Dawn Princess Review
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The Dawn Princess for us is now rather like a comfortable pair of old shoes. A little tatty around the edges. The polish and shine doesn't really hide the signs of ageing, but you love them to bits as they have taken you to places you'll always remember.
We are no strangers to this ship, having first cruised in 2011 doing most of the World Cruise as ill health had affected the ability to fly to the UK and back.
It changed our lives in so many ways that maybe we tend to look at the ship through rose tinted glasses. For us, cruising now consists of several important aspects. Princess would have you believe it is all about the destinations first and the shipboard experience second. We beg to differ. It is now as much about the people you cruise with and renewing past friendships, possibly ahead of the destinations. When I say the people we cruise with, that includes the staff who are just fantastic. Only one or two haven't learned to smile at everyone, but the remainder really enhance the sea days.
Cabin Review
Balcony
Good location and as usual with this ship, not particularly large. As a six footer, I would like a longer bed!We prefer section 7 and we found that the Wi-Fi signal wasn't very strong. I ended up going out and along the corridor nearer the Wi-Fi repeater.The balcony is small and rather tatty with the matting on the floor well overdue for replacement showing rust stains.