9 Day Norwegian Dawn

[EmeraldCoastCruisers]

We are looking to just get out of town for a quick last minute trip. We love cruising and have always been on Carnival or Royal Caribbean. There is an option for a 9-day cruise on the Norwegian Dawn, but I'm curious how different the dining is on the Norwegian over the other two and there seems to be mixed reviews. This I thought strange with all the hype about Norwegian over Carnival and RCCL in the past.

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[Cruisin'Christine]

I have been on Norwegian, as well as Costa, Carnival, Princess, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. I have really enjoyed the food on Norwegian, particularly in the dining rooms (as opposed to buffet). I think some people go on cruises just to complain, so take others word for it that the food is not good. Some people are so picky too. The way I see it is that I eat better on a cruise, and with much more variety, than I do at home, so you can't go wrong. Also, the food is being prepared by someone other than myself, which already makes it good!

[zookiebird]

Of course food is subjective but our experience is that the MDR meals leave a lot to be desired. However, the specialty restaurants were excellent. We very much enjoyed the variety and quality of all of them. I would sail with NCL again if we had a specialty restaurant package.