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Michael

Age: 36
Occupation: Bond Trader
Number of Cruises: 7
Cruise Line: NCL
Ship: Dawn
Sailing Date: November 23rd, 2003
Itinerary: Bahamas

My seventh cruise and first "free style" one. My wife and I got to the pier at around 3:30 p.m. and proceeded to the check-in area without a problem after depositing our luggage curbside.

Passports, Bahamas immigration cards and credit card were required as we presented ourselves to the counter. It was a breeze and I didn't even realize that they our pictures as we checked in until we boarded the ship when the attendant swiped our cards and revealed our ugly smugs.

Once on board, we automatically went on hoiday mode. I knew that our luggage was still in limbo so my wife and I decided to go to the nearest bar. Navigating our way around, we found the Java Cafe right in the lobby or Atrium as they call it. There was a crowd at this juncture of seasoned cruisers booking restaurant reservations for certain dates as we overheard them. My wife and I sat back and ordered drinks while we adjust to the goings-on. Passengers are still boarding and wandering around trying to get their bearings as we idly observe, and then our bartender asked us if we had lunch yet. My wife and I looked at each other and then asked, "where is lunch being served"? We scooted to the elevator and took it to the 12th floor for a buffet at the Garden Cafe. There was a deli station there so we grabbed some lox on a bagel w/ cream cheese.

Full and ready, we proceeded to our cabin and found our luggage outside it. We slid the card and opened the door and voila, saw the room that we were going to spend 7 nights in. It wasn't so bad; There were 2 twin beds, with 2 tiny night tables that are big enough to hold your reading glasses and a book; a 13" TV mounted on a shelf; A closet big enough for 2 people; a desk with enough room to lay your laptop and wallet; a coffee maker with cups in a hidden shelf; a bureau w/ 3 drawers enough for 2 and the bathroom, sparkling clean with enough shelf space for 2 and a sliding glass door shower.

This is far better than the inside cabins that we stayed in in previous cruises, so I'd give it a 2 thumbs up! Unless you're honeymooning, how much time would you spend in a cabin?
 

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