Norwegian Dawn Review

First Cruise to Bermuda

Review for Bermuda Cruise on Norwegian Dawn
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atlast95
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Obstructed Oceanview

My husband and I are Canadians from the Toronto area and we flew into Boston the night before our cruise. We stayed at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel with a fairly good rate obtained by using Marriott's "Look No Further" rate guarantee. I had found a better rate on Kayak and submitted the claim form to Marriott. They changed the rate on our reservation to 75% of the lower rate I had found on Kayak, so we were happy about that.

Arriving at Boston's Logan Airport we took the public transit to our hotel. There is no charge for taking the SL1 bus towards South Station out of Logan and into the downtown. For our hotel it was an 8 minute ride, getting off at the second stop. The bus actually passes the hotel so it is easy to find and only a short walk from where you get off. This was fairly easy and we saved the $25 to $30 fare I believe a cab would have cost.

The Renaissance is a very nice hotel and we were pleased with the second room they gave us. The first room had a connecting door to the room next door and when we arrived we could hear 3 or 4 people conversing. My husband called the front desk and they moved us to another room with no problem. We spent a very quiet and comfortable night there.

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Obstructed Oceanview

Cabin OK

It was the smallest cabin I have stayed in but was perfectly adequate for us. The window was probably obstructed about 60% from the bottom of the window up by a life boat. We had plenty of daylight and could see the water when we were at sea and the port when we were docked. Looking down at an angle I could see the promenade on deck 7 and the water over the side of the ship. We had no noise from the decks above and below us. At night the lights on lifeboat are quite strong and light peaks in around the edges of the curtain. During the first night I woke up at 1 p.m. thinking it was morning since so much light was coming in the window! If you like a completely darkened room to sleep in you might want to choose another cabin or bring a sleep mask.

On three occasions we found we had no hot water in our bathroom. It was fixed each time within minutes and from outside our cabin, but still a pain. Our biggest complaint about this cabin is the paper thin walls. We had families on either side of us and we could clearly hear their conversations. We could hear the sliding sound when they opened their drawers! At times it sounded like people were in our cabin talking. It felt more like we were sleeping in a bunk than a cabin! We used earplugs, but were still disturbed. Luckily our neighbors weren't the type to party in their cabin. I have to say that although I was pleased with all aspects of the Dawn in general, I would not sail on her again because of the lack of sound insulation between the cabins.

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