che5904 Posted December 12, 2013 Author #51 Share Posted December 12, 2013 To be honest I did go down one of the kids slides :cool: As it was only me and my two DD's and they dared me. :rolleyes: That's my story ;) I believe you. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmmrzm Posted December 12, 2013 #52 Share Posted December 12, 2013 OK this looks like a good place to ask this, to my more seasoned cruisers on this thread, who may be cruised on a special day. In Shelly11's review she says that New Years Eve was busier to get in to the MDR than any other night. Does anyone feel that this may be the case on valentines day as well? I wasn't planning on booking a specialty restaurant before I boarded but now rethinking, I should book that night somewhere before cruise to cut down a possible wait at the MDRs that night. I will also be posting this on the ongoing thread about booking specialties. Anyone's input would be appreciated. Thanks for bringing this up Che. I hadn't even thought about valentines day (duh) but now I am wondering about this too. Also wondering which specialty restaurant would be best for valentines dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 12, 2013 Author #53 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks for bringing this up Che. I hadn't even thought about valentines day (duh) but now I am wondering about this too. Also wondering which specialty restaurant would be best for valentines dinner? I never considered that either when I booked the cruise until someone said something about my FIL birthday (which falls on Valentines Day). :) I actually asked this on 2 different threads and have gotten no reply from either. We plan on doing 1 or 2 specialties while onboard anyway. I wasn't going to book ahead and wait till we were on the ship. But I'm double thinking that and think I might just book one of them for that night. Most people will probably tell you Le Bistro, and I've never tried them myself. We've enjoy Cagneys. There are sample menus on the NCL site. Ship..What's on Boad...Eat then choose the + beside the restaurant. Any sample menu is directly below the photo of the venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmmrzm Posted December 12, 2013 #54 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I never considered that either when I booked the cruise until someone said something about my FIL birthday (which falls on Valentines Day). :) I actually asked this on 2 different threads and have gotten no reply from either. We plan on doing 1 or 2 specialties while onboard anyway. I wasn't going to book ahead and wait till we were on the ship. But I'm double thinking that and think I might just book one of them for that night. Most people will probably tell you Le Bistro, and I've never tried them myself. We've enjoy Cagneys. There are sample menus on the NCL site. Ship..What's on Boad...Eat then choose the + beside the restaurant. Any sample menu is directly below the photo of the venue. We did the steakhouse on POA before it was Cagneys and did enjoy it. Looking at menus they both look good to me. I'm told I tend to be a 'planner' which may be true. I think I may book ahead as soon as it is available since it is Valentines Day we are talking about. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowbiter Posted December 13, 2013 #55 Share Posted December 13, 2013 tired of all the negative. Has anyone came back from a Dawn Western Caribbean that has anything good to say? Or photos they wish to share. Or port tips? Our roll call is very very quiet. So not getting much enthusiasm from there. Please :cool: Our ports are: Roatan, Bay Islands (Honduras); Belize City (Belize); Costa Maya (Mexico); Cozumel (Mexico); I sailed on the Dawn last year. Great ship. Look for Jesse in the bar staff. Last year she was in Spinnaker. Sailed the Dawn the year before last too and she remembered us :) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparts Posted December 13, 2013 #56 Share Posted December 13, 2013 We had 2 cans of OFF and 1 can of Deep Woods. Neither helped at all, seemed to make the bugs hungrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 13, 2013 Author #57 Share Posted December 13, 2013 We had 2 cans of OFF and 1 can of Deep Woods. Neither helped at all, seemed to make the bugs hungrier. LOL well I don't want them hungrier so I think I'll avoid that. ;) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_eunice1 Posted December 13, 2013 #58 Share Posted December 13, 2013 My wife and 14 year old son were on the dawn last feb same itinerary as your self We hated it so much We have booked again this year to confirm we hated it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 13, 2013 Author #59 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) My wife and 14 year old son were on the dawn last feb same itinerary as your selfWe hated it so much We have booked again this year to confirm we hated it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :D Always best to double check those things, just to be sure. ;) Edited December 13, 2013 by che5904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cool Posted December 19, 2013 #60 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks everybody! We're sailing on the Dawn the last week of January, and the post "Unfortunately chose the Dawn" had me worried!! I AM glad to hear about the embark and disembark problems ahead of time, we have a hotel for Saturday night, and are renting a car and driving to friends' in Port Charlotte on sunday, so we'll just take our own sweet time getting to the ship, and relax Sunday morning before getting off. Although it goes faster if you carry your own luggage, right? I'm sure we'll do that. Since I lost 40 pounds, my clothes don't take up NEAR as much room in a suitcase!