HappyTravels Posted April 23, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Hi everyone! I'm on the Dawn right now and I figured I'd give you a few tidbits before I get back. Pros... Service has been excellent, staff is great Ship is very pretty, The hand sanitizers in every restaurant and before you board (what a great idea!), The food has been great, Bamboo-could't get sit at hibatchi, had to have regular table. Food was good, not as good as our local Japanese. Le Bistro- Best meal so far! Had the "Fire Starter" Aqua & Venentian- both good (loved the decor in Impressions) Garden Cafe- standard cruise buffet, nothing special Salsa-excellent food and service Cabin- (minisuite) ok size, GREAT bathroom Cons... Kids Crew-my daughter isn't too thrilled, doesn't compare to RCL, CCL, or Princess. Port times-Nassau was a waste (7am-2pm, which is really 8am-1:30pm) Gotta go now, I'll check back either later or tonight if anyone has any questions. HappyTravels 2004-Norwegian Dawn (April) Voyager of the Seas (July) Miami (August) 2003-Aruba Bahamas Las Vegas, NV Carnival Pride (Bermuda) 2002-Voyager of the Seas (Western) Nordic Empress (Bermuda) Wildwood, NJ 2001-Grand Princess (Eastern) Jamaica Turks & Caicos 2000-Puerto Rico Carnival Fascination (Southern) Turks & Caicos 1999-Las Vegas, NV Cancun, Mexico Paris, France Venice, Florence, Rome, Italy Carnival Fascination (Southern) 1998-Dominican Republic Los Angelos, CA Las Vegas, NV 1997-Puerto Rico St. Maarten Daytona Beach, FL 1996-Jamaica Orlando,FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pswlrw Posted April 23, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Ahoy! I'll be getting on the Dawn when you get off. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lritch426 Posted April 23, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Thanks so much I love to read reviews! How is the nightlife at the bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisebunnie Posted April 23, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2004 How many children were on this sailing? Was it overwhelmed by them or were the numbers good?? We're going in August with 4 kids and want some kids there but not too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally10169 Posted April 23, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Thanks for taking time on your vacation to fill us in! Sounds wonderful! Is it pretty easy to get a lounge chair by the pool? Allyson Till our 10th annivesary cruise without the kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerjulie Posted April 23, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 23, 2004 HappyTravels, Live it up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuppykat Posted April 24, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Enjoy!!!!!!!! I loved the Dawn. I wish I was there right now..... Oceanic 8/69 Olympia 9/71 NCL Dawn 3/04 "Happiness is a choice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyL200 Posted April 24, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Enjoy your cruise, stay off the internet. Just kidding. I hope you are having a great time. I just wanted to ask someone who is on board or who has recently been on, do they still offer the unlimited photo package the first two nights of the cruise. Also, are the prices in the specialty restaurants still up ($15 for Le Bistro)? Thanks. Happy cruising. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasisu Posted April 24, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi HappyTravels, Happy to hear you're having a good time. How are the cruise director and the entertainment? Enjoy the rest of the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR5SUNS Posted April 24, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi Happytravels, As far as the tour's do they still have the Dolphin Encounter in Nassu and also Swim with the Dolphins in Miami? My son's are interested in them. Thank's and enjoy the rest of your cruise. We are sailing on Aug. 22, 2004 SAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyTravels Posted April 25, 2004 Author #11 Share Posted April 25, 2004 We tried to book the Dolphin Encounter in Nassau (with NCL and directly) but it was booked the whole month of April so you better book now for May. Le Bistro is $15.00. No photo packages anymore. I asked the staff about it, too. Cruise director is Ricky, but this was his last cruise on the Dawn. The lounge chair situation is the same as every other ship...all the chair hogs are out in full force. Now I just take towels off chairs and sit down. I've never had someone come back and say it was their chair. There were 2700 passengers. 800 were children. The dancers in the Jean Ann Ryan company are very talented, but I thought the shows were not that great. I spent most evenings in the casino after going to the show. We didn't really do much dancing except the 80's night in the Spinnaker lounge. HappyTravels 2004-Norwegian Dawn (April) Voyager of the Seas (July) Miami (August) 2003-Aruba Bahamas Las Vegas, NV Carnival Pride (Bermuda) 2002-Voyager of the Seas (Western) Nordic Empress (Bermuda) Wildwood, NJ 2001-Grand Princess (Eastern) Jamaica Turks & Caicos 2000-Puerto Rico Carnival Fascination (Southern) Turks & Caicos 1999-Las Vegas, NV Cancun, Mexico Paris, France Venice, Florence, Rome, Italy Carnival Fascination (Southern) 1998-Dominican Republic Los Angelos, CA Las Vegas, NV 1997-Puerto Rico St. Maarten Daytona Beach, FL 1996-Jamaica Orlando,FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bragstarr Posted April 26, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Curious how you found traveling the waters of the Atlantic to be. I just booked Dawn and that is definitely what I am nervous about! Explorer of the Seas (Western Caribbean) 12/7/02 Serenade of the Seas (Canada) 9/25/03 Majesty of the Seas (Bahamas) 2/16/04 Norwegian Dawn (Bahamas) 2/20/05 Until we sail the Dawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyTravels Posted April 26, 2004 Author #13 Share Posted April 26, 2004 It was smooth sailing and our weather was beautiful all week. happyTravels 2004-Norwegian Dawn (April) Voyager of the Seas (July) Miami (August) 2003-Aruba Bahamas Las Vegas, NV Carnival Pride (Bermuda) 2002-Voyager of the Seas (Western) Nordic Empress (Bermuda) Wildwood, NJ 2001-Grand Princess (Eastern) Jamaica Turks & Caicos 2000-Puerto Rico Carnival Fascination (Southern) Turks & Caicos 1999-Las Vegas, NV Cancun, Mexico Paris, France Venice, Florence, Rome, Italy Carnival Fascination (Southern) 1998-Dominican Republic Los Angelos, CA Las Vegas, NV 1997-Puerto Rico St. Maarten Daytona Beach, FL 1996-Jamaica Orlando,FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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