This was our second cruise on the Dawn. First was free in 2004, paid for this one. Great memories on both cruises.
We booked only three weeks prior to the cruise and got an unbelievable rate. Military rate, mini-suite w/balcony on the eleventh deck. More on that later.
Embarkation wasn't as bad as what many reviews have said. Got to the port around 1300, traffic terrible due to a train passing by. Thought that was strange but NCL obviously has no control there. Parking was down the street in a pay lot. $14/day. More later on this.
Nice room. Much larger than our free cruise. King size bed was actually two singles pushed together. Steward (Jerome) was very good. Bathroom spacious. Balcony was nice. Luckily, we docked on our side (port) of the ship so I got some good pics from the balcony, including sunsets.