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 19, 2013 Author #61 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks everybody! We're sailing on the Dawn the last week of January, and the post "Unfortunately chose the Dawn" had me worried!! I AM glad to hear about the embark and disembark problems ahead of time, we have a hotel for Saturday night, and are renting a car and driving to friends' in Port Charlotte on sunday, so we'll just take our own sweet time getting to the ship, and relax Sunday morning before getting off. Although it goes faster if you carry your own luggage, right? I'm sure we'll do that. Since I lost 40 pounds, my clothes don't take up NEAR as much room in a suitcase!!! :D LOL I'm down 35, so I know exactly what you are talking about. See isn't it nice to read some good experiences. I find the overload sometimes of nothing but negative certainly dampens the anticipation of a vacation. Not saying that any vacation is perfect, but then neither is life. I think the port situation put a negative start to some peoples vacation and they couldn't get past it to see the good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Randy Posted December 20, 2013 #62 Share Posted December 20, 2013 My wife and 14 year old son were on the dawn last feb same itinerary as your selfWe hated it so much We have booked again this year to confirm we hated it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk To get a real measurement of displeasure, you would need to do at least 3 cruises and then round the results. JMHO :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonbi Posted December 24, 2013 #63 Share Posted December 24, 2013 We were on the Dawn for a western in March and had a great time! It was one of our favorite cruises. The CD when we went was a little hard to understand on the speakers but wasn't at all something to complain about. We had one weird thing happen that I'm sure some of the others would complain about but we did not. We were in our room and heard our toilet flush by itself! Thinking we were crazy and it must not have flushed itself we ignored it and it happened again! This time overflowing the entire bathroom. We called down and they sent someone up but it did it again after they thought it was fixed so we waited a little while and then called back down and explained that we didn't think it was fixed. They sent someone up to fix it again and that time it was fixed. We were told someone on our floor had flushed something that was not supposed to be disposed in the toilet and it was blocking the system. When we went to dinner our steward had our room like nothing had ever happened, the hallway smelled a little musty that evening but they eventually took care of that too. Everyone we dealt with was very nice, helpful etc. The shows were some of our favorite of the NCL ships we've been on. They had lots of variety, not just musicals or production type shows. We had a magician, several production shows and on the last night we had Second City and they were hilarious! Our food service was great. We booked some shore excursions with the ship and some on our own, both were fantastic! We were told the night before disembarkation that we would most likely be late docking because of fog but when we got up in the morning we were already docked at 6am! We had a great time and wouldn't hesitate to book the Dawn again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacj Posted December 25, 2013 #64 Share Posted December 25, 2013 We sailed 8-15 Dec, and we found it to be a fun cruise. There were plenty of things to do, and we often felt conflicted as to which one to choose. The weather was a bit rainy off and on during the first part, but partying went on. All the staff treated us well, and we had great fun dancing. We love to dance, and as long as we can find some music to make it happen, we are thrilled. The atrium always had some great musicians playing. Spinnaker varied, but we always had fun. As for the MDR, we ate there several times and always found something tasty to eat. Service was very good except for one miss in the Blue Lagoon for breakfast, but we forgave that immediately. One miss was pretty good percentage. We enjoyed La Cucina, Moderno (first experience) and Le Bistro...good service and food. Le Bistro on the last night of the cruise was packed, and we felt the restaurant could have used some more space...too tight, and a bit loud, but we still enjoyed the meal. Ship looked great to us, and we found