Semi-Live, Dawn - Canada & New England 5/11/2019, our old favorite

[mking8288]

Here we go, stay tuned. Ship is in early, flying past LQA and on the way.

 

Taking the Queen's Midtown Tunnel, skipping 59th Street Bridge. 

 

Dailies later, feel free to post questions & will answer when ... going to see how good or bad satellite WiFi is onboard, etc.

 

Dropped off at 9.30 & super early, quite empty.

Edited May 11, 2019 by mking8288

[graphicguy]

Yay.....Looking forward to this Henry!!!!!!!!

[dexddd]

Mking, you have been the sleeper agent talking about cheap last minute Escape trips and you slip in a Dawn.  How can shareholders make a decent return if you take these low fare trips?  Oh, wait a minute, you are a shareholder.

 

All joking aside, envious you can take these trips due to location.  Have a great trip and enjoy without staying in touch until you get back.  Rest assured, we here on CC will stay true to form and argue among ourselves and will keep you informed of any price increases or service cutbacks, for your convenience, of course.

 

We've been on Dawn once and Star twice and they serve their purpose but not something we'd book again unless unique route lime this one or price is right.  I will say the Dawn looked pretty good after last drydock.

[mking8288]

@graphicguy Dawn next weekend prices are pretty good & low, LoL ... should you. Read about the deals from our fellow solo they nailed just days ago booking it.

 

@dexddd haha, Susan & I needed a break & the deal is too good to not consider, should've waited another 2 weeks for a real steal ... for a SailAway Mini, LOL. Going to check for any new menu items and or changes, for the convenience. 

 

Anyway, Security opened at 10 am, got thru in about 10 minutes, Platinum check-in in 5 minutes with no wait.  Sitting in roped off lounge, announced boarding time at 11am and staterooms are ready.  Woohoi, I can take a nap before going to MDR for a sit-down lunch with our gang of 8, minus our dearest SIL as she's on eternal cyber cruise mode in Heaven. 

 

Not running the Roll Call this time, likely just help to another Cabin Crawl, cruisers from other lines sailing want to checkout those suites.

 

Not going to say a word about fresh lobsters. 

[NYcruzzer]

 Yes the Dawn is an old friend. Our first cruise on Dawn was August 2003. We are on the June 8th sailing. Absolutely love the N.E./Canada cruises. Safe travels. Have a fantastic cruise.

[mking8288]

Life in steerage, porthole OV, it will do with 5 port days out of 7, upgrade bid covered indirectly by OBC.

 

Venetian MDR open for lunch, no 2018 new lunch menu items.  Portion size is "healthy eating" ...  

 

Norwegian App is working.  WiFi is logged in differently.

 

See those luggage ... right on the dock, safety net just in case.  Always good idea to cash tip the porter when checking bags.

 

[Marine Mom]

Have a great trip! We are sailing on the Dawn in two weeks.  Can you let me know who the CD is.  Thank you!

[Iworktocruiseandtravel]

Enjoy your trip!!  Cruising on the Dawn in October... I can't wait!!!  

[Sten0127]

Mking,

 

Thank you so much for this!  Would love to see the dailies and any other things that you can share.  We are on the Dawn June 1, and would love any information we can get.

 

Have a great trip - Enjoy!!

Cheryl

Edited May 11, 2019 by Sten0127

[RHilla619]

Looking forward to the rest! Enjoy your cruise!

[mking8288]

Luz is CD on our sailing. ACD is Vo.

 

Can't believe this is the same ship we sailed in 2003 and 2005, great refurbished job. But, no USB ports in our OV and only one 110v outlet next to a 220v outlet. Whew, outlet power tap & 4 port USB charger is what I always carry.

 

Got our checked bags delivered by 1:45 pm, all unpacked. Welcome Abroad, one show tonight at 8:30 pm.

 

Booked Moderno for 8 later in the week at 5:30 pm, had to get the system override as the small place is maxed to 6 on the App.

 

Clock ahead by 1 hour overnight to ADT zone, before we get to Halifax, good ! Need to fill out Canadian Declaration Card & turn them in by 4 pm tomorrow.

