First time cruising as a family

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Bermuda

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12645

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We are looking forward to cruising again soon! This was a great way to spend a family vacation. There is so much to do on the ship. My kids loved the Splash Academy and didn't want to leave! When it was time to leave after our week was up my kids wanted to know why we couldn't just live on the ship! I will definitely be making plans to cruise again soon.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
This process, while I know experiences vary, was surprisingly fast! I wasn't looking forward to this since we had a 4 year old and a 3 year old with us. It was a lot less stressful than I imagined tho.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We really never had to wait more than 10 minutes for a table at any of the eateries. Getting a drink up by the pools could be a time consuming event but it wasn't horrible.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We took our children to the pool many times. I love the splash pad. It's nice having that there and not having to worry about how deep the water is.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My kids went to the Splash Academy several times and loved them staff, activities, and playing with the other children. They still talk about the kids they met and going to Splash Academy and it's been 4 months ow.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone on the ship is great! They can't do enough for you. It's especially great that room stewards take the time to get to know your name and make you feel like they actually care about you being comfortable while on them ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautifully decorated, easy to navigate, and everything is spelled out. There are signs at every elevator telling you what is what floor, and signs all over telling you where things are located. It's actually hard to get lost!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Inside state rooms are definitely small- but luckily you don't really spend much time in them! Next time we would Upgrade to a balcony.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Clean, staff was helpful.

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5
Friendly, inviting, clean.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Much faster than the embarkation!

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4 Comments

bradys100    7 years ago

I love to hear that your kids loved the splash academy! What are the kids ages? We are going with a group of 9 with 3 kiddos ages 3,4 and 7! I was a little apprehensive about the splash academy but glad to hear your kids loved it!!

Mapcruise    7 years ago

Oh good November with be my first cruise with my son and I was worried he would be bored

jessiecake    7 years ago

that made me smile! kids are so cute. glad you loved it!

GIL155    7 years ago

I think we can all guess what type of vacation your next family outing will vote for. Happy cruising!

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