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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 13459

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Perfect quick getaway and beautiful ports. On board personnel and facilities on NCL was too notch. Freestyle dining option was great! Really need to improve the embarking and disembarking procedures - very inefficient and frustrating.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
In NOLA, a bit haphazard with boarding as security created some backups. They needed more personnel. Once through, NCL has adequate staffing to register and receive boarding passes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Freestyle dining was great. Bars were well stocked. Room service breakfast available for Latitude members was a plus - no rush in the mormings

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots of activities for all ages

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedy, Bands and Shows were great...Six and Burn the Floor are must sees!

Children's Programs

Kids in college

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
While on board, all staff were professional and courteous

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Got upgraded to Balcony Stateroom 2 days prior...worth going through the bidding...our steward for 12712 was on top of everything and made us feel so at home

Ship tip

Anticipate waiting for embarkation and debarkation in New Orleans...not planned

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Mayan Ruins in Chaccoban is worth it

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5
Private island by NCL...expected to be touristy

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Get out to see the City...

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
They need to reconsider disembarking by floors, elevators and stairwells we're jammed. Makes you wonder how effective an evacuation in an emergency would be :-o

Traveler Photos

Beautiful Sunrises and Sunsets
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Most of the hold up on debarkation is usually customs

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Seems like embarkation and debarkation have the most issues. What is sad, half the time it is the port folks causing the issues. The ship and port need to start communicating better.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback.

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