged online Naples also is a great city w much to see, and good shopping

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5
Lovely Italian Port city w great history. Food and shopping A++

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Toured the old Town on our own, ate a wonderful lunch and enjoyed visiting shops

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Bought the wall walk w a Dubrovnik town pass.. very reasonable price.the wall walk is not for those in bad shape. Delicious food at restaurant overlooking the harbor

Koper, Slovenia

4 out of 5
Quaint. Wish we'd booked trip to Ljublijana, but rhen again, the tour time was very long and weather not so great that day.

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY Did not visit port

Went on to Venice for few days. Town of Trieste looks worth time to explore at another trip.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
AWFUL. Called people by color codes on luggage but then all of us were crowded in hallways, elevators & stairways. True bummer to otherwise fabulous cruise experience

Traveler Photos

Balcony view 10500, forward suite Suite w balcony 10500
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     30 days ago

Thanks for sharing

Ladyjunecliff     11 months ago

Thank you for a review full of great info! Glad you had a fabulous cruise!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

bubbles60    1 year ago

Thanks for the positive review. We are looking at the Dawn for our 2024 vacation

cruising2004    1 year ago

Wonderful itinerary! Glad you had a great experience. Thank you for your review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review