I'm afraid I don't have much good to say about the Dawn, Princess. There were so many little and big things that they did wrong that it would take a looooong time to detail all of them. But here's a summary . . .

While some might not care, we didn't like that the adult pool and hot tubs were tucked below deck with no view (and sometimes had kids in them). Hot tubs were roped off at random times during the day, so it was difficult to find one to use and impossible to predict when they would be open. When the adult hot tub WAS open, the adjacent bar was closed, and vice-versa. Mixed drinks were so weak that we opted for beer. While some staff were great, too many were quite unpleasant.

Even our Captain's Circle parents agreed that food on Dawn Princess was disappointing (a surprise since Princess is known for good food). Our waiter frequently could not tell us what the menu items were (since the chef must have thought it "elegant" to use descriptions that none of us could understand). One night, we waited over an hour for pizza only to have the manager yell at us for asking if they lost our order. A few nights later, I tried to get a pizza to take to the pool and was told I had to use room service because they wouldn't let us take pizza from the restaurant. Read more