Norwegian Dawn Review

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Review for Bermuda Cruise on Norwegian Dawn
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cruzin_ga_gal
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2014

As background, I am a veteran D+ of RCL, Carnival and HAL and only sailed with NCL once before. This cruise was booked for the 23rd to 30th of May, sailing out of Boston to Bermuda. The dates worked with my schedule and thought I'd try NCL. Travelled with my son and son's friend.

We flew into Boston from Atlanta the day of sailing and took a taxi to the pier. (Taxi was approx. $35.00) We arrived at the pier around 11am and was quickly checked in and waiting. Since we had a suite, there was a specific area cordoned off for us with drinks and pastries available. We were given a pre-order form for alcohol/pillow choices which we filled out. We did not wait long before our Butler, Madel, came to greet us and escort us on to the ship. Since the rooms weren't ready yet, we were escorted to Cagney's for lunch.

First impressions were awesome, from the way we were treated from arrival, to being escorted on the ship and being seated for lunch the first day made us feel special. After a nice quiet lunch (usual first days at the buffet are hectic) we went to find our stateroom. We had the owner's suite with 2 balconies.

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The owner's suite with two balconies was really nice. The half bath came in handy with 3 people and there was enough room that we didn't feel confined. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of drawer space. There were three small draws in the closet, but no more. We all lived out of our suitcases, except what was hung up. The other thing I will comment on is the front balcony. Being at the front of the ship, it was nice go get sun during port days, but it was closed when we were sailing. Granted it was rough leaving out of Boston, the balcony door was open for us to go out and experience the front during sailing. On the way out of Bermuda, although the seas weren't as rough, they locked the door so that we could not access the balcony. Please note that if you are in a room with only a forward facing balcony, you may lose your balcony during sailing. Overall I think the experience of free style cruising converted me over.

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