Horrible experience

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 13, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9852

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I was looking forward to my first cruise as my honeymoon and it was the WORST experience of my life.  To start, when I got my keycard it said SODA on it although I had purchased the Unlimited Beverage Package.  When I asked about it, I was rudely told there was nothing they could do and I had to wait till I got onboard and went to Customer Service on Deck 6.  When I got there, the line was extremely long and then after an exuberant amount of time, I was told that since it was Sunday there was nothing anyone could do for me until Monday and that whatever drinks I ordered, I would NOT be reimbursed for.  The wait staff was rude and slow.  There were only a select few waiters that we would continuous go to because the others did NOT smile let alone WANT to help us.  There would be more bartenders than guests and not ONE of the guests had drinks!  The bartenders were too busy laughing and hanging out amongst themselves.  We took this cruise with other friends and family and the restaurants gave us problems accommodating our party so eating together (other than at the buffet) was a huge issue.  When we did eat together at the buffet, trying to get tables together was an issue also.  On the last night of our cruise, there was a family pizza making party in the buffet.  The weather was windy so outside food places were closed due to inclement weather.  The buffet only had ONE side open (on seafood night) and it was the same side that the people were in line to make their pizzas.  There was not enough seafood so if you wanted certain food items, you waited over a half an hour for them to be replenished.  Overall, it sucked and I was very disappointed.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
The only person that I truly loved was the gentleman that took care of our room. The bartenders were slow and rude.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin attendant was amazing.

Ship tip

O'Sheehan's was so much fun!

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

alioop    8 years ago

For goodness sakes my husband and I , in our mid 40's, one year married sailed on breakaway this past October in a damned HURRICANE & had a great time !!! Blah to the dumb complaints

bumpy2001    8 years ago

I too was on the Breakaway and we had a great time. we didn't go for the cheap room so we had plenty of room even in the shower and balcony. try the spa and loosen up. And on your honeymoon what space do you want? but bringing guest with you says too much. life is for living, enjoyment is free the two go together well, smile count the little blessings they come in handy on those cloudy days. You're starting a new journey new husband and family put your best foot forward as you look for the best in everything . positive attracts positive. HAPPY NEW YOU !!!

cruisinfools    8 years ago

omg love it! lol

kevinb7315    8 years ago

tatt2ed Lol your asweome at shutting complainers down

malissadaisley    8 years ago

oh no! Im so sorry this happened to you on your honeymoon. My husband and i have never been on Norwegion. We are Royal Caribbean for life and we always have an awesome time. we did have the unfortunate experiance of being about a ship that caught on fire while we were in port and that caused some inconvinence but we enjoy the ship and staff so much that we wont let that stop us from going again. hopefully this wont keep you from cruising again. there are many great cruise experiences to be had.

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