Norwegian Dawn Review
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Norwegian Dawn Review
We recently sailed on the Norwegian Dawn to Bermuda. I think the Dawn is the perfect size for cruising. Large enough to have all the amenities that modern day cruisers are expecting, and yet small enough that you can skip the elevators and walk the ship without exhaustion.
![promenade deck](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/promenade(1).webp)
![dining](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/dining(1).webp)
![dining spot](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/diningview2.webp)
Breakfast was a challenge on this ship. We found the main dining room service to be very slow and the food came out on the cool side. The Blue Lagoon offered a buffet style breakfast, with lots of fresh fruit and with made to order omelets. The benefit of Blue Lagoon over the normal buffet is that we were seated first and offered juices and coffee. It was nice having a table and not having to worry about finding one after you get your food.
![crowded pool](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/pool2.webp)
The seating in the theater was great. Almost every seat provided good views of the stage. However, bar service was limited and the seats did not offer any place to put our drinks. The entertainment was amazing. The two production shows were very energetic and nonstop action.
The comedian was very funny and the magic show was also well done. Overall, the shows were timed pretty well to not conflict with dining times and Aarmen, the cruise director, was outstanding.
![dancers](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/entertain.webp)
Our balcony stateroom on the tenth floor was on the small size. However, the balcony was very spacious compared to the Breakaway. It measured four feet wide and that worked very well for us as we enjoyed evenings sipping wine on the balcony.
It was also a great place to watch a thunderstorm that we sailed through one day. The bathroom had a glass shower door and the shower seemed very roomy compared to other showers that we have been in. The cabin itself was very tight.
![balcony](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/balcony(1).webp)
Drink prices not only were on the high side but NCL was serving most of their drinks in plastic cups. We found the drinks tended to be on the weak side and the portions were small. NCL was trying to sell up the drinks by offering to double it for three dollars more.
Crusing to Bermuda is great and overall we really enjoyed the NCL Dawn cruise.
Steve Millay, ACC
![ncl dawn](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/ship(2).webp)
![ncl dawn](/DP/cdblog/userfiles/image/ship(2).webp)