Bahamas Norwegian Dawn Bahamas Cruise Reviews

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HAL 5* Tries NCL’s Dawn

Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Crazy For Cats
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This review is based on the December 8, 2021 sailing. It was the Dawn’s first cruise since the shutdown. In our opinion NCL’s Covid protocols were more reasonable than HAL’s so we decided to give them a try. They required proof of vaccination, negative Covid test which they supplied at no additional charge and we could roam about the ship mask free. We were both in a situation of use PTO or ...
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Sail Date: December 2021


Will not sail with them again

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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silcri
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Just got back from a 5 day cruise. I have to say I will never go with this cruise line again. The food was absolutely horrible and service was beyond bad. We had a "penthouse" if you want to call it this that was to have a butler. When we got to our room we noticed we needed converters for our phones and computers. No where on the site does it say we needed to bring converters. There was 1 ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Large Balcony


First Cruise Experience

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Cat199
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

With this being my first cruise and nothing to compare it to, my review will be completely unbiased. We had a hull balcony room on deck 8, front of ship. You can feel alot here, book mid ship if you can. Our room was a good size, I felt, and the beds and pillows were comfortable. The food was average to less than average. We did not eat at any specialty restaurants. The Vanietian at the ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Balcony


I expected better

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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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


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


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


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


Great Entertainment !

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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


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