Guests for Norwegian Dawn's December 7 sailing from Tampa will be checking in at a downtown hotel, not the cruise pier.

Guests boarding the Norwegian Dawn for its Dec. 7, 2025, cruise will complete their check-in processes at a hotel in Tampa.

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