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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I love cruising but I think I expected a little bit more from Norwegian I do like Being able to eat anytime you want and not having a dress code

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Parking in downtown is horrible. Congestion. But once reach ship it was quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Great food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Hot tubs, shows, fitness center. Be aware that you can use the sauna or steam room it’s not part of the package unless you’re paying extra!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Did not like that you had to make a reservation to attend evening shows

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Not enough activities to keep kids entertained. Kids all over the ship

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Great service!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Nice but there wasn’t an adults only area, for example hot tubs. It said there Would be but there were kids in there all the time

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Nice

Ship tip

Be ready to spend money for every little thing! Not very many quiet areas on ship.

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5
Would have liked to actually be in the city to walk around and shop. Private Island.
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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Beautiful but no jet skis. 3 ships docked at same time. Ship left at 1:30. It was soooooo crowded and hard to shop and walk around
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.
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HalfHand    5 years ago

You kinda just hit the nail on the head why to cruise NCL. We look at NCLs short comings as the cost of never having to get out of shorts.
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DerekMire    5 years ago

Never been on a cruise
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onlysail    5 years ago

I'm sure you'll find a cruise line to suite you
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