Did not meet my expectations
Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 08, 2015
Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 9238
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
I've travelled Carnival 9 times and Royal Caribbean 2 times. This is the first time cruising Norwegian. The dancers were good and the one solo guy (Arvan) was excellent. Other than those two, the entertainment was not good at all. I paid for a dinner show which I've never done on any other cruise because they didn't charge for the same type of dinner show and it was horrible. The show was average at best and the meal (that I paid for) was the worst meal I had on the ship. The food menu was small and the same menu for 3 different dining rooms. As I am easy to please with food I ate everything I ordered but the food on the other cruise lines was better. I did not like the freestyle dining because I had a different waiter every night. On all of my other cruises I had the same waiter and helper for the entire cruise and they really took care of me and we built a personal relationship. There were so many things that Norwegian charged for that my other cruises didn't. I still relaxed and made the best of it but I would never cruise Norwegian again. Life is about options and I opt to cruise with Carnival and Royal Caribbean. I would not recommend Norwegian to a friend.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
The burn the floor dancers and Arvan the solo performer were outstanding. The timing of our stops were right on the money. Seas were rough but the ship was pretty stable because of the size. I still would not travel Norwegian again.
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas
3 Comments
glomarrone 9 years ago
I live in Cocoa Beach so I was happy to read that at least you had a good time in my home town. Come back and visit us again.
Try requesting the same server when you approach the hostess. If you come early, you should get him at least some times. Not all ships do this but you could try. I always do the flex dining if possible.