New Year's on the Dawn

This was my 3rd cruise, 2nd w/ NCL. I was traveling w/ friends 3 of whom had been on many multiple cruises & 1 newbie. Two of our group had a penthouse so we were all able to board through the VIP line with them. That was great & worth the price of admission to the big category cabins. I seriously loved getting to cut what had to be at least a 2 hour wait in the terminal. Being the first off the ship was nice too.

Our 1st stop on board was Pearly Kings Pub because it was the only bar open. Most passengers opted for lunch instead in the Garden Cafe. When our cabins were ready around 3 pm we dropped off our stuff & grabbed our life jackets to head up to our friends' penthouse for sail away. On the way we took a detour through the Garden Cafe to pick up a tray full of snacks cheese & pizza mostly  for sail away & b/c we were all getting a bit tipsy at that point. Read more