Norwegian Dawn was the first ship in NCL's fleet to feature the hull distinctive graphics that has become synonymous with the brand, and ever since has been one of the fleet's favourite ships, offering fantastic itineraries from New York to Bermuda during the summer months, Canada and New England in the autumn and Miami to the Caribbean during the winter cruise season. With countless dining options, bars and lounges, a revitalising spand pools, Norwegian dawn is the epitome of freestyle cruising.
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Ship Facilities
Dining
The Norwegian Dawn offers superb dining options to choose from as part of the freestyle cruising ethos. With 14 dining options in total there is a fantastic array of choice for your cruise. Paying a small cover charge gives you the choice of restaurants like the Japanese Teppanyaki, Le Bistro French restaurant and the upmarket Cagney's Steakhouse.
- Venetian Main Restaurant
- Garden Café
- La Cucina
- Los Lobos Cantina
- Bamboo
- Aqua Main Restaurant
- Cagney’s Steak House
- Le Bistro French Restaurant
Entertainment
The entertainment on the NCL Dawn is fantastic. There are 11 bars and lounges to enjoy the perfect drink, the Stardust Theatre for Broadway-style entertainment, and the onboard cinema to keep up to date with the latest and greatest films.
- Stardust Theatre
- Atrium Cafe & Bar
- Bliss Ultra Lounge
- Topsiders Bar
- Wine Cellar
- Havana Club
- Gatsby’s Champagne Bar
- Dawn Club Casino
- Sugarcane Mojito Bar
- The Pearly Kings Pub
Family
No matter how young the guests are onboard the ship, there is fun to be had for everyone. Little children can enjoy interactive games, films and creative activities at the Splash Academy, while teens can escape their parents for a little while at the Entourage Teen Club.
All the family can make memories splashing about in the pool and the specially designed T-Rex Kid’s Pool features slides and a paddling pool so that nobody has to miss out on cooling off in the water.
Things to do
There’s no better way to burn off all that indulgent food you’ve been enjoying than having a go at one of the sports available onboard Norwegian Dawn. With basketball and volleyball courts, a running track and swimming pools, you’ll be able to try something new or show off your skills in a bit of friendly competition. If you prefer to do your workout in a gym, then Pulse Fitness Centre has a mix of machines and free weights, as well as exercise classes, ready to help you get that blood pumping.
However, Norwegian know that staying active isn’t everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday. For those looking to enjoy some relaxing downtime, the Mandara Spa and Salon offers a huge range of beauty treatments to make you feel rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. There are also several Jacuzzis and a Thermal Suite to optimise your levels of relaxation.
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Customer reviews for Norwegian Dawn
It was much better than I was expecting after reading many negative reviews, would go again. Embarkation/disembarkation was a joke, ridiculous queues and also huge queue for various admin requests. Bands were really good around the ship but the theatre production was weak compared with other cruise companies. Buffet very busy and main restaurant repetitive menu but no real complaint. Speciality restaurants excellent. Really enjoyed the sun lounge areas, provided you could stand the heat. Drinks best I've experienced. Excursions were extortionate even if you had a cabin credit. Sounds a bit negative but we did enjoy and would book again with better knowledge of how to deal with various issues. P. s General staff were very helpful and I even managed to get a kettle for the cabin!!
Very nice ship and we enjoyed the overall holiday, but found it a bit chaotic at times. Entertainment was a bit hit and miss, most of the entertainment stopped at 11pm bit early for us, especially on sea days. Excursions were way overpriced compared to other cruise lines. The ship was tidy and staff were great
My husband and I have recently returned from a cruise with NCL Dawn. In general, we had a wonderful vacation. The ship looked very tired in places due to its age but did not deter us. The food in the selective dining was fabulous and as were the staff, they couldn’t do enough to make sure all our requests were met to a high standard. Our cabin was kept in exceptionally clean as is my home and a pleasure to come back to after out all day travelling. Some of the trips were a bit hit a miss and expensive for the package and some faults were due to other passengers mistakes and not NCL. A bit of confusion when leaving the vessel where everyone was trying to get off and not waiting for their announcements so policing would certainly help otherwise the ships crew made it all very special and memorable. Well done to all.
All the staff were amazing, so friendly, polite and always helpful with a smile on there faces. Food was very good , loved the steak restaurant, food was delicious both fine the main restaurant and buffet. Cleanliness was brilliant. Entertainment not so good , the juggler was good and the dance team but the others were not so.
