New York (Manhattan) to the Bahamas Norwegian Dawn Cruise Reviews

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I expected better

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Uluvet
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

I've been on 4 cruises all with Norwegian. The Dawn was not what I expected compared to the Gem and Breakaway. The couch in our room was stained. The little touches like towel animals didnt happen even after we asked for them. Everything was so crowded an tight. Never a table for meal times in the buffet. The employees at the restaurant wouldn't give us the empty table to accommodate our family ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Family Inside

Traveled with children


Excellent

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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decemeberdiva
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

I live in New York and like sailing from here. The Dawn was the ship I took my first cruise more than ten years ago. I know that it was renovated and it looked beautiful. Embarkation went smoothly because my sister who traveled with me needed wheel chair assistance which we received shortly after arriving at the pier. We were immediatley taken to security and on the ship. That was excellent ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony


The staff was amazing

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Luckylundon
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Sunsush. Head mixologist , kesar bartender , saber bartender, jimmy waiter, wayouin bartender/Waiter Karina wine steward. Were the best servers ... They are five star Employees and Norwegian is very luck to have such amazing people working for them... they made our trip memorable and I can’t say enough about their talent , compassion and sense of humor. The food was amazing ... ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Fun

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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kmac1963
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was our first cruise decided on Norwegian for the free at sea promotion. The staff was so attentive and fun in particular the wait/bar staff. Feel like we made friends actually kind of miss some of them! They were personable remembered our names and drink preferences I was really impressed. The only negative I can think of is the food options being a vegetarian I thought the options were ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Disappointed

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Hotdogbill
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We have cruised over 20 times. This was our first time on Norwegian. Very disappointed with the service in the dining rooms, it took over 2 1/2 hours for dinner service. Only one glass of wine and iced tea all dinner. The waiter never came back for another round of drinks, and we had the drink package. Food in the Garden Cafe was warm at best. The waffles were hard and cold, the scrambled eggs ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Best time ever!

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Devmadwil
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

We had an amazing time on this cruise, my ultimate favorite part was the entertainment staff and Richard our cruise director, I swear he's the happiest man on earth lol, also Comedian Landry was another fav! from the service to entertainment everything was top notch! There were lots of activities also too much to do even lol something else I found unique is the way norwegian treats their ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Oceanview Porthole Window

Traveled with children


Great Entertainment !

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Wereami881
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

It was a last min cruise and I figured give Norwegian a try. I have cruised with another carrier many times and loved it. Had high hopes for this one. I was very disappointed. Most of the crew was unfriendly, kind of walked around like robots. The food was the worst part of the trip by far. The ships lay out is strange but since its an older smaller ship I guess that's how they built them then. ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Traveled with children


Could have been better

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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homebodyangel
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Been on Norwegian many times and most of them were nice.However, I think NCL needs to make some changes so everyone can enjoy the ship more.The pool was too deep for us to swim in,why cant they make one end of the pool about 4 1/2 to 5 ft instead of 5"7" to over 6 ft deep. We tried to go in and then had so much trouble using the ladders to get out, it was horrible. On other ships you just go down ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


The worst vacation ever. Avoid this cruise. Poor Service and Management.

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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xiaolin07
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

Staffs are not well trained. They give you a poker face. Since the tips are prepared, I feel that they don't have any incentive to provide good service. The show is not bad, but that's the only entertainment on the cruise. They try to organize many "Activities", but none is well organized, and the staff in charge himself doesn't understand the rule. The specialty dining and the buffet are ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony


Good for the price point, staff was friendly, all good but nothing outstanding

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Shasta2088
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My wife and I chose the 8-day to the Bahamas with a stop at Port Canaveral to relax, and spend a short time visiting Disney's Epcot. This cruise included a lot of (relaxing) at-sea time and was relatively inexpensive conpared to other itineraries. The ship was nice and clean, the staff was extremely friendly and fairly competent but only a few crew members seemed to do anything more than they ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Inside


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