farjar Posted January 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2023 We will be on the Dawn sailing 1/28/23 with the same itinerary you are scheduled for. How did embarkation go, any fog in Tampa, any missed ports, how was the food, did you do any excursions, was the entertainment good? Any information you could pass along would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2023 And I think many folks would be interested in knowing whether you dock in Taino Bay on Friday. So, anyone on board reading this, have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi H Posted January 17, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) We got on the ship this morning. Embarkation from curb to bar was 20 minutes 😊 Access to our room by 1pm but of course the luggage isn't there yet but we don't care. Oh, and absolutely no fog. It's beautiful. Edited January 17, 2023 by Jodi H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie1024 Posted January 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Look forward to any info, we are boarding on the 8th for 11 nights and staying on for the 7 day after that. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2023 We'll be on the 11-day cruise starting Jan 28 as well, and I'll be posting to a Live From thread. Unfortunately, that won't help the OP to find out what's happening on the Dawn now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJLVW Posted January 17, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Enjoy your cruise. If you can find out who the GM/HD is on board I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Edited January 17, 2023 by NJLVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farjar Posted January 17, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Jodi H said: We got on the ship this morning. Embarkation from curb to bar was 20 minutes 😊 Access to our room by 1pm but of course the luggage isn't there yet but we don't care. Oh, and absolutely no fog. It's beautiful. That's all good to hear. Anything else you can post during the cruise would be sincerely appreciated. Hope you have an absolutely wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said: We'll be on the 11-day cruise starting Jan 28 as well, and I'll be posting to a Live From thread. You’re scheduled for Taino Bay on January 31, as are we on the Gem that day. Hope we both make it! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: You’re scheduled for Taino Bay on January 31, as are we on the Gem that day. Hope we both make it! 😊 Why? Are there issues happening at that port where we might not be able to go ashore? We're booked on an NCL Let's Take a Selfie excursion that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: You’re scheduled for Taino Bay on January 31, as are we on the Gem that day. Hope we both make it! 😊 8 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: Why? Are there issues happening at that port where we might not be able to go ashore? We're booked on an NCL Let's Take a Selfie excursion that day. Oh my, you've apparently missed the many discussions in this forum about NCL frequently skipping Taino Bay ever since the Escape ran aground there last March. (Just do a search on here for Taino Bay and for Amber Cover.) Except for one reported docking of the Encore soon after the Escape incident, none of the big ships has docked there. (They either go to Amber Cove if there's room, or have a sea day or go to Nassau or somewhere else.) There haven't been too many scheduled port calls of the smaller ships (Dawn et al., Jewel-class) at Taino Bay, but some have docked. I'm being optimistic and thinking both the Dawn and Gem will make it this month. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Oh my, you've apparently missed the many discussions in this forum about NCL frequently skipping Taino Bay ever since the Escape ran aground there last March. (Just do a search on here for Taino Bay and for Amber Cover.) Except for one reported docking of the Encore soon after the Escape incident, none of the big ships has docked there. (They either go to Amber Cove if there's room, or have a sea day or go to Nassau or somewhere else.) There haven't been too many scheduled port calls of the smaller ships (Dawn et al., Jewel-class) at Taino Bay, but some have docked. I'm being optimistic and thinking both the Dawn and Gem will make it this month. 🙂 Thanks for the update. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Right now it looks like the Dawn is scheduled (according to Cruisemapper) to port at Amber Cove. FWIW here’s a link to keep track of where the Dawn is at any particular moment. https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9195169 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 18, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: Thanks for the update. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Right now it looks like the Dawn is scheduled (according to Cruisemapper) to port at Amber Cove. Ken, cruisemapper.com unfortunately is not an accurate site for determining where in Puerto Plata a ship might dock, because it shows all ships at Amber Cove and simply ignores the second docking location, Taino Bay. The more accurate sites are the Amber Cove and Taino Bay sites themselves: https://www.porttainobay.com/es/arrivals https://ambercove.com/Port-Schedule.aspx As you can see, for January 31, the Dawn and Gem are shown as docking in Taino Bay, not Amber Cove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 18, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Ken, cruisemapper.com unfortunately is not an accurate site for determining where in Puerto Plata a ship might dock, because it shows all ships at Amber Cove and simply ignores the second docking location, Taino Bay. The more accurate sites are the Amber Cove and Taino Bay sites themselves: https://www.porttainobay.com/es/arrivals https://ambercove.com/Port-Schedule.aspx As you can see, for January 31, the Dawn and Gem are shown as docking in Taino Bay, not Amber Cove. Sounds good. Whatever dock we stop at, either Amber Cove or Taino Bay, is fine with us. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted January 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 18, 2023 15 hours ago, Jodi H said: We got on the ship this morning. Embarkation from curb to bar was 20 minutes 😊 Access to our room by 1pm but of course the luggage isn't there yet but we don't care. Oh, and absolutely no fog. It's beautiful. What about muster? Were you back to attending regular drills (as is happening on Escape now) or did you just have your card scanned upon boarding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJLVW Posted January 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 18, 2023 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi H Posted January 24, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 7:04 AM, Coastalbreezes said: What about muster? Were you back to attending regular drills (as is happening on Escape now) or did you just have your card scanned upon boarding? Regular muster drill outside unfortunately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi H Posted January 30, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 6:04 AM, Coastalbreezes said: What about muster? Were you back to attending regular drills (as is happening on Escape now) or did you just have your card scanned upon boarding? Back to regular muster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi H Posted January 30, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 1:01 PM, NJLVW said: 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... Terminal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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