Norwegian Dawn Review

Bermuda or Bust

Review for Bermuda Cruise on Norwegian Dawn
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2014

We recently returned from a wonderful cruise on the NCL Dawn out of Boston to celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary. All-in-all we had a wonderful time. Our embarkation could not have gone smoother. We arrived around 10:30, checked in within minutes, waited about an hour and boarded and were having lunch by noon. Our stateroom was ready before we finished lunch.

While the Dawn is one of NCL's oldest ships, they do a great job of maintaining it. Other than a few spots you would never now the ship is 12+ years old. For example, we saw them loading 200-300 new pool lounge chairs in Boston. We kept an eye out and saw them placed all around the sun decks. Dawn's layout is a bit quirky, but you get used to it. We rarely felt crowded. Maybe a few times in the buffet and by the pool.

As we have experienced on every cruise we've taken the crew is outstanding. Please take a few minutes to ask them about their families and their history. Their stories are heart warming and heart breaking at the same time. I believe, it makes you appreciate their work ethic and sacrifices a bit more.

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Our cabin, 9228, was were we saw the most wear and tear on the ship. The carpet and couch needed to be replaced and a fair amount of rust on the balcony ceiling. The bed was comfortable. This was the quietest room we've ever had on 11 cruises. It was awesome. We did have problems with water pressure in the shower, reported it and maintenance made some improvements. NCL rooms I believe are the smallest in the industry. We opted for the balcony to have a bit more space and I'm glad we did.

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