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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14144

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great ship, food very good to great, cabin was perfect!  Ship was totally full including over 1,300 kids (school spring break) but never appeared crowded.  Bars were under-staffed at times and so a 8-10 minute wait for a soda or drink, with passengers jockeying for attention so that was not relaxing as it could have been.  We booked early so had the dining upgrade and drink package included for free which was nice.  But aggravating that water and the good coffee was not included!  Bring an insulated coffee mug with lid if you want to bring coffee out of the cafe (only small cups and no lids in the cafe)   Had to skip Great Stirrup Cay due to rough weather for the tenders but ship itself was very stable.  Would not hesitate to go on this ship again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food and service was great. Highly recommend Cagneys; filet mignon was outstanding (and we had one just as good in La Bistro), and the fish was very good as well.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
not applicable to us on this cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Awesome cabin, close to elevators and easy climb to deck 15, but still quiet. Also pretty roomy for a cruise ship.

Ship tip

The dining upgrade package is well worth it! Also get out by 7:00 AM THE LATEST if you want to get decent (or any) deck or poolside lounges. Although reserving seats is discouraged, it seems everybody does it and ties them up for the whole day, unoccupied except for a towel tucked on the lounge

Ports of call

New York, New York

1 out of 5
Prepare for a wait to get through Customs...

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Skip Cocoa Village and focus on the beach

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5
Couldn't get in due to rough seas.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Nassau port has the typical shops and the straw market. Not worth spending much time there, better off booking an excursion.
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

dianelane    7 years ago

miriamp35416359    7 years ago

coffee is available at buffet, bring insulated mug. u can also get water or other drinks there ... water is good. we just used refillable water bottles . if u want bottled water then u pay

suelovescruising    7 years ago

what drinks are included in the drink package?

lkasprzak1987    7 years ago

Thanks for the info. Taking the Breakaway June 4th to Bermuda. we also have the specialty dining and drink package. sad to hear that the coffee is not included, but looking forward to our 6th cruise.

katj    7 years ago

Thank you for the review. I'll be on this ship for the first time in November.

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