Baltic Sea Norwegian Dawn Baltic Sea Cruise Reviews

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Not what it used to be at all

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Purpleprince
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was supposed to be one of the cruises of a lifetime. Anything but. Been on NCL many times previously but this was the first cruise since covid. Very disappointing, to say the least. Everything had been cut back. The food quality was way down. I was told that there was a challenge sourcing food. What was served was terrible. They need to hire new staff and get quality control people on board. ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


Our First World Problem cruise

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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HadleyMethe
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My husband, son, and I embarked on this cruise to celebrate a number of milestones in our family. We opted to upgrade our room (deck 9, forward facing balcony) and take advantage of all that offered, which, in the end, was a mix of good and bad. I had anxiety about taking a cruise during Covid (yes, it does still exist; all 3 of us contracted it). For what we paid, we really don't feel like ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Large Balcony


Tendering boats not running, a nightmare

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Dlh7777
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was the first of what I hoped to be many cruises on the Norwegian Dawn, but I can’t make myself get on that ship again. Major problems tendering in and out of ports, either because=abuse most of the boats were not in working order or because they did not have ebought people qualified to operate the boats. Either way, a terrifying situation if there had been an emergency. Waited 3 hours to ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Missed 37.5% of ports

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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jschlag
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Scotland, Ireland, England cruise Common spaces very crowded, yet the high prices restaurants were vacant. We think they have way too many high prices restaurants which could have been more open spaces for all to relieve cramping. Missed 3 of 8 ports due to Norwegian choosing to do tenders (5 tender ports - which they did not advertise). The port stops were cancelled due to high winds. ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Don’t waste your money

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Hdcarson98
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

We chose this cruise for the itinerary and because we use to love NCL… not anymore. We were not communicating with at all. There Was only supposed to be 1 tender port and there were 5. We were not told this until boarding the ship. We missed 3 out of those 5 ports due to “bad weather”. We were told at the last minute as the boat turned away from places we had dreamed about going. But ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Worst Food and Entertainment on the Ocean

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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dcbiv395
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We were looking for a cruise to sail through ports on the Baltic Sea and thought we had found a good deal through NCL. How wrong we were. We thought this was going to be a great cruise but were sadly disappointed and now regret our next cruise with NCL. If we had known now how terrible the food and entertainment was going to be, we would not have booked our Alaskan cruise with NCL. The ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Great ports, but tired ship and lack of service!

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Valkyrie21
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We usually sail with HAL, but the interesting NCL itinerary prompted us to pick Norwegian for the first time. It is safe to say that we will hurry back to HAL. Unlike HAL, where we were always made to feel like honored guests (even in the cheapest inside cabin), you were treated like an anonymous number on the Norwegian Dawn. At times, the service was not only indifferent but downright rude. Upon ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


The Ship is Old and in need of updating

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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2020doc
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I love NCL and cruise several times a year. I was very disappointed on this sailing aboard The Dawn. I have 2 future cruises booked for NCL Dawn and will have to rethink these bookings. Embarking the ship was delayed because the computers went down. THIS is how the cruise began! There was a leak a few feet from our cabin door early in the cruise. Buckets were placed under the leaks to catch the ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Large Balcony


Overpriced and unapologetically geared to the US market.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Mitch1066
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This cruise was rescheduled from a Black Sea Cruise that was cancelled due to the war in Ukraine. This is the first time sailing with NCL and was expecting the experience to be top notch as it wasnt cheap. Sadly this wasnt the case. The itinerary was excellent with daily stops around the UK and Ireland and finishing in Copenhagen. The ship itself was also great. A smaller, older ship with none ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Would not recommend Norwegian Dawn

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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cruise4eatsleepfun
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Onboarding/check in: was a breeze – no major lines when checking in late afternoon and checking into the safety/muster stations were quick and easy Room: showers were nice with the glass coverage rather than the plastic curtains. Television was older and had limited options – same movies and sitcoms replayed. Live news channels would often be stuck/no reception.  I know some people don’t go on ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


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