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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14780

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Would do it again with Norwegian in a heartbeat!! The entertainment was spectacular. There was plenty to do if you wanted to be active and many places to be quiet and relax if you wanted to chill. Just the rejuvenization that we needed!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very organized and clear

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was great. It was our first cruise and for the first 2 days we thought that all of the dining options were like the Garden Cafe. At the cafe the food was good but the atmosphere was chaotic. Passengers would push other passengers out of the way, fill several water bottles at drinking stations, take plates away filled with fruit and desserts etc. The passengers were rude to crew, cooks, servers etc. Not at all impressive! On the 3rd day another passenger told us that the other food options were different than the cafe. And they were!!! The food atmosphere, staff, and service were incredible. The drinks were well made and the bartenders very socialable

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The pools and hot tubs were crowded but immaculate! Felt safe to relax and veg!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Unbelievable!! We went to the clubs and saw the Jungle performance. They were all wonderful!! The excursions themselves were terrific but were a little disorganized. Buses changed pick up hours, the Stirrup Cay excursions were very unorganized and hard to locate on a very crowded island. The adventures themselves were outstanding!

Children's Programs

Only my husband and I went

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service was great! Most were very friendly and patient

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean but a little difficult to become familiar with

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was much bigger than we anticipated. Very functional and clean.

Ship tip

Talk to others that have cruised that line about the ins and outs.

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
We did excursion to Sea World, very enjoyable. Bus changed pick-up time twice which caused confusion

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
Very crowded, no beach space. We did the snorkeling sand bar excursion here and it was difficult to find where we needed to be. The excursion itself was beautiful! The captain and crew were knowledgeable, patient, social, and hilarious. Always felt safe and that they had your entertainment and safety first.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Did some shopping here but did an excursion to Balmoral Island to swim with the dolphins. This was the highlight of the trip. The trip was well organized, instructions clear. The island was clean, not crowded, beautiful beach, pleasent staff. The excursion itself was outstanding!!!!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Chaos! It did not seem like the crew had control.Colors were lining up before being called, People were using elevators to cut in line, coming into line from around corners, had people holding spots and then groups coming into line with them. Felt really bad for the crew
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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