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 Norwegian Dawn

The Norwegian Dawn is a totally unique ship featuring hull artwork that is absolutely stunning. Purpose-built for the company's "Freestyle Cruising" concept, Norwegian Dawn will be cruising the Eastern/Western Caribbean and also Florida and Bahamas from New York year-round.

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 User Reviews

  • Name Age # of Cruises Desitination
  • Margaret  47 5 New York to Bermuda Round Trip

    This was my second time on the Dawn, and I am happy to say that the ship, the amenities and the experience have not deteriorated. My boyfriend and I are both golfers and selected this cruise...read more

    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Joe  70 23 Bermuda

    Embarkation & Debarkation was a great. The ship is still beautiful in my opinion, the crew was very good. My family and I have been on this ship seven years in a row. This is probably the last time...read more

    24 users found this review helpful.
  • Sara  40 3 Bermuda

    This was our 3rd NCL cruise. Our first with the freestyle format. Overall, we had a wonderful time and had a great time in Bermuda. We loved being on one island for more than 1 day. I agree...read more

    16 users found this review helpful.
  • Natalie Dougherty  38 2 Bermuda

    My husband and I had previously sailed on Royal Carribean cruise line and found it to be much better than Norweigan. What we really did not like was the pool area. The pool was so small and you...read more

    14 users found this review helpful.
  • Chris  40 1 New York to Bermuda

    Since I learned quite a bit by reading reviews here prior to my first cruise experience, I decided I would give back and write my own review, hopefully to help out others. As this was my first...read more

    84 users found this review helpful.
  • Joel  36 1 Bermuda

    The overall experience was poor. The buffet food was bland and lacked any sort of healthy selection other than a small salad selection. The rest of the buffet was heavy sauce laden poor cuts of...read more

    11 users found this review helpful.
  • TheStoneCrusher  71 15 Bermuda

    One of the big sells of NCL is 'FreeStyle Cruising.' What is it? NCL describes it as the freedom to eat in any of the restaurants at whatever time you select (during proper hours). Well NCL has...read more

    24 users found this review helpful.
  • Yvette Hayes  49 1 Nowhere

    We just returned from our first cruise experience. The only thing the Norwegian Dawn got right was the "NO" in cruise to "NOWHERE." We traveled with a group of 14. The others were seasoned...read more

    11 users found this review helpful.
  • David Maudlin  61 8 Eastern Caribbean

    If you do not mind being subjected to average service and average food, this ship might be for you. This was our 4th Norwegian Freestyle cruise. The other 3 were wonderful. Unfortunately this...read more

    27 users found this review helpful.
  • Vincent & Mary Finelli  67 71 Eastern Caribbean

    The Norwegian Dawn is a colorful ship with a hull decorated with streamers and leaping dolphins, which has been in service five years, yet it doesn't show its age. This was our fifth...read more

    54 users found this review helpful.
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Ship Summary
  • Operator:Norwegian Cruise Line
  • Capacity (double occupancy):2224
  • Builder:Jos. L. Meyer
  • Full Capacity:0
  • Inaugurated:2002
  • Space Ratio:41.7 / N/A
  • Gross Tonnage:91,740
  • Crew:1318
  • Length:965 ft. / 294 m