Norwegian Dawn major refurbishment

The Norwegian Dawn which is one of NCL’s freestyle ships is currently undergoing a major refurbishment in dry dock in the Bahamas.  The ship should re enter service on 27th May 11 in Boston which will be her seasonal homeport.
The Norwegian Dawn first entered service in late 2002 and holds over 2200 passengers.  The Norwegian Dawn was the very first ship I had seen and been on after starting Cruise.co.uk. I was on the launch of her for an overnight stay and I must say I can really remember the ship well.  I couldn’t get over the bright colours and the amount of bars and restaurants a ship could hold.  This is nothing now to the size of some of the ships I have seen.

The ship will be receiving quite a lot of refurbishments including the following,

• 58 New suites and staterooms available from September 11 including,
• Four Deluxe Owner’s suites ranging from 667 to 732 square feet.
• 14 Family Suites from 408 to 452 square feet most sleeping 6 guests.
• 18 inside staterooms
• 10 Family suites with balcony from 409 to 495 square feet.

• Moderno Churrascaria speciality restaurant, which is the popular Brazilian steakhouse introduced on the Norwegian Epic will be in the space where Salsa the Tex Mex restaurant was.
• Relocation of the gift shop, photo gallery and Spinnaker lounge to name a few.
• Complete renovation of the Kid’s Crew and Teen club.
• Upgraded flat screen TV’s in all guest and crew staterooms.
• The Atrium lobby will include new furniture
• Complete refurbishment of the crew dining and recreation areas.

The Norwegian Dawn is the second of NCL’s ships scheduled for refurbishment this year and the Norwegian Spirit will follow later in the year.
NCL sound like they are really adding and improving to their ships and it will be interesting to see how the Norwegian Dawn looks after her refit.