Too expensive especially shore excursions.

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 3
Author: smithmichael219

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

smithmichael219

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 13, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin number: 9906

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Disappointed in the cost of the cruise which was advertised starting at $749 but ended up being over $1,600. Some costs, e.g. $15.50 per day service charge added without prior knowledge. Several food items on the buffet that were supposed to be hot were cold and tasteless. The three shore excursions that I took all departed late having to stand in line up to 45 minutes. Two were very overpriced in my opinion. Ship’s staff and crews were friendly and helpful.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Grueling experience from parking to security lines to boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Specialty restaurants that I used were good. Buffet had mostly good variety but hot food items were cold.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Magic show, dueling pianos, dance show.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Guest services, restaurant and shore excursion desks located near atrium making it VERY difficult to conduct business and hear/understand staff while music and/or other activities were going on.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

2 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Took over two hours, standing in line, to disembark.

4 Comments

GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise review. Sorry to hear that the cruise was not up to your expectations.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sounds like you read the price per person and the cabin is for 2. The standard gratuity is listed as optional to be paid before sailing or once on board. This must have been your first cruise. Sorry you were misinformed about the costs.

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walkingdeadcrz 2 years ago

What they said

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Sounds like cruising isn’t for you. It’s always important to read and understand what is and is not included in the base fare. The daily gratuity charges are listed on the website and cruise contract everyone must agree to prior to sailing.

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