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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Bermuda

FrenchCanRican

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 10702

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Quick background: Female, 40, 15 previous cruises on Carnival, Royal, and Celebrity.

First time on NCL and below are the reason I enjoyed the cruise:

Nice overall ship décor, very clean modern. Stateroom Forward Oceanview was large and bright. Food was Great. Service was Great. Private NCL transport via catamaran to St. George’s was nice. Rock of All ages was really fun.

Below are the main reasons for my dislike:

Bad Ship design/Layout. Felt crowed at all times. The pool is the size of a postage stamp. Not enough activities for (3) sea days. I felt nickeled and dimed at every venue/event. Gym was oddly laid out and very small. Not enough machines or space to stretch. Having to pay extra to go to the sauna/steam room is a rip off. Entertainment is repeated too much. One can only go to Howl at the Moon for a few hours. Theater is old and seats are uncomfortable. It’s hard to sit there for 90 minutes and not have a backside ache.

Overall I would NOT go on NCL again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great Cabin.

Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

8 Comments

FrenchCanRican 7 years ago

I am a real person. I gave my honest opinion. I am Diamond on Royal Caribbean. So I guess I prefer that brand, although X Cruises was pretty amazing (same brand as Royal). IMO the trip was okay. I have decided to book a 15 day transatlantic on the Epic because of price ($750 pp) and the ports look amazing. NCL feels like a resort. I cruise to see and feel the ocean. The other lines give you that feeling. If you don't understand that statement then you will never understand my POV.

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brat81978 7 years ago

Bill, it may not be too old but OP is correct that the seats are very uncomfortable. I brought a jacket with me and used it to cushion the metal bar that manages to hit you right near the tailbone. They def could upgrade those seats!

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elehciM 7 years ago

Thanks for the honest review, I felt similarly about the layout.

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BillTeg 7 years ago

The ship was built in 2013. How old can the theater be?

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Ejan 7 years ago

Rating justly reflected her opionion.

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alioop 7 years ago

Just look at the OP's name...this is another ridiculous post to rile people up..dumb.

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cece1951 7 years ago

Sooo what cruise line do you prefer overall??

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BillandDee 7 years ago

we just sailed the Breakaway last week and had a blast! guess its what you make of it. its vacation. were not real picky. a cruise is a cruise to us. sorry you had a bad experience

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