a&s cruisers Posted April 13, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Review Part 1 Pacific Dawn W909 Samoan Secrets Fri We left our hotel, the Ibis at Kings Wharf after breakfast and went to have a look at our home for the next 2 weeks. “OMG, it’s huge” was our first thought. We had a look at the hive of activity as they got the ship ready for us to board. At 11am we checked out of the hotel and went to Wharf 8. The check in was quick and easy, plenty of staff to direct you where to go. We got onboard around 11.30am, ready for our first cruise! On board the ship We found our cabin on Deck 9 easily and met our wonderful cabin steward Elimar. He left a towel dog on our bed 1 day with sunnies on. Lunch was available at the buffet, which we sampled. There was plenty of food and plenty of choice for the entire cruise. After our first lunch we went and checked out all the areas of the ship – Sun deck, the Dome, Lido deck, the show lounge, the atrium and all in between. We decided to walk and use the stairs everywhere, good move as I only put on half a kilo (thought it would be worse!) Most days we ate breakfast and lunch at the buffet and had dinner at Palm Court. After a few nights we settled at 7.30pm for dinner and had Rommel and Pina giving us excellent personal service. They knew us by name and also remembered our drink preferences. We enjoyed the experience, meeting new people at most dinners. Rommel sang in the crew show and was singing as he served most nights. He even made peacocks for our table one night. We found plenty to do on the ship; bingo, trivia, games, lectures, shows or just swimming/lounging on a deck chair. The sea seemed fairly calm; except for the first rough Sunday. Most days were warm around 29deg. Sometimes clouds/rain came in the afternoon. We even stopped someone for a chat and a photo one morning. We enjoyed his midday bridge broadcasts; he has an excellent sense of humour. Some of the shows we had were: Katrina Retallick, Blonde Divas show Do you wanna dance show Hayden Smith – Vocalist/Multi instrumentalist Pirates of the pacific show Outback country show Daniel Webb – Vocalist Mark Kristian – entertainer, great show, very funny Boogie shoes show Crew show and Pub night – great fun Motor city motown show Steve Hart – Comedy/magic, more comedy than magic, but still a good show Michael young – banjos Starry starry night – farewell show All up we thoroughly enjoyed the Pacific Dawn as our first cruise and we look forward to future holidays/cruising. Next Part 2 Ports of call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggyliz Posted April 13, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thank you Sue fantastic review so far cannot wait for the rest. :D Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kezza Posted April 13, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks Sue, looking forward to the rest of your review. Kerri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmac Posted April 13, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2009 It's always good to read a first timer's review. Sue, although we often said hi to each other as we passed, it's a shame we never really got around to sitting & having a chat..........maybe next time:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard© Posted April 13, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Great review so far!!! eagerly awaiting the next installment. Lynda.....who IS going to cruise May or October 2010 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a&s cruisers Posted April 13, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Yes it was a lot like that Karen. Hello, goodbye as we passed others on the ship.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kinkacruiser Posted April 13, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks for the post .You'll always remember your first cruise...we loved ours too and can't wait foir the next one. Looking forward to reading about Samoa, etc. Cheers, Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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