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Norwegian Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Dream

7 Night Texaribbean (Houston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2007

Ship: Norwegian Dream

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was a fairly small "big" ship. It seemed to have fewer activities on board than most other ships we've been on. The showroom was fairly small, as were both main dining rooms. Being an older ship, the only multi-deck room was the showroom and it had several support poles in the seating area. There was no balcony. The rooms, however, were bigger than most and very comfortable. The biggest problem we had was the "Freestyle cruising". Unlike cruises with assigned dinner times, NCL has a come when you want policy. Unfortunately, it seems as if everyone on the ship wants to eat at 7:00 PM. If you showed up then without a reservation, the wait for a table could be 45 to 60 minutes. By then, you have probably missed a chance to get a seat at the late show because they have been taken by all those who ate before you did. To do it all, you either have to go to the 6:30 show and eat late or make reservations for 6:30 or 7:00 for the entire week when you first get on the ship. This seems to go against the "Freestyle, eat when you want" philosophy.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Took a cab to Paradise Beach Resort ($15 for 4). As long as you spend at least an average of $10 per person on food/drinks, the entrance, reclining loungers, umbrellas and ocean are free. Extra $9 per person for unlimited use of all the water toys (snorkel, kayak, giant trampoline, climbing iceberg). Very relaxing and food/drink prices not unreasonable.
Don't Miss: We really liked Paradise Beach resort.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Our first visit to Belize we did the jungle hike and underground river tubing. It was awesome. This time my 79-year old mother was with us. She would have loved the tubing but the hike to get there would have been a bit too much. This time we took the city tour and had a nice lunch at the Wet Lizard.
Don't Miss: Underground river (cave) tubing.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Took a cab to Paradise Beach Resort ($15 for 4). As long as you spend at least an average of $10 per person on food/drinks, the entrance, reclining loungers, umbrellas and ocean are free. Extra $9 per person for unlimited use of all the water toys (snorkel, kayak, giant trampoline, climbing iceberg). Very relaxing and food/drink prices not unreasonable.
Don't Miss: We really liked Paradise Beach resort.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5
Rented a car from Ace on the pier (reserved ahead of time) and drove to Merida. Parked there in a public lot ($1/hour) and walked around historic area with guidebook. Took a horse carriage ride ($20 total for 4 of us for 45 minutes). All was very interesting.
Don't Miss: Merida

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Our first visit to Belize we did the jungle hike and underground river tubing. It was awesome. This time my 79-year old mother was with us. She would have loved the tubing but the hike to get there would have been a bit too much. This time we took the city tour and had a nice lunch at the Wet Lizard.
Don't Miss: Underground river (cave) tubing.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5
Rented a car from Ace on the pier (reserved ahead of time) and drove to Merida. Parked there in a public lot ($1/hour) and walked around historic area with guidebook. Took a horse carriage ride ($20 total for 4 of us for 45 minutes). All was very interesting.
Don't Miss: Merida

Pros: The friendliness and helpfulness of all the staff

Cons: As it turns out, we're not big fans of NCL Freestyle cruising

Recommends Norwegian Dream? Yes!

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