New Cruise Review - Norwegian Dawn

Suzila · April 19, 2005

I'm surprised and disappointed to hear all this Jeff, but appreciate your summary. I think it was the Seaward that we were on.

So, in that vein, I've been hoping to take a cruise around Hawaii, maybe next year. Isn't Norwegian the only line that cruises around the islands? I'm not interested in cruising across the ocean TO Hawaii. Just want to fly there and cruise around. Do you happen to know if any other line does that? I'm sure not going to take a chance on NCL if it's as bad as you say.

Thanks, Sue

Suzila · April 19, 2005

I'm surprised and disappointed to hear all this Jeff, but appreciate your summary. I think it was the Seaward that we were on.

So, in that vein, I've been hoping to take a cruise around Hawaii, maybe next year. Isn't Norwegian the only line that cruises around the islands? I'm not interested in cruising across the ocean TO Hawaii. Just want to fly there and cruise around. Do you happen to know if any other line does that? I'm sure not going to take a chance on NCL if it's as bad as you say.

Thanks, Sue

DaCruzNut · April 19, 2005

RCCL does Hawaii, but I think they only do 11-day cruises... Actually, that sounds pretty good! If you're going to fly all the way to Hawaii, why take a 7-night (which is reall only 6 days...) cruise. If you take the 11-night, and take a few days air travel, it'll fill 2 weeks!

By the way, NCL's Hawaii ships are American-flagged, and have a mostly American crew, paid 'minimum wage,' so I don't imagine the service will be all that good....

DaCruzNut · April 19, 2005

RCCL does Hawaii, but I think they only do 11-day cruises... Actually, that sounds pretty good! If you're going to fly all the way to Hawaii, why take a 7-night (which is reall only 6 days...) cruise. If you take the 11-night, and take a few days air travel, it'll fill 2 weeks!

By the way, NCL's Hawaii ships are American-flagged, and have a mostly American crew, paid 'minimum wage,' so I don't imagine the service will be all that good....

DaCruzNut · April 19, 2005

RCCL does Hawaii, but I think they only do 11-day cruises... Actually, that sounds pretty good! If you're going to fly all the way to Hawaii, why take a 7-night (which is reall only 6 days...) cruise. If you take the 11-night, and take a few days air travel, it'll fill 2 weeks!

By the way, NCL's Hawaii ships are American-flagged, and have a mostly American crew, paid 'minimum wage,' so I don't imagine the service will be all that good....

Mebert · April 19, 2005

bpasdar,

I'm sorry you had such a bad time on your first cruise. Please don't let that experience turn you off of cruising. Give another cruise line a chance to show you how "entertaining" a cruise can be.

I'm also glad that you and your cruisecrazies made it through the storm all right.

Were the passengers allowed to stay in their cabins?

What happened to the passengers whose cabins were flooded? Did they have enough empty cabins on board to accommodate them?

Mebert · April 19, 2005

bpasdar,

I'm sorry you had such a bad time on your first cruise. Please don't let that experience turn you off of cruising. Give another cruise line a chance to show you how "entertaining" a cruise can be.

I'm also glad that you and your cruisecrazies made it through the storm all right.

Were the passengers allowed to stay in their cabins?

What happened to the passengers whose cabins were flooded? Did they have enough empty cabins on board to accommodate them?

Mebert · April 19, 2005

bpasdar,

I'm sorry you had such a bad time on your first cruise. Please don't let that experience turn you off of cruising. Give another cruise line a chance to show you how "entertaining" a cruise can be.

I'm also glad that you and your cruisecrazies made it through the storm all right.

Were the passengers allowed to stay in their cabins?

What happened to the passengers whose cabins were flooded? Did they have enough empty cabins on board to accommodate them?

Shari2 · April 19, 2005

Thank you for the review bpasdar! I'm sorry that you had to go through all that. I would have been terrified with the storm and the "rogue wave." I hope it doesn't stop you from cruising again.

Shari2 · April 19, 2005

Thank you for the review bpasdar! I'm sorry that you had to go through all that. I would have been terrified with the storm and the "rogue wave." I hope it doesn't stop you from cruising again.