Norwegian Dawn Review

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Sail Date: Oct 2008
Cabin: Family Penthouse with Large Balcony

A friend and I sailed on the October 5th-12th cruise on the NCL Dawn; without a doubt this cruise rates up there as one of the best cruises I have ever taken. I've cruised 9 times, if I remember correctly, overall; 6 with NCL, 2 with Holland America and 1 with Carnival. This was my friend's first cruise. I would say that I have converted her into a "cruiser" after experiencing this cruise.

A friend drove us to the pier on Sunday. At one point I was worried that we would arrive too early, but then we hit the traffic. Because of the Avon Walk and the MS Bike marathon, it took us forever to get the last couple of blocks. We finally arrived at the pier about 10:45. We handed our luggage over to the porters and proceeded to check-in. Check-in was a breeze, took maybe 5 minutes. We then went to the VIP waiting room. Very soon Anshuman, the Concierge, greeted us all and explained some of the penthouse perks. Since I've sailed a penthouse before I was prepared and gave Anshuman our list of restaurant reservations for the week. We were then led onto the ship. The cabins were not yet ready, so we grabbed our champagne and proceeded to walk around the ship some and then went up to Cagney's to get some free food samples. I'm not much of a buffet fan, so we proceeded to Venetian for lunch. To be honest, I don't remember what I had, except for the chilled Banana soup, but I do remember that we totally enjoyed a leisurely lunch!

At around 1:30 they announced the cabins were ready, so we made our way to our cabin, 11060, an AB suite. I absolutely love the AB's. The bathroom is to die for and the fact that it has 2 full bathrooms certainly comes in handy when 2 women are travelling. Before we had even finished looking around and checking out everything in the cabin, our butler Anoop came in to introduce himself and take our order for that night's goodies. I can't say enough about Anoop, he anticipated our every whim and need without being intrusive. Anyone who gets Anoop as their butler is in for a real treat! We enjoyed our complimentary champagne on the balcony and by then it was time for the muster drill. The drill was quick and painless. We then proceeded up to the pool deck for sail away. It's been many years since I've departed from NYC and I totally forgot what a beautiful experience it is.

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