Dawn Review 6/9 Boston/Bermuda

A short & sweet review. This is the 2nd time we have taken the Boston/Bermuda cruise. Last time was in 2012. Same week. I will say, 5 years ago the weather was nicer. Although, this time around, we had just as much fun, maybe even more! We were in an OV cabin this time. Last time a balcony. No issues with the OV at all. In fact, if we do this cruise again, I would probably book the same cabin (5582). On port intensive cruises, we love having a balcony.

Cabin: OV 5582. Could not believe the amount of storage in these cabins! More then enough! Raymond, our steward was great. Barely saw him, but always had our cabin clean and when we did see him, always had a smile!

Dining; Average. We dined in Aqua the first night and thought the food was very good. Service was too. From there it kind of went south. But, we are very easy and my feeling is, "I didn't have to cook it or clean up after it so its a win/win". We preferred eating in Venetian for breakfast. Only ate at the buffet for breakfast twice. While in Bermuda or on Sea days we usually got lunch at the Bimini Grille or grabbed a sandwich from the buffet.

We loved Moderno. Food and service was great. We "had" reservations at Cagney's, but

somehow they got messed up. We arrived on Wednesday for our 6:15 reservation and was told our reservation was the night before. I didn't check the slip thy gave me when I made the reservation. I said Wednesday, but apparently they heard "Tuesday". They really didn't do much to try and accommodate us. Offered us 8:30, but the couple we were with wanted to go to the 9:00 show that evening. No biggie. Went to Aqua instead and was seated right away.

Entertainment: Only went to Band on the Run and it was great. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend went to most of the shows and reported back that they were all great!

We loved DJ Dan. He was great. Also loved Gino and Simon, Assistant cruise director.

Casino: Went every night after Bliss Karaoke. Won every night! Not much, but a win. Only stayed for an hour tops. Came home with more money then we started with! Even after purchasing, for $250, $500 worth of cruise next certificates!

Ship: I love the Dawn. I have no problem with the "mid" size ships. Although, that is all we have ever cruised. I would book this cruise again.

We had a great time and wish we were back on the Dawn!

Thanks for the review.

We have been thinking about doing this cruse as we sailed the Dawn several years ago out of NYC and loved her!

Your review just may have been the convincing we needed! Thanks!

Thank you for the review!

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I may be in the minority... I like the Dawn over the bigger Breakaway class ships. Better service in my experience, especially when sailing in a suite. Service all around seems more personal on the Dawn. The ship may be mid-size, but it is still massive. I don't get to relax so much because there is so much happening.

Thanks for the review. We went to Bermuda on the Dawn in 2013 and have booked for August, 2018. After reading your review I am looking forward to it even more.

I may be in the minority... I like the Dawn over the bigger Breakaway class ships. Better service in my experience, especially when sailing in a suite. Service all around seems more personal on the Dawn. The ship may be mid-size, but it is still massive. I don't get to relax so much because there is so much happening.

I couldn't agree more. My two favorite ships are the Dawn and Gem.

Hi Jancl,

We were on this cruise with you, and had a great time.

This was at least our 6th or 7th cruise on the Dawn, and we loved every one of them. Food, service, and entertainment was very good. No complaints at all.

Yes, she's a mid-sized ship without some of the bells and whistles, but we're not looking for that. Mid-sized ships have just what we need

For our next cruise, we are thinking about the two week out of Boston in October of 2018.

If the Dawn should ever leave Boston, we hope that another mid-sized ship replaces her.

Thanks for the review.... Going soon getting excited