Norwegian Dawn was built at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany and joined the NCL fleet in December 2002.
She sailed from Southampton on December 7 arriving in New York City on December 14 where NCL rolled out the red carpet for her inaugural festivities in New York and Miami.
Then she began her regularly scheduled sailings alternating between the Eastern and Western Caribbean from the port of Miami.
The ship begins her innovative summer season from New York on May 18, 2003, to begin a series of seven-day, round-trip sailings to the Bahamas and Florida.
Like sister ship Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn is one of NCL's largest ships, accommodating 2,240 passengers and 1,100 crew. It also featurs NCL's new standards in cabins, with rich cherry wood finishing, refrigerators, tea and coffee makers in every room, and a much larger bathroom unit than other ships, containing separate WC, shower, and washstand compartments separated by sliding doors.
Seventy percent of cabins are outside staterooms and over 70 percent of these have balconies. There are 36 suites, 372 standard staterooms with balconies, and an entire deck of 107 mini-suites with balconies. There also will be 20 cabins of various types designed for passengers with disabilities.
In addition, Norwegian Dawn offers the ultimate opportunity to cruise in style with the spectacular Garden Villa suites, offering an amazing 5,350 square feet of living space at sea.
Also like Norwegian Star, this ship offers a veritable host of dining options with the flexibility of 10 different restaurants and 11 different menus every night. Guests can choose from three main dining rooms and an array of seven ethnic, gourmet and casual restaurants.
