Norwegian Dawn Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Dawn
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Saraldepue
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Owner's Suite
Traveled with children
Breakfast at Cagneys
Breakfast at Cagneys
Lunch at Cagneys
Dinner at Teppanyaki
Dinner at Teppanyaki
Dinner at Teppanyaki
Dinner at Teppanyaki
Dinner at Teppanyaki
Dinner at Teppanyaki--Green Tea Ice Cream
Dinner at Teppanyaki
The Not so Newlywed Game
Pez Quadro Beach Resort--Costa Maya, Mexico
Pez Quadro Beach Resort--Costa Maya, Mexico
Pez Quadro Beach Resort--Costa Maya, Mexico
Pez Quadro Beach Resort--Costa Maya, Mexico
Pez Quadro Beach Resort--Costa Maya, Mexico
Harvest Caye, Belize
Harvest Caye, Belize
Harvest Caye, Belize
Harvest Caye, Belize
Harvest Caye, Belize
Ship pool
Ship pool
Drinks by the pool--never a long wait!!!
Harvest Caye
La Cucina
La Cucina
La Cucina
Domnic--THE BEST BUTLER EVER
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
12500 Deluxe Owner's Suite
White Party
White Party
White Party
Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Little French Key--Roatan, Honduras
Roatan, Honduras
Le Bistro
Le Bistro
Le Bistro
Le Bistro
Breakfast at Cagneys
Breakfast at Cagneys
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Shopping in Cozumel
Spa
Spa
Dinner at Cagneys
Dinner at Cagneys
Dinner at Cagneys
Dinner at Cagneys
Daily snacks brought to use by Domnic
Daily Cookies
Crew Talent Show
Bingo
Domnic
My husband and Domnic
Gingerbread display in the Atrium
Sad day!!!  Debarkation and saying goodbye to Leah

We are seasoned cruisers who mainly sail on Disney for the family atmosphere. Last summer, for my older daughter's graduation, we decided (hubby begged) for try another line. Big mistake!!! We had booked 2 cruises with Royal Caribbean and after the graduation cruise on the Freedom of the Seas, we canceled our upcoming holiday cruise on the Oasis and started looking at other lines. That is when we came across NCL. We had just spent $4500 on two adjoining promenade view cabins and that didn't includes drinks and the other add ons. We were shocked to see that we could book a suite on NCL that included unlimited drinks, 250 minutes of internet, $50 per port towards excursions, free 3rd and 4th guest and 3 nights of ultimate dining and suites include a Butler and a Concierge. We ended up booking cabin 12500, the Deluxe Owners Suite. Lets just say it will be hard to ever cruise again without being in a NCL Suite!!!

We arrived at the port around 11:00am. We were escorted to a special line for suite guests to check in. From there we were taken to a special room for suite guest and were offered drinks and a light snack. It was their that we meet our Concierge Leah. She confirmed all of our dining reservations and excursions and gave us her number to contact her if we needed an appoints for the spa or any changes in our dining. We then met our Butler Domnic. HE IS AMAZING!!! He helped us gather our carry ons and escorted us onto the ship. After a brief tour, he took us to our suite. He made sure we had everything we needed to make our vacation wonderful.

Our cabin consisted of a living/dining room, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It was on the 12 floor directly above the bridge at the front of the ship. It was beautiful!!! The master bed was so comfortable and the master bath was amazing. Bottom line, we LOVED our cabin.

Cabin Review

Deluxe Owner's Suite

Cabin SA

This is an amazing cabin. We had a party of 5 and there was plenty of room for all of us. Our Butler Domnic was fantastic. The cabin is at the front of the ship so you so feel some motion. Overall, it is a beautiful cabin!!!!

Port Reviews

Costa Maya

This is our 3rd time visiting Costa Maya. We always take a taxi to Pez Quadro Beach Club. We love it there!!!!

Harvest Caye

It doesn't compare to Disney's Castaway Cay or Labadee. You had to pay for everything. We looked around and headed back on board.

Cozumel

A great place for shopping and food!!!

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