Norwegian Dawn Review

IMPRESSED WITH NCL

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Dawn
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10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Oceanview Picture Window

The crew of this ship was the most caring, attentive, thoughtful, cheerful, helpful, and personable I have ever encountered in 30 years of cruising. This was my first NCL cruise and I was impressed with the overall experience.

The cruise before us could not get into port so it created a difficult situation. Everyone was forced to board at once instead of spread over a 4 hour period. The whole process was very organized and handled far better than anyone could ever expect. We were given minute by minute updates on text, email, and phone calls so we knew what was happening.

Our background is Carnival and Royal Caribbean and two cruise lines that are out of business (Big Red Boat and Royal) We had a bad experience on Carnival Triumph out of New Orleans 6 years ago and swore off of it forever and started with Royal Caribbean. We live in the Tampa area during the winter and we are retired so we usually cruise twice a year. This year, Royal Caribbean dropped Costa Maya from their cruises so we switched to NCL which was a nice result. WE did give Carnival another chance last November on a short cruise to the Bahamas on the Ecstacy which was a very positive experience.

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Oceanview Picture Window

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I don't know what cabin category we were in but it was an aft, unobstructed view outside cabin. First of all, the bathroom is the nicest I have ever seen on a ship. I loved it and my husband did too. The size of the bathroom compromised the size of the cabin, but it was worth it. At first impression, the cabin looked too small, but it was very functional. For the two of us, it was fine; but it would have been impossible to add another person. We take turns getting out of bed and getting dressed (my dh gets up earlier than I do) so it worked fine for us. The closet space was very small but again, it worked for us and was functional. In spite of taking too many clothes - many more than I used - we found a place for everything. The bed was fine for us, but it may have had an extra pad on it because I have read where others thought it was hard. The walls are very thin. We were lucky that our neighbors did not snore or talk loud because others said they had problems. Our location was great. Aft deck 8. Make sure your cabin is not under The Spinaker lounge because you can hear the boom boom boom of the music and that is a VERY active lounge, A lot of fun stuff goes on there pretty late at night. WE were happy with our cabin but it was just lucky that our neighbors were quiet. We tried to keep our tv low and be considerate of others. There were no children in our area. I loved the magnifying glass which I have never seen before.

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