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On 3/16/2023 at 5:31 AM, Coastalbreezes said:

Therese Montines is currently concierge. David Newball is scheduled to replace her around March 19. Both are wonderful!

Thank you.

Anyone know who the Concierge is on the Dawn now? Thank you in advance. 

25 minutes ago, itsnotjustme said:

The cruise is 16 days, but I don't understand how that is relevant.

 

The upgrade is from a balcony to a suite.  Again, not sure how that is relevant.

 

We have pre-paid gratuities (DSC) from the travel agent, so while the gratuities change for a suite, they are not part of the price we already paid or what we are being quoted.

Do you have the insurance added to your original booking? Going from a balcony to a suite the insurance is quite a bit more as well. Are you before or after final payment? 

3 hours ago, ggTexasGal said:

Generally speaking, we've usually received ours with Cocktail sauce on the lettuce.

That is how we have always received it as well. Although it does not say shrimp cocktail. So I am wondering if we can get it as a shrimp cocktail instead of the shrimp louie? 

On 12/18/2022 at 10:34 AM, Lionkingrichard said:

Get 2 orders of the Black Tiger Shrimp! Skip the lettuce on second order!

 

BEST SHRIMP I've ever had! Cooked perfect!

Was it all mixed in with the thousand island dressing?

Hello. Wondering if anyone has an opinion of the Hyatt Place Downtown vs The Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. What if any restaurants are in walking distance. Also the proximity to the the Port of Tampa. Not sure of the differences so any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I am so enjoying your day to day review. Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey. It makes it easier to pass the time until my cruise day is here. 

Enjoying your review. I am living vicariously through your travels. I can't wait to be back on the beautiful Dawn. The countdown continues. Enjoy every moment. 

I am guessing you are staying at the fairly new Hyatt Place Downtown. About 1/2 mile from cruise port. I would love to know what you think and if there are any restaurants near by as we will be staying there next month.

We Love the Dawn. Really can't wait to be back on her. I will be following along with your live review. Thank you for doing this. 

Safe travels & enjoy your cruise!

4 hours ago, Crown Vic said:

Concierge is Therese Montines…

Thank you

Just now, Crown Vic said:

Had dinner with Alain yesterday evening in Le Bistro. He was in fine form. Super person and a very good GM. Enjoy your upcoming cruise.
Cheers!

That is wonderful to hear. Sounds like back to the good days of cruising and able to enjoy a great dinner companion! My cruise can't get here soon enough! 

Do you happen to know who the concierge is as well?

1 hour ago, Crown Vic said:

Dawn captain…Ronny Borg
GM…Alain Magnier

Thank you so much. I am now more excited as I will see them both soon. 2 wonderful people. Have cruised with both several times... 🙂

Also, if you went to the Meet & Greet they usually have cards that have who the staff members are. Maybe you can let us know. If you did not attend one maybe you know who is Cruise Director, General Manager & Concierge. Also, which terminal in Tampa did you board? Thank you...

Seeing as though there is a new thread....

Does anyone know who is currently on the DAWN? Would love to know who is the GM/HD. Also the Concierge if anyone knows. Thank you...

Enjoy your cruise. If you can find out who the GM/HD is on board I would greatly appreciate it. 

Thank you. 

If you have a cruise booked you can see the menu for Cagney's. Go to Cagney's click on view menu. I have been able to see all the new menus. 

17 minutes ago, Warm-Water Diver said:

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I think the $10 tenderloin upcharge at Le Bistro may be related to the foie gras?  The extra charge does not appear on Cagneys, Ocean Blue, or La Cocina.  

 

on the positive side the $5 upcharge for crab cake appetizers appears to be gone now."

 

Does NCL have the new menus somewhere on the website (tried and could not find) or is this purely from passengers on existing sailing providing the news?

They can keep the foie gras as my DH won't want that...lol

Glad to see not on Cagney's menu and the upcharge for crab cakes did go away.

I found the menus on the ncl site. We have a cruise booked so when I go to explore dining when you look at the different restaurants there is a link for view menu. They are sample menus but all of them are now updated for 2023. Hmm may have to go to Cagney's 3 times and no LeBistro. lol

Thank you everyone.

Just noticed at LeBistro there is now a 10.00 upcharge for the tenderloin. Do you know if that is waived with either dining package SDP or Platinum voucher? Seems strange to have an upcharge as it never has before. 

Thank you

mking8288 thank you for the info. I hope he is just on vacation. We don't cruise for a few months but I will report back after the cruise. 

4 hours ago, mking8288 said:

Didn't realized that nobody from the recent GEM T/A crossing last month posted anything relating to the ships' senior officers - here's a link on where to find that info here on CC

("Search" function .. sometimes, working and ) 

 

As for the post directly above from @NJLVW - Hugo Van Vanosmael is the GM/HD onboard the Dawn recently, sorry - don't have any particulars on other senior/junior officers & staff onboard her lately.  

Do you know when Hugo is on the Dawn until? And does Alain come back on? 
 

WOW! Took a little bit but finally found this thread.. Coming into a new year and was wondering if anyone knows who the GM & Concierge will be on the Dawn within the next few months. Heading out in March and would love to know who will be on the ship. Thank you!

Thank you bajathree as I didn't realize there was that much to do close to the hotel. Especially where we will not have a car so we will be walking. I am going to now research these places. 

Thank you for your imput. I haven't stayed in Tampa. Usually stay in Disney and in the past had transportation to the port. Things changed so now we will stay in Tampa. I thought the Hyatt Place as it is close to the port. However, our flight gets us in at around 10am. Not sure what there is to do in the area. We will not have a car so we will be walking. Does anyone know if there is restaurants close by in walking distance? I am going to check with the hotel to see if we can check in early or at least see if they have a place to store luggage. Also, does anyone know how close the airport is to the hotel? 

Hello all, 

Has anyone stayed here at the Hyatt Downtown Tampa? Wondering how far it is from the port of Tampa. Is it a good choice for a 1 night stay? Thank you in advance for any information. 

Thank you for posting the menus. Looks like they made a few changes. Exciting! Can’t wait to be back on the Dawn!