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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 11, 2018
Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 5704
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
I was surprised at how huge the Breakaway is. It is loaded with fun activities and venues (bowling alley, ropes course, water slides/shoots, mini golf, Margaritaville, and much more. Yet as big as this ship is, it was so easy to get around. Signage is at every elevator and stairs. It has kiosks on every floor forward and aft to handle all your needs including signing up for shows. The food lines and restaurant services were always fast. Never waited more than 5 minutes to get seated and there was never a line at the buffet. There was always a place to sit on the buffet area. Food was excellent! Entertainment is the BEST I've seen on my 13 cruises. Drinks are pricey on NCL. They need to real them in a bit. I really enjoyed cruising with NCL so much so I bought Next Cruise deposits on board which I've never done.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
O'Sheehan's Neighborhood Bar and Grille
This was the funnest bar on the ship. Centrally located with the best bartenders.
Moderno Churrascaria
First time doing this type of dining. Good food and interesting service.
Savor Restaurant
Excellent food and excellent service!!
Taste Restaurant
Excellent food and excellent service!!
The Manhattan Room Restaurant
Excellent food and excellent service!! Added bonus is this restaurant has shows and entertainment included while you dine.
Onboard Activities
Shore Excursion Desk
Fast, friendly service. Always got answers to my questions.
Internet Café
Too pricey. NCL needs to lower these prices.
Breakaway Casino
The casino was very 'broken' up. It had a smaller main room and ran thru the hallways with slots. Kinda weird to get around.
Pulse Fitness Center
Very basic fitness rooms. Not really big enough unless you went very early. Plenty of sweat towels and all the basic equipment.
Slide
These slides are huge and fun. Only problem was they were closed a lot.
The Market Place
This was located up by the pool area during the days at sea. Kinda of a neat idea - you didn't have to leave the pool to shop.
Ropes Course
This course was way more than you'd expect on a ship. Quite a bit of ropes. Only problem was it was closed too much. Hard to take advantage of because of it's limited hours.
Mini Golf
This course rivals some of the best land courses and it's very well maintained.
Guest Services
Always short lines and fast, friendly service.
Entertainment
Spice H2O
Discovered this area too late in the cruise. I hug out here most of the time after I found it. Go here first to enjoy good sunbathing, and the big screen. Wish there was a pool back here tho. The night time parties were the best!
Spiegel Tent
What cool venue. I didn't do the show here because of the price but everyone said it was excellent. I did the Escape Room event here and it was very well put together.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
See the shows - Rock of Ages and Burn the Floor. Both shows are excellent and got standing O's .
Ports of call
Disembarkation
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