Not Too Bad

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 28, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, good; better than my last year’s cruise with Carnival.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good

Garden Café

5 out of 5

Everything was on spot and the food was really good.

The Manhattan Room Restaurant

5 out of 5

The waiters were friendly, the food was good, and the style was unique.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Good

Sports Complex

3 out of 5

More like a basketball court. It was a little too small.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Fair

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Fair

Entourage Teen Lounge

4 out of 5

Everything was good despite the lack of space which really bothered me. I never experienced a teen lounge which lacked space during any of my past cruise experience.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Good

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Outstanding

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Good

Ship tip

Free water and drinks for latitude members; one staff (a blonde woman at the CruiseNet desk) was rude. I got upset with her attitude towards me and ended up not taking advantage of the $500 deposit toward my next cruise. This is uncharacteristic of Norwegian staff, though. They are all kind and professional. I like seeing the diversity among the personnel from the desk to the officers and leadership. The best food was pricey. There were limited options for the good and luxurious dining. I like the way the room was arranged with the headbed toward the window. However, I was nauseated by the smell of the drinks left in the small fridge. I asked the steward to remove them, he cleaned it and told me it was a mini bar which I saw no need for. I hated that part the whole time. I don’t think; there was no need for that minibar in my stateroom during my stay. I like Norwegian overall. But they will need to make some improvements.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
I love the speed with which we checked in and checked out off the ship.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Wonderful.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
That was the best experience of all. The speed with which we checked out of the ship was exceptional. We checked out off immigration speedily; and all our luggage was waiting for us safely.
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1 Comment

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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