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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

11 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10262

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Breakaway is a great ship and would sail on her again. Next year the Getaway is replacing the Breakaway out of NO and we will be going again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fastest process we’ve ever experienced. Left motel 10ish, through security and checkin the boarded in less that 1 hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We found all bars we attended to have great and quick service. Never waited in any lines and at most never more than 5 minutes to get an adult beverage. Dined in all MDR’s and found food and service excellent, also same with Garden Cafe. Experienced Moderno and Cagneys with same results as MDR’s, fast and professional service

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Ropes course, miniature golf and drop slides were a blast. Did not try pool itself but lounged around and found plenty of places to park. For sunning and the waterfall, Spice H2O is the best place on the Mega ships. Attended trivia quite often and found it entertaining Rock of ages and Burn the floor were outstanding, attended the early shows

Entertainment

5 out of 5
SIDS Por House was great though crowded. Musicians in Atrium were good, mellow and just the right noise level

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room streward Christian was outstanding and attended to our every need. We never encountered any rude or inattentive staff. Atmosphere in Garden Cafe with the singing at the entrance to the Coffee Sisters was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Even with only 2 elevators and 2 sets of stairs 1 forward and one aft navigating the Breakaway was a breeze for us.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Spacious and layout was great for us. Bed near Balcony and couch and closet near entrance. Always clean and always functional. Just remember to lock balcony door with handle in up position or AC cuts off

Ship tip

Discover Spice H20

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
No excursion, flew in night before to avoid any flight delays.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Been to Ocho before, so we did not exit ship

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Beautiful island with lots of things to do. We’ve been here before so stayed on ship

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
Breakaway being a larger ship tendering was further out than from smaller ships in the past. Again stayed on ship due to having been here several times

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Been here several times before, just got off to stretch out legs and tour port shops. Did not have shuttle running as in past and it’s somewhat of a walk

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Had late flight, stayed on board for leisure breakfast and carried off luggage around 9:30, holdup due to customs but entire process took just under 1 hour to get a cab
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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