Norwegian Dawn Review

We'll NEVER sail Norwegian again!!!

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tjwill
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2016
Cabin: Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window

I'll start with what we did like. The crew was friendly, the food good, the entertainment very good, & the excursions fun. Now for the bad. The room was not as shown on the website(had to crawl over bed to get out of it), the cover on the comforter was ripped along the the seams in several places, hand soap was never refilled in our bath, excursion times were changed w/o any explanation, if you don't make reservation for the comp. dining rooms before you board then you can't make reservations for them(they really push to ones you have to pay extra for), at all the shows one side of the balcony is blocked off for suite guests even when the other seats are full, smoking is allowed all around the pool, public restrooms were always messy(water all over counter/tp on floor), steward set up outside our door EVERY morning at 8:00am, we could hear anyone passing down the hall as well as the people talking next door. The list goes on and on. These things might sound little but they all add up and they don't happen on Royal Caribbean. We have had two cruises with Royal Caribbean and will sail with them from now on!

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Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window

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Tiny even by cruise ship standards. We had to crawl over the bed to get out of the bed. Also the bed was sooooo hard that I felt bruised every morning. We could hear the people next to us talking and they were talking in a normal voice. We booked for an outside room with a window but we got a dinner plate size port hole. The bathroom was well set up and there was a fair amount of storage available.

Port Reviews

New Orleans

We love New Orleans! The sights, the people, the food!

Roatan

We were taken out on a catamaran, snorkeled, and fed lunch. We were rushed because they had added an additional group that left earlier. that made the excursion people run late with us.

Belize City

LOVED our cave tubing excursion!!!! The guides were very informative and friendly. Tubing through the caves was fantastic!

Costa Maya

We had been to Costa Maya before and taken the excursion to the Mayan ruins so we chose to just shop for our grandchildren. They have the typical souvenirs and make sure you margin with the seller. They will drop the price! Great place to sit and have a drink. also they have a pool and beach area. If you haven't seen the ruins, I recommend going.

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