Smokey crowded cruise

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 3.9
Author: dathomas

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

dathomas

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 05, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin number: 9318

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We always enjoy cruising. This cruise ship is not well designed to handle crowds. Too much smoking indoors.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food quality has diminished. Savor and Taste dining rooms were the best. Manhattan Room too loud and congested.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Too congested. Too much cigarette smoke indoors. I won’t sail NCL again until they ban indoor smoking.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Typical balcony cabin with a huge aft balcony

Ship tip

Book the vibe for a quiet outdoor area

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Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

lmbecker507 1 year ago

Gina423-the casino area on deck 7 allowed smoking on the Breakaway. Definitely an area to avoid if the smell bothers you!

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BiddySue711 1 year ago

That’s what I’m not looking forward to, is smelling the smoke. I’m allergic to smoke, so plan on steering clear of overly smoky conditions which I heard the casinos are the worst.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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gina423 1 year ago

Hi, I am a Cigarette smoker, I have traveled NCL and a few different ships. I have never seen an INDOOR smoking area on any of the ships. Believe if there was one I would have found it 😀 The only smoking room is the Cigar Room which is very insulated and has a separate air purification just for this room. Cigarette smoking is Not Permitted in the room. From my experience, the Cigarette smoking sections are all Out Doors. So I am not sure what you meant when you say smoking is indoors.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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