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Lisa Age: 29 My husband and I took our first cruise ever on the Norwegian Dawn. I am ready to go again now! We had a disastrous beginning to our trip. We missed the boat because of 10 inches of snow in the mid west and would have arrived at the port 3 hours after the boats scheduled departure. Northwest Airlines was extremely helpful, and flew us to Jamaica the next morning to meet the boat at its first port, while giving us meal and hotel vouchers. For this reason, I highly recommend arriving at your departure port the night before-nearly our entire plane was cruisers on all different lines that missed their boats. Once we arrived at the Dawn, we
were overwhelmed by the size and beauty. It gleamed like a Vegas hotel! The
staff was great, and we were in our room in minutes. Food over all was
delicious! We spent one evening at the Japanese restaurant for which there is an
additional $10 per person charge. The service was phenomenal and so was the
presentation,...and the food was good. However, it was not any better than the
main, free, restaurants. We had rack of lamb, sirloin, veal, and one night I had
the unadvertised special at the Italian restaurant-lobster! I ordered a second
plate for desert, (total= 4 tails that night). The deserts were only fair, but
the ice cream was wonderful. The buffet restaurant could be very crowded at
times, and we only glimpsed at the chocolate buffet. The line was out the door
and people had 2-3 plates each PILED with cakes, etc. We went for a walk
instead! Drink prices were high, but not outrageous (wine starting at $4.95 a
glass, mixed fruity drinks mostly around $5.00-$7.00, $1.50 for a can of pop).
The coffee bar was great, and the cappuccinos included at dinner were great.
Deck side grill lunches were also fun and good (steak, ribs, burgers, etc.) The
Venetian was my favorite and we ate breakfast and dinner there often. Stunning,
huge dining room with gorgeous view off back of boat. Sprinkles Ice Cream bar
has only 2 choices of flavors and one topping at a time and was open only in the
afternoon for limited hours, which was disappointing. The Freestyle seating was
awesome! We never waited for more than 5 minutes to be seated. The staff was
extremely pleasant and the service was fast, contrary to other reviews. We
enjoyed chatting with the young wait staff who are from all over the world and
hearing of their "adventures" at sea. We did walk through the other restaurants
and saw the famous paintings-you can see them from the hallway through the
restaurant windows instead of paying $12.50 per person to eat in front of them.
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