payrollcbr Posted May 1, 2015 #76 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Received the documents - thanks so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsinTX Posted May 1, 2015 #77 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hi, firsttime_cruiser2015! I'm fairly new to cruising myself. I just booked my sixth cruise! I went on the Dawn to Bermuda last August and loved it. I have a tendency to really research my cruises--both the ship and destination, so I compiled quite a bit of information for that cruise. I would be happy to share it with you. If you have an email address, I could send it to you. I have a Word document with Internet links, a map, etc. that I could email to you. Keep in mind, though, that some information may be dated since my cruise was last year. :) I'd love a copy, too. barbara g wagner at gmail Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatgrl Posted May 1, 2015 #78 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Please suggest some good tips/tricks for someone who is traveling on NCL Dawn for the first time (to Bermuda) and overall first time cruiser ever. I have never sailed before so looking forward to this experience, but kind of wanting to know what to expect as well. Also, has anyone ever succeeded in getting a stateroom upgrade once onboard? Thanks for all the suggestions/advice! Hi! I LOVE the Dawn and LOVE Bermuda! We have cruised on her twice and we have vacationed in Bermuda. I saw you are booked aft on the 8th floor. We have always stayed in a mini suite on Deck 11 aft. I think the first tip is to remember it is your vacation and you don't have to rush around the ship.:) We always get to port early then once we are checked in I purchase Spa Passes for the week. I think on our last trip it was $120 for the week and it was worth every single penny! :D Get to know your room steward...they are great people. I really enjoy getting to know the staff. The nicer you are to them the better your cruise! We enjoy eating in Aqua some...especially on days we just don't want to dress up for dinner. The love and marriage show is funny. In my most humble opinion I think NCL has the BEST french fries. On the top deck there is a grill and bar if you want to enjoy lunch and not have a huge crowd go there! On Sea Days they grill out around the pool. There is a hot tub on the top deck forward. It isn't as crowded as the other ones. If you have to wait for a table at dinner they will give you coupon for a free glass of champagne. Take a power strip with you...there is only one outlet in the rooms. I do take clorox wipes (travel size) and wipe things down when we get in our room but they are clean! you can have them empty your mini fridge of the mini bar. Take a lanyard and have guest services punch a hole in your sea pass then put it on the lanyard...it makes it so much easier :) I am not sure how the inside rooms are but you can take an over the door shoe organizer for your bathroom door and store your items there :) If you aren't sure about getting sea sick take some Ginger pills with you. They settle your stomach but won't make you sleepy. I always take my own travel cup with me. In the buffet area there are flavored teas and water you can drink during the day if you don't have UBP or Soda pass. Pack your white clothes for the White Party:D Bermuda: it is absolutely beautiful. If you want to snorkel don't book on the ship. Right outside the port area you can get tickets to go out for about $60 which will save you $25 from booking on the ship...and the guest who booked on the ship will be on there with you. DO go to the Gibbs Hill lighthouse, I think it is $5 to climb it and go out of the top. It is absolutely beautiful. I hope you have a great time on the Dawn!! I think she is a great ship and very easy to get around. You are staying Aft so you can go down one floor to the MDR. If you eat in there ask for a table next to the windows in the very back....you will have an amazing view :D I think the only thing I could say negative was dinner service is slow, very slow. It was hard for me to get used to, ha! And, my last tip would be this...the last full day you have on the cruise when you wake up go down to guest services and get your tags for your luggage!!! The tags you get will determine when you are allowed to disembark unless you are going to take your luggage off yourself. We learned this the hard way. Sorry for the long post. Enjoy your cruise!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondella Posted May 1, 2015 #79 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If you can handle one more request, I would love to get copies of your documents sabramo102@aol.com. First trip to Bermuda, leaving on the Dawn on June 26, 2015. Just off the Breakaway on Sunday - loved the ship and all the entertainment options! Thanks! CTSandy I'm on that sailing date too! Perhaps I'll see you on the Roll Call. Hoping there's enough of us to schedule a Meet and Greet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsinTX Posted May 1, 2015 #80 Share Posted May 1, 2015 We always get to port early then once we are checked in I purchase Spa Passes for the week. I think on our last trip it was $120 for the week and it was worth every single penny! :D Boatgrl: Did you purchase the spa passes in Boston while waiting to board, or after you actually boarded the ship? We have a lot of OBC for our Bermuda cruise so I'm looking for new things for us to try (and spend money on). :D Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 4, 2015 #81 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Tudorcruisers & BabsinTx, I have mailed out the documents to you. Sorry for the delay, but I was busy with work and family obligations. Happy sailing to you both! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 4, 2015 #82 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thank you , thank you! I appreciate you sharing this info. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You're so welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 4, 2015 #83 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Just wanted to let you know that I got the info you emailed me - great package and obviously lots of research! I started looking it over last night, but I'll be spending some serious time with it this weekend. Thank you so much!! You're welcome!! With my third cruise to Bermuda as a port (one day only this time) coming up, I've had time to acquire quite a few tips and links about the island. Of course, you can tell I like to do the research. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 4, 2015 #84 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Received the documents - thanks so much ! You're welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlatte Posted May 4, 2015 #85 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) jenesaiquoi, can I get a copy as well? I've done a ton of research as well, but would love to see more and compare notes. email: jrlatour37 at gmail Mahalo! Edited May 4, 2015 by johnlatte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 4, 2015 #86 Share Posted May 4, 2015 jenesaiquoi, can I get a copy as well? I've done a ton of research as well, but would love to see more and compare notes. email: jrlatour37 at gmail Mahalo! Sure! I've just emailed you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolavix Posted May 4, 2015 #87 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The Dawn to Bermuda was our first cruise as well. We loved it! My recommendation would be to keep on asking questions and researching the boards here as well. My review link is in my signature and it is pretty detailed with a lot of photos. I have three kids so some of it is geared towards families and we spent much of our time on the beaches with a trip to Tom Moore's Jungle as well. The nice thing about this cruise is that you have just about three whole days in Bermuda, so there is time to take things at a leisurely pace. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsinTX Posted May 4, 2015 #88 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Tudorcruisers & BabsinTx, I have mailed out the documents to you. Sorry for the delay, but I was busy with work and family obligations. Happy sailing to you both! :) Jenesaisquoi: I haven't received it (I checked my spam filters); did it bounce? Here's my email again, just in case: BarbaraGWagner @ gmail.com. Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 5, 2015 #89 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Jenesaisquoi: I haven't received it (I checked my spam filters); did it bounce? Here's my email again, just in case: BarbaraGWagner @ gmail.com. Thanks so much. Hi, BabsinTX, No, it didn't bounce back. I double checked the email address, and it was correct. I've sent it again. I did have a couple of other recipients' emails bounce back with a message that the email was too large because of the size of the attachments--one of them is larger than the others; however, none of those were gmail accounts. If you still don't get it, I can try sending it again with fewer attachments and see if that works. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsinTX Posted May 5, 2015 #90 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi, BabsinTX,No, it didn't bounce back. I double checked the email address, and it was correct. I've sent it again. I did have a couple of other recipients' emails bounce back with a message that the email was too large because of the size of the attachments--one of them is larger than the others; however, none of those were gmail accounts. If you still don't get it, I can try sending it again with fewer attachments and see if that works. :) I got it! Thanks very, very much. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflower1968 Posted May 5, 2015 #91 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I would love a copy of the documents also, my email address dls_bc_07@yahoo.com I'm leaving 5/29 on the Dawn for the 4th time, but I never know what to do on the island, so we end up at the beach!! I would love to see your research if you would share it with me? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowjacketMom Posted May 7, 2015 #92 Share Posted May 7, 2015 If I could get a copy of your info, I would be ever so grateful! We leave from Boston on June 5, and we are so excited, but very unprepared!! It is so nice of you to share with everyone. Thanks!!! rtw326 @ gmail dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondella Posted May 7, 2015 #93 Share Posted May 7, 2015 We're on the June 26th sailing and I would love a copy, we've got some down time between shore excursions that I am looking for ideas to fill. tricia_young at yahoo dot com Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to share with us, I really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcruise Posted May 7, 2015 #94 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi Jenesaisquoi - can you please email me a copy also lizcataldo86@gmail.com Thanks - Liz:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariawinnell Posted May 8, 2015 #95 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I would also please like a copy Thank you mwinnell@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenesaisquoi Posted May 9, 2015 #96 Share Posted May 9, 2015 blueflower1968, YellowjacketMom, diamondella, jazzcruise, & mariawinnell, I have sent you my documents! I hope you have lovely cruises to Bermuda. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowjacketMom Posted May 9, 2015 #97 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Oh my goodness, jenesaisquoi!! You are amazing, and this collection of information is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisingxpert Posted May 9, 2015 #98 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi, firsttime_cruiser2015! I'm fairly new to cruising myself. I just booked my sixth cruise! I went on the Dawn to Bermuda last August and loved it. I have a tendency to really research my cruises--both the ship and destination, so I compiled quite a bit of information for that cruise. I would be happy to share it with you. If you have an email address, I could send it to you. I have a Word document with Internet links, a map, etc. that I could email to you. Keep in mind, though, that some information may be dated since my cruise was last year. :) Not the OP but I have friends taking their first cruise on the Dawn on July 24th. I would love to get that information for them. I would really appreciate it. My email is in my signature. Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wndmom Posted May 9, 2015 #99 Share Posted May 9, 2015 blueflower1968, YellowjacketMom, diamondella, jazzcruise, & mariawinnell, I have sent you my documents! I hope you have lovely cruises to Bermuda. :) Would you send to me as well? We are going to Bermuda in June 2016. Katon34 @ yahoo . Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipo92 Posted May 11, 2015 #100 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) Hi jenesaisquoi - Would you mind sharing your documents with me please: derekd69 at hotmail.com. I am taking my wife, son, daughter and four of their friends. My daughter is graduating high school. Thank you very much, in advance. Edited May 11, 2015 by kipo92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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