the crew to be quite nice. You will enjoy yourself for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 27, 2013 Author #65 Share Posted December 27, 2013 We sailed 8-15 Dec, and we found it to be a fun cruise. There were plenty of things to do, and we often felt conflicted as to which one to choose. The weather was a bit rainy off and on during the first part, but partying went on. All the staff treated us well, and we had great fun dancing. We love to dance, and as long as we can find some music to make it happen, we are thrilled. The atrium always had some great musicians playing. Spinnaker varied, but we always had fun. As for the MDR, we ate there several times and always found something tasty to eat. Service was very good except for one miss in the Blue Lagoon for breakfast, but we forgave that immediately. One miss was pretty good percentage. We enjoyed La Cucina, Moderno (first experience) and Le Bistro...good service and food. Le Bistro on the last night of the cruise was packed, and we felt the restaurant could have used some more space...too tight, and a bit loud, but we still enjoyed the meal. Ship looked great to us, and we found the crew to be quite nice. You will enjoy yourself for sure. Great to hear. Yes we've found ourselves conflicted at times on which activity we wanted to do on our cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coka Posted December 27, 2013 #66 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi Che5904, I have been to Roatan a few times and OFF bug spray worked for me to protect against the no see-um critters. I sprayed in Belize too and if going into rain forests, I wore a hat or cap. If you have a particular restaurant that you know you want to eat at for Valentine's Day, then that would probably be a time to book in advance. Although I never sailed on 2/14, I can imagine an intimate dinner will be on more passengers' minds on that evening than any other. Have a great trip on the Dawn! I will sail her a sixth or seventh time just a few weeks after you! coka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
che5904 Posted December 27, 2013 Author #67 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi Che5904,I have been to Roatan a few times and OFF bug spray worked for me to protect against the no see-um critters. I sprayed in Belize too and if going into rain forests, I wore a hat or cap. If you have a particular restaurant that you know you want to eat at for Valentine's Day, then that would probably be a time to book in advance. Although I never sailed on 2/14, I can imagine an intimate dinner will be on more passengers' minds on that evening than any other. Have a great trip on the Dawn! I will sail her a sixth or seventh time just a few weeks after you! coka Thanks Coka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talus731 Posted December 27, 2013 #68 Share Posted December 27, 2013 While it wasn't the western, we did the Dawn Repo Tampa to Boston last April 2013 and had so much fun, and didn't get to do everything we wanted to do, that we are doing it again this next April 2014. Have a great cruise, the Dawn is a great ship. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacqueOCS Posted January 22, 2014 #69 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We were on the Dawn last season for the western cruise out of Tampa. It was one of my best cruises to date. It was so good I came back and booked the repo cruise on the Dawn for this coming April. If you haven't already, look into Maya Chan in Costa Maya...it was the best beach day I have ever had on a cruise. I can't wait for the opportunity to go back. We're on the repo cruise as well in April and SOOOO looking forward to it. Just booked Maya Chan after reading the reviews on here and Trip Advisor. Sounds like a fun day. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted January 22, 2014 #70 Share Posted January 22, 2014 D.W. and I did all the cruise options available On NCL Dawn. Bermuda , North and Southbound repo's Canada /New England And the Western Caribbean . The Western is defiantly in the top 10 and I'd do again and again on Dawn :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegallyBlonder Posted January 22, 2014 #71 Share Posted January 22, 2014 tired of all the negative. Has anyone came back from a Dawn Western Caribbean that has anything good to say? Or photos they wish to share. Or port tips? Our roll call is very very quiet. So not getting much enthusiasm from there. Please :cool: Our ports are: Roatan, Bay Islands (Honduras); Belize City (Belize); Costa Maya (Mexico); Cozumel (Mexico); The roll call for my June Bermuda cruise in Dawn is so dead that it doesn't even come up on the mobile app anymore- LOL. I am not the least bit worried about not enjoying the actual cruise, but it does take some of the anticipation excitement away when it seems like it will be you and one other person on the boat- ha! I was actually sure it must be a partial charter with how insanely dead the roll call is, but my google searches have come up empty. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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