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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 13
Helpful Votes: 292

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11268

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We're cruise junkies, so we're always glad to be on a cruise ship. Just relax and take things as they come. Treat crew as you want to be treated, whether you're on vacation or not

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Process was fast and efficient. Representative was a bit distracted which was the only thing that slowed us down. On the ship by 11:15 am.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Only ate breakfast in the main dining room. Food in specialty restaurants was very good. Buffet for a quick snack was fine. Enjoyed Margaritaville. Orlando, a waiter in Savor was very friendly. Putu, our waitress at Ocean Blue was awesome. We asked for her every time we visit.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We tend not to participate in on board activities, but watching others is always a lot of fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The magician, JP Parent was very good. We did not enjoy Six. The music, and musicians were good, but poor audio or acoustics hampered the ability to understand most of the lyrics of the show

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Crew sometimes gets a bad rap in reviews. Most of these young people come from all over the world, learn to work together as a team, & then have to deal with all sorts of people, some who blame them for every little thing they don't like. But in an emergency, the crew is who will be there for us. If you stop & think about their lives, could you do it with smile on your face day after day for months on end?

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Well aware of the layout & drawbacks to it, but do like the ship. Crew is constantly cleaning public areas & the ship is very well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our room steward, Reynaldo kept our cabin very clean. Room was plenty big for 2 adults, Ample storage, sometimes you just have to look around to find it.

Ship tip

You're on vacation. Relax & take things as they come.

Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Rough seas, could not port

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

We've been here before. Plus we were docked at the old dock & there really isn't anything there

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Always clean, and security very visible.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
No excursion, just walked around the shopping plaza.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
This was the first leg of our back to back cruise, so we did not get off the ship. We did have to be scanned off, get processed through CBP then scanned back in. The entire process was very easy & crew was there every step of the way
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8 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

lindabender    4 years ago

Thanks I like that saying "Take things as they come." I am going on the Breakaway in July. Looking forward to it. Was on the Escape 4 years ago. Absolutely loved it. Thanks for a great review.

WRS31    4 years ago

Thanks for your review, and great advice

bsulfridge    4 years ago

My biggest complaint on cruises is how horrible the cruisers treat the staff. I agree. If you treat them great, they will respond double fold. I love hearing their stories.

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Great advice, totally agree

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed.

jenyfur    4 years ago

Very nice and informative. You are spot on

Hebert1    4 years ago

I totally agree 100%. I've seen ppl treat the crew like they were servants and then not tip. Ppl dont realize these ppl get little pay and rely heavily on their tips. I found if you slip them a 20 at the beginning of your cruise, they give 200% during your cruise.

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