Ophelia & Dawn

[JuneauMe]

Hi All, What will the Dawn do with Hurricane Ophelia just sitting out there? Can she sail around it?

Donna

[brooklynphil]

She's late.

[babywewe]

she had to sail around it ... no other way .... she was a few hours late today getting into NYC. She just got into port and its about 11am. she usally docks at NYC around 8am

[Don Haynes]

It appears the Dawn got the worst of the weather this week whereas the Majesty and Crown lucked out with some sunny sea days on their return...

[babywewe]

where is the dawn off to this week with ophelia ready to hit NC ? are they going around the storm as they did this week or up up north?

[nycruiser80]

Hi All. I just got off the Dawn today. The ride down was rocky and the ride up was rough because of Ophila. We missed the stop at GSC because the sea was choppy so we got to Nassau at 1pm that same day. After leaving Nassau the next day (on fri) we experienced pretty heavy seas. The worst was Fri night into midday Sat. At one piont we had 18 to 20 ft swells. It was pretty amazing. Some people felt ill. I just got a little light headed but unfortunately was still able to eat like a horse! Because of the heavy seas it slowed us down and as it was discussed on this board we arrived into NYC late. It was a great cruise. I love the Dawn it was my seconnd time on her. This time I opted for the mini suite and it was great though I did hear lots of creaking but I realize the ship was rocking.

[anley]

Just got back Sun. 9/11. The cruise was what we expected . The weather wasn't. I've been on 4 other cruises 3 with rough weather and never heard the ship creak. When we first got on deck 5 the hallways smelled from smoke.

The Garden Cafe is a line buffet so when there are a lot of passengers its a zoo. People cruising were very pleasant and so was the crew . Service in dining rooms was spotty, as were the shows. Two of the best shows were the crew show and the passenger show. The singing and dancing were entertainigbut the ventriloquist and magician were run of the mill. The cruise

entertainment staff were friendly but it makes no sense to have someone who is not familiar with english to do triviawhere the people playing had to

constantly ask him to repeat the questions , sometimes up to 5 times.

 

We missed GSH , which is a reason to avoid sailing this time of year.

Since I don't drink I can't review that but can say the drink prices were reasonable.

If anyone has questions please ask .

[babywewe]

its tues . around 12pm and the dawn is still at sea.... are they late for PC or missing it today? i feel bad for familys who where looking forward to disney and other parks today

[lourichards]

this will be my first cruise on the dawn with my wife

we also took a mini suite

how was the suite

also are there any perks to having the suite

we are going 10/02/2005

thanks

lou

[MARYANDPAT]

The Dawn has apparently reversed her itinerary and will be arriving in Nassau tonight through Wednesday, skipping Great Stirrup Cay and arriving Miami on Thursday, PC on Friday, then home. Posts say the Captain is sailing 500 miles from shore, and seas and skies are clear. Good for them... :)

[babywewe]

a few days in nassau sounds nice. I feel like they lucked out!