Norwegian Dawn Cruise Reviews for Family to Europe from Stockholm

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"We enjoyed the cruise but found the ship confusing to navigate.While I fully understand that safety comes first I think cruise lines could do more to compensate for missed ports...."Read More
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Warning- don’t accept the staterooms near the main Atrium

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Irish family man
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

The cruise was ruined for us by the extraordinary noise we have been subjected to every evening in our staterooms from 6pm to 10.30 pm by bands playing in the nearby Atrium. I complained 3 different times that the noise levels are above safety standards (capable of having an ordinary conversation an arm’s length apart). Their reception staff have to work in the same noise levels so the cruise line ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Wonderful ports of call

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

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wrobilla
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We choose this cruise based on the destinations and the price. We enjoyed the cruise but found the ship confusing to navigate. Renovations have left this ship a bit chopped up as far as deck layout goes. There were no distinct problems but she is starting to show her age. Food while plentiful, was a little unimaginative, and repetitive. The noise levels on the ship could be quite high at times in ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


NCL cut cabin staff and service

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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AvidCruiser56
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We are platinum with NCL and have taken 4 cruises since the pandemic. At first I excused the reduced staff due to Covid. Now I understand they are just cutting costs at the expense of service to the passengers. The cabin stewards have twice as many cabins so no turn down service. They are overworked and in bad mood. They cannot provide personal service and you cannot count on what time your cabin ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


NCL DAWN TIME FOR THE SHIP AND CREW TO GO INTO THE SUNSET

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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tony s
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have sailed NCL many times and our expectations are low. However this cruise made low expectations even worse. To give some of the highlights: No cabins were ready until 345pm despite being allowed on board from before noon . Our room was never dusted or cleaned properly. The TV and safe did not work. Someone had put garbage under the bed from previous cruise and it was still there. It ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Older Ship, Good Food, Good Crew, Worst Internet Ever

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Capts Tubing
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We wanted to explore a little outside our usual territory, and the Baltic Sea was an area we hadn't really visited in depth. We also hadn't cruised much with Norwegian, but they had the itinerary and we thought the price was fair... so off to Sweden we flew. We spent a couple days in Stockholm before departure, and enjoyed trips to the Vasa Museum, a tour of the archipelago that lies between ...
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Sail Date: August 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


Cruise was wonderful, NCL Head Office and systems are horrible

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Dancefloor
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose the cruise because of the destination and because we could stay for 3 back-to-back cruises shortly after 2 back-to-back cruises on the NCL Star. We have cruised with NCL many times and our experience this time was very consistent. The staff, especially some of the key managers, are wonderful friendly and very good at their jobs (for the most part). There are some who didn't get the memo ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Inside


Honeymoon cruise was awesome!

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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wthornbu
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

Overview: We wanted to go to Europe and experience multiple countries, so our trip seemed like a great idea! We were supposed to visit 9 countries, but the stop in Russia was cancelled for obvious reasons. Neither of us had any significant cruising experience, so we didn't really have any expectations. We were there for fun, relaxation, and adventure! Food: In general, the 'basic' food was ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


We have had better NCL experiences

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mfkesq
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Introduction: We are a married couple of retirement age, still working, who have previously cruised with Oceania, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and NCL. We are Gold Latitude on NCL. We generally prefer to eat at the specialty restaurants. With the exceptions of Arctica and Antarctica, we have traveled on all continents. Staff: The staff in all capacities were friendly and ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


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