This is my husband and kids 3rd cruise and my 4th (2nd on NCL). We got a great deal on the Deluxe Owner's Suite (#12000). Being a family of 5, we are either forced to get 2 cabins or a larger suite (you'd think suites, being larger, would automatically sleep more but sadly, most still seem to sleep 4). Overall this was a fantastic cruise. We were very lucky, with Hurricanes Matthew and Nicole brewing to have been able to get 2 days in Bermuda. By the time we boarded, Matthew was no longer a threat but Nicole was headed towards Bermuda. So they spend up and got us into port 3 hours early (10 am instead of 1 pm), we ended up having to leave at 9 am on Tuesday morning instead of 5 pm. While I would have loved some more beach time, we made sure to do the most important things we wanted to do first.

Ship: The Dawn is a wonderful ship, just out of dry dock. My only complaint is the location of the kids area (or more, its accessibility). We were on deck 12 (which is where the family suites are located!!), kids area was on deck 13. The only way to get to the kids area was walking thru the pool area then the buffet (or go down 1 deck to deck 11, walk across to the back, then up to 13).

Cabin: all I can say is WOW!! Beautiful and spacious. Our Butler Joseph, and cabin steward Ronald, were the BEST!! They catered to our every desire. Read more