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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

11 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12621

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We had a good Cruise. They really push to sell things on the Breakaway. I didn’t like always seemingly needing to sign up to see shows. Then half the time it wasn’t even necessary. Same with the tendering process.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Went fairly well considering the substandard port facilities.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Loved the Jazz in the Manhattan Dining Room. French speciality restaurant was superb.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Mini Golf was good. Did not do much else.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Burn the floor was great. Howl at the Moon was very entertaining.

Children's Programs

No Kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Service was good when available. I feel they were understaffed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Only thing I didn’t like was having to walk through the smokey casino on deck 7. Usually walked deck 6 or 8 instead.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Large Restroom. Not very much space to hang clothes. Small short and cramped.

Ship tip

Don’t miss outside deck on deck 8

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
A lot to see. The world war 2 museum was great. Food was wonderful at Coops.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5
We did The Blue Hole Only with Chris Tours. It was a wonderful exciting short trip up into the hills to a beautiful swimming hole and waterfall where we jumped in from various positions and heights. Julian was our guide and a very good assistant. We were back to the ship by lunch.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
We went to Stingray City It was crowded but still a lot of fun. Snorkeling was fair choppy water

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
We did an excursion with Viator. Cave tubbing and zip lining with a great lunch provided. This was our best excursion of the Cruise. Roberto was waiting for us with a sign just outside the Port He was a good driver and a kind and gracious man. He went along and gave special assistance to a lady who had emphysema on the tubing. We then ate lunch and went zip lining. Roberto then drove us back to our ship on time.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Great swimming pool. Water was fresh and just the right temperature.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5
Pricey place for drinks and food. Took a Snorkeling excursion. Water was choppy but we did see 3 turtles and stingrays and fish.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
No excursion here. We just went shopping and connected to the internet at Starbucks. Who could afford Norwegians internet fees?

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Good probably because we had an excursion planned. It was a tour of New Orleans and Airport drop off. Was great excursion.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

MoonLady    5 years ago

Thanks for the smoking deck tip. I will be sure to avoid it.

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