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Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 2.2
Author: bbklcm

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

bbklcm

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

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7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 09, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9890

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The computer star rating given by this site is 2 stars. This isn't accurate, at best it is 1 and 1/2 or lower. It was too big of a ship with too many guests. All areas were crowded with limited area to sit, so you had to go back to your cabin unless you wanted to sit in the dinning area. WIFI is poor, and the onboard App is horrible. This was my first and last experience with Norwegian.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The poor experience began with using Norwegian's airport shuttle. We were initially told the shuttle would pick us up a 8:30 am. By 10:30 the monitor had made many excuses about the shuttle and had know idea when it would arrive. That cost us $70, since we took an UBER to the ship. We later learned the shuttle arrived at the ship a 5pm, 1 hour after the ship was scheduled to depart.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was below to average. Other than one specialty restaurant, food is comparable to dinners. The "Premium" drink package excludes speciality coffee. That was a first for us.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

This was the first time we were required to make reservations for shows. A few shows were OK, but for the most part they were a way to spend time. Same show was repeated multiple days.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Small balcony, hardly able to move. Small room.

Ship tip

Avoid this cruise line

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Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

2 out of 5

Portland, Maine

2 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

3 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

1 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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donald1lane 2 years ago

Have cruised on the Breakaway and is an amazing ship. Hate to hear your experience was different.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Unfortunately, even the smaller ships can feel the same way. It all depends on your people tolerance.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate your comments

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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kdlady 2 years ago

Sounds like maybe cruising isn't for you.

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Popdog 2 years ago

I hope you find a cruiseline that meets your expectations and needs.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Luckily there are many other cruise lines and ships to choose from.

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