Norwegian Dawn Review

Awesome Dawn Cruise, Nightmare in Tampa

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Alan C
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2018
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

What a great ship and staff. Seven day Western Caribbean out of Tampa, and had an awesome cruise. Ship is in good refurbished condition, crew staff was so accommodating and friendly, and iternary was pleasurable. Captain was on time or early when he could be, outside of last minute passengers who got back to the ship late (very rude on their part) in two ports. Restaurants were clean and food was more than acceptable, even portions were a bit more than other lines. Specialty restaurants fill up fast, so make reservations as soon as you can. Forward outside decks were the easiest to get deck chairs, and the forward hot tub on 13 is the least crowded. Entertainment is very good, and only bad thing from my end were the hours of the library, like two hours per day. However, Tampa is not the best port to sail from. Embarkation was acceptable and easy for tiered passengers, however disembarkation was a night mare. Cruise staff was held up due to non-American passengers who could not be found to clear customs on the morning we returned to port. This held up everyone for over an hour while Immigration officers were searching for them, unfortunatelyI would have thought NCL would have a better plan for this. Plus the escalators being out of service in the Tampa port was not helping. Sorry, I am rattling on, but overall had a very outstanding Cruise on the Dawn. We stayed in a mini suite on deck 11, and stateroom was more than accommodating for two people.

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Mini-Suite with Balcony

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We stayed in a mini suite on deck 11, and stateroom was more than accommodating for two people. Nice covered balcony, almost no direct mid-day sun. Has large refrigerator, coffee maker, larger than regular balcony, full size bath-tub (not for wide people though). Great location on ship, very quiet.

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