Norwegian Dawn Review
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We sailed from Tampa on 01 Dec. Spent the night before in the Hyatt Place by the airport, a little tired but great service with a free shuttle from the airport and it also took the 5 of us to the port for $30.
Embarkation was horrible, about 3 hours in the sun, although we were supposed to have priority boarding. Once aboard things improved. We booked a 2 bedroom family suite which was bigger than expected. It had a tub and 2 sinks which was great as we had a 1 yr old and a 3 yr old. Service was good, we also had a butler which we didn't really need or use as we didn't quite know what to do with him. The suite did give us breakfast in Cagney's each day which we enjoyed a lot.
With 3 kids we didn't really see any entertainment. The two enjoyed kids club although our eldest (8) picked and chose his times there based on what they were doing. Overall, it was a hit.
Cabin Review
This was a bigger cabin than I anticipated from the on line layout plan. It had lots of room and lots of storage. The bathroom was very well laid out as well. We read reviews complaining about noise but never experienced any, other than thin walls and someone running in the room above now and then. The steward kept it clean and the butler was attentive, although we rarely called on him. He did bring snacks every afternoon and it was great to be at the head of the line getting off the ship in some of the ports (although a little embarrassing to cut the line sometimes).This suite spoiled us for future cruises; we've always had a regular balcony but took the suite as there were 5 of us. It will be hard to turn back.