Nice ship, accommodations could be better

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 3
Author: Cruisenbooze

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruisenbooze

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2014

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11878

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

Ship is very nice, food great, my husband & I always book a balcony cabin and I was very disappointed with the poor or lack of ventilation in the casino area, too much cigarette smoke. I know that there are more non-smokers than smokers so the cruiselines should dedicate one whole side to us, the non-smokers. We pay just as much or sometimes even more for the same staterooms and we should be able to enjoy our balconies. I couldn't leave my door open because the cig. smoke was getting into my room. We like to sit outside on the balcony, have our first cup of coffee and enjoy the ocean air but like I mentioned already, something HAS to be done about the smoking situation. All of our friends and family we travel with are also non-smokers and we all share the same frustration about the cig smoke. I know that there is a Carnival ship that is non-smoking but it has a limited and/or short itinerary and it departs from Florida, so we can't book that one all the time. If CARNIVAL can do it I'm sure other cruiselines CAN do it also.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

food was great, a lot choices, very nice dining rooms

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

a lot do and choose from

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Cirque show beautiful, food very good, worth the money.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

pretty helpful and very friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Nice design, big, new

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

smaller than we expected, no drawers, unfortunately balcony on same side with cig smokers

Ship tip

All the free dining rooms had great food, different menus to choose from. I recommend to try them all. the Garden Cafe was also very nice, very clean, we all liked the convenience of the sinks by the exits to wash our hands after meals. The specialty restaurants, great food and entertainment.

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Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Live here

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Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nice port, many things to do and choose from

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

One of the best Islands we've been to

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Been there before but we'll always go back. Beautiful Island

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9 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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glomarrone 10 years ago

I prefer to travel on ships that don't permit smoking on balconies. For non smokers it is annoying to sit out on your balcony and encounter smoke. I would rather reserve an ocean view cabin instead. I know that smokers would like to smoke on their balconies and have the right if the ship permits it. Gloria

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BAK1061 10 years ago

We were on her this past Feb.

Though nice, we found her to be too big for our liking.

We did know the Ma®tre D and one of the photographers from the Gem.

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Cruisenbooze 10 years ago

balconies are smaller than other cruise lines I've been on, but it is comfortable enough for two persons. It has two chairs and a small table .I'm sorry I don't have a pic to show you, but go on their website and it will give the dimensions for the cabin and balcony.

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Nancy607 10 years ago

are the balconies really small?

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Cruisenbooze 10 years ago

That's good, I'm so glad to hear that they are making changes for the better. Balcony cabins are so nice and relaxing. On some night s I like to leave the cabin door opened just a bit to hear the sound of the ocean. Great Stirrup Cay is really nice and clean, if you haven't been there you're going to like it.

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Nancy607 10 years ago

thank you for the response , I was told Nov 1, 2014 smoking on all balconies will not be allowed. I also changed our room to the port side just to be safe.

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Cruisenbooze 10 years ago

Hi Nancy607, I was not aware that NCL has stopped passengers from smoking on balconies, thank you for that bit of info. Unfortunately ,the smoke will be coming from the waterfront restaurants below because they are not allowed to smoke inside. It shouldn't be too bad after the restaurants close and there is very few people on the waterfront decks. I wish you and your companions a very safe and fun trip and good weather. It really is a nice itinerary and the ship is very nice, enjoy.

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Nancy607 10 years ago

I was just wonderding about the smoke issue on the balcony, I picked this cabin for its location , as I have trouble walking long distance, was smoking an issue because of people smoking on their balconies? or from the waterfront restaurants below? NCL has since stopped passengers from smoking on all balconies.

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