Oh wow where to begin! I suppose I will start with the good. I loved the Dawn! As a woman my husband will verify is hard to please, that says a lot! The Dawn was beautiful and majestic! From her sparkling pool water, to her glistening brass elevator shafts. Dawn is a lady who has class! The food was good in the MDR'S (Thank you goes out to our excellent waiter in the Aqua,Wayan Gunarja for making our trip so memorable), The Garden cafe was only consistently good for breakfast and oft times dishes were dirty. Juice and milk machines broke down twice. The 24 hour cafe was the same food and horrible at that, and the waitstaff lax in following directives. Don't bother with the Java Cafe, the coffee was watered down and tasted like colored water. Cagney's wasn't worth the money. The food was bland and tasteless.

My cabin, starboard side mid ship was perfect for two, but would be to snug for anymore I think. Our coffee table spent its trip on the balcony to make more room. Our steward started out great, but by the end of the trip seemed tired and even grouchy. We did get a towel that was torn, and sheets with a small eraser sized dot. Which I only noticed because it was near my head. But the bed was comfortable and the room well maintained by the steward. Word of caution for larger people though, the toilet section of the bathrooms are small!

The common areas of the ship were lovely, I did notice a few buttons missing from one of the elevators for braille users, but otherwise, the ship was in top shape. We ran into bad weather and the captain was right up front and direct, and kept us well informed. I always felt safe with him and was not worried in the least. Read more