All-Aboard the Nightmare Cruise!

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 2.9
Author: alliecat54

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

alliecat54

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14116

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I wish this review could be positive and saying all the great things about NCL, but I’ve had quite the opposite of that experience. If you’re looking for a cruise line that loses your luggage then blames you when you followed instructions and did everything right, then Norwegian is the cruise line for you! We had a 7-day cruise with no luggage, no medicine, none of our necessities. We were provided with a t-shirt that didn’t fit, a small comb, a q-tip, toothbrush, and an “I’m sorry.” I tried to get any explanation at all from Norwegian after the cruise and 3 months later I’ve gotten two pre-typed emails that is as far from genuine as possible. If you want a nightmare cruise experience, go Norwegian!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Horrendous. Lost our luggage

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Spa was great. Everything else felt cramped and overcrowded so I couldn’t enjoy most of the amenities

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Pretty below-average

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

The two stars is just because most of the staff were great. But customer service was awful. Don’t expect to get any help when you need it.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Common areas could’ve been better. There was a cigar lounge that made everything around it smell like smoke, including the nice Italian restaurant.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was fine, there wasn’t nearly enough storage but NCL lost our luggage so we didn’t need it any and.

Ship tip

Carry on your luggage

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

It was fine, hard to navigate

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Did an excursion to gumbalimba, which was fun. But the actual ride to the park was a disaster. The bus was extremely small, we could barely fit as we are both tall people.

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Harvest Caye, Belize

2 out of 5

Seemed unnecessary. It was just like the ship but on land.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Disappointed because we had no time. Had a couple hours at the beach after paying too much for a taxi.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Messy, crowded, poor directions.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Wow that would be terrible if luggage was lost. Note to self, do not pack medicine in a checked bag.

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TB654321 2 years ago

Thanks for the review, yes travelling anywhere always being your needs with you never in your luggage.

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dixietino 2 years ago

Losing your luggage is terrible. Keeping critical items with you such as medicine is the first rule of travel.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Same here.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations and that your luggage was lost.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Did you ever get your luggage? What method of turning in your luggage did you use? Most of the time I watch them toss it onto the large transport rack with 20 or so other folk’s stuff.

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