http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/RTSCruiseEnjoyer Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:10:40 GMT Reviews by RTSCruiseEnjoyer http://www.viewpoints.com/Norwegian-Cruise-Line-Dawn-review-973b1 <p><strong><em>NCL versus Royal Caribbean on style formats</em></strong></p><p>My wife and I recently took a seven day cruise on NCL's Dawn cruise ship from New York City to Bermuda and back.  We had a great time but we're not sure we would try NCL's "Freestyle" cruising anymore. </p><p>With six cruises under our belts on Royal Caribbean, we decided to try NCL because they had a outside cabin for us with 3 weeks prior booking. A last minute decision on our part to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. Bermuda is where we honeymooned 45 years ago and hadn't been back since. Bermuda was very nice but we remembered very little about it. We live in New Jersey only 30 minutes from the cruise ship port. That was nice - no air travel necessary. </p><p>Dining was our first "Freestyle" experience. The ship had two main dining rooms that opened around 5:30 PM for dinner. You enter a dining room and you are greeted by a host who will direct you to your table. We like to have dinner at around 5:30 PM so we were seated promptly. Others who came...</p>... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:10:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Norwegian-Cruise-Line-Dawn-review-973b1 RTSCruiseEnjoyer 3