Had a fantastic time on the Norwegian Dawn, there is something for everyone! Check in was very fast, you can park and be on board within 30 minutes. Employess are extremely friendly, don't listen to anyone that say's they're not. Our housekeeper always addressed by name and always made sure everything was going ok for us. Again, anyone that says the entertainment was "goofy" or bad is just looking for reasons to complain, as the entertainment was excellent. Band on the Run and Bollywood (PG-13?? Just beacause of women exposing their midriff? Please.) are fantastic shows, the Dawn Production Cast are extremely talented dancers and singers. The Second City group was one of the funniest shows I have ever seen, make sure you go to all 3. Dave Heenan, the stand-up, was ok, but still had some hilarious moments. I had low expectations for the magician Greg Gleason, but was very surprised, anytime you can make a helicopter appear out of nowhere on stage, you do not deserve to be critized. The food at the complimentary restaurants, the Venetian and Aqua, was good, although like any restaurants you're forced to go to for 7 straight days, the food does get repetitive and limited in choice. The Garden Grill buffet was great, most varitety on the ship. And no, the ship is not a "maze", if you have a somewhat average sense of direction, it's extremely easy to find your way around. The cruise is not a booze cruise if you don't want it to be, there are plenty of other sections and activities of the ship where you don't have to deal with alcohol. As far as people complaining about the price of "extra" things like the spa, the speciality restaurants, and gift shops, guess what, it's a vacation, they're expensive, get used to it. Like anything in life, if you think it's too expensive, don't buy it.
The only negative was the Moderno Brazilian restaurant. We waited over 10 minutes between each meat serving, every cut was medium rare to rare, and our desserts were half melted by the time they were served to us. Maybe it was bad night for them, but wow, terrible experience.
I'd highly suggest the Norwegian Dawn for a cruise, it's freestyle crusing at it's best.