 

Ship is said to be at full capacity, no upgrade onboard. Muster drill is 3:30 pm.

 

Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk

 

 

 

 

[seadog67]

I am aboard for the week Mking! Have a great time, watching you on port fever sail toward the bridge! Have a great week. I have been off the boards with work so much we booked this cruise next week in a mini on a great deal as I could not hold out any longer, so checked to see if there were any reports to watch and you are filling the gap for us! 

 

Thanks again for this and I will be following all week!

[mking8288]

Sure thing, Seadog67 ... Upload these before we lost signal, heading out to sea.

[mking8288]

Dinner at Venetian. No new 2019 menu yet.

 

Stopped at the small but busy small casino briefly to make a donation.  

 

Look for 2nd 220v outlet here bring a simple adapter plug. 

 

On ship WiFi' not too bad.

 

[amygutman]

Following (with glee) 🙂

 

On the Dawn in 33 days...this is lovely. So excited to hear Luz is on board - she has been a bolt of energy on 3 different boats with us as CD ad ACD. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to post - really making a lot of folks happy!

 

Amy

[mking8288]

Bliss Lounge for Latitude reception & Venetian MDR for breakfast. 

 

LeBistro - CC Meet & Greet - the first one the Dawn hosted in a while.

 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by mking8288

[dexddd]

Sailaway weather looked nice but today looking rainy.

 

CC party over, when was/is Plat BTS tour?

[cruiservictor]

Enjoying following your travels again.  If you got the card of Hotel Director officers at the M&G, would you post it.  Want to see if I recognize any names.  Thanks.

[dexddd]

Mking, can you come back home and fix the cc boards?

Edited May 12, 2019 by dexddd

[mking8288]

BTS tour was 9 am, we didn't do ours, also overslept.

 

CC's problems, sorry. Can't fix it, lol.  Seas are great, doing 16 kts and 280 to Halifax.

[mking8288]

Satellite WiFi at sea, slow but not horrible, usable and adequate. I just won't stream with it, not even on premium plan. Internet Cafe onboard is a joke, a corner next to ship's photo center. 

 

FB working fine, Ooma and Google Voice calling worked & connected, WhatsApp VoIP calling over WiFi, all sounded fine on test calls placed.

 

Early dinner at LeBistro at 5:30 and then 7 pm show. More later. 

 

Dailies will get posted by mid-week, as I can, promised.

Edited May 12, 2019 by mking8288

[graphicguy]

On 5/11/2019 at 10:43 AM, mking8288 said:

@graphicguy Dawn next weekend prices are pretty good & low, LoL ... should you. Read about the deals from our fellow solo they nailed just days ago booking it.

 

@dexddd haha, Susan & I needed a break & the deal is too good to not consider, should've waited another 2 weeks for a real steal ... for a SailAway Mini, LOL. Going to check for any new menu items and or changes, for the convenience. 

 

Anyway, Security opened at 10 am, got thru in about 10 minutes, Platinum check-in in 5 minutes with no wait.  Sitting in roped off lounge, announced boarding time at 11am and staterooms are ready.  Woohoi, I can take a nap before going to MDR for a sit-down lunch with our gang of 8, minus our dearest SIL as she's on eternal cyber cruise mode in Heaven. 

 

Not running the Roll Call this time, likely just help to another Cabin Crawl, cruisers from other lines sailing want to checkout those suites.

 

Not going to say a word about fresh lobsters. 

Thanks.....still trying to decide time off schedulE.  Not saying I won’t sail next week, though. 😉

[jaja]

THANK YOU !!!  I will be getting on when you disembark !!!  So loving your posts ! 

[Arzeena]

Yayyy! Following!

 

So longingly looking at the Dawn, Gem and Escape for end of May and keeping my fingers crossed.

[mking8288]

Excellent dinner at LB and great service. 

 

As for towel animals, sorry about the bad news from General Manager, no except by special requests.

 

Hi, Arzenna, how's hubby !  Happy Mother's Day to all.  

 

Time to catch a late 9 pm show. Later ! 😁

 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by mking8288