Norwegian Dawn update - photos, menus, Hotel Director interview

Recently, I was aboard Norwegian Dawn. Although it seems like I am always running into Norwegian Dawn in various ports of call, I had not been aboard her for several years. Thus, I was anxious to see how the ship had changed.

During this period, Norwegian has been a cruise line on the move. Since Kevin Sheehan took over as CEO, there has been a marked improvement in the line. He seems to have been able to release the talent of both Norwegian's head office and the crews on the ships. Therefore, I was interested in seeing not just any physical changes but also how the revolution had affected the Dawn,

As for physical changes, there have been several. The area that was the observation lounge has been turned into suites and a conference center. Keeping the name of the old observation lounge, a new Spinnaker Lounge has taken the place of the department store that was at the stern of the ship aft of the main lobby. The shops have been moved forward and can now be found in the area corresponding to the shops on Norwegian Gem. Another change is that the Moderno Churascarria South American steakhouse has replaced the Tex/Mex Salsa specialty restaurant.

More changes are to come. Moderno will be moving up to an area near Cagney's steakhouse and the entire mezzanine overlooking the lobby will become an O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill.

Beyond these physical changes, the officers and crew seem to share the optimistic spirit that you find on other Norwegian ships these days. Once Norwegian's New York-based ship, Dawn is quite content with her new home in Boston and is looking forward to wintering in New Orleans.

We have updated Beyondships's Norwegian Dawn profile. The photo tour has been expanded and numerous new photos of the interior added. We have added a new menus page including examples of the new menus being used in the main dining room of which Norwegian is quite proud. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-menus.html There is also a new daily programs page with copies of Freestyle Dailies from past cruises. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-daily-programs.html Copies of the current deck plans have been added. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-deck-plans.html Hotel Director Alain Magnier talks about what the Dawn is all about these days. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-hd-interview.html

In addition, we have a new photo feature showing Dawn in Bermuda http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-photos.html and a video of Dawn heading out to sea. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-dawn-video.html