The ship was plagued by what the ships doctors termed viral bronchitis. Lots of people and I mean lots of people were ill with chest , throat , and eye infections. Some were very ill from all accounts and had this affliction for most of the cruise. Rumours were that this " bug " came somewhere from Asian legs of this ships cruises and having researched the last 12 months of this ships travels , it seems quite plausible , these chest infections on the Dawn seem to be reoccurring . I am never never ill but this knocked me for 6 and the infection seemed to morph from chest to throat and back to chest and then to conjunctivitis of the eye.
Coughing was everywhere, it wasn't pleasant.
On a brighter note the staff were superb , from waiters to stewards, always happy and very helpful.