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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 14740

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Loved everything about the haven. It could be anywhere and I’d be happy. I would never go if I couldn’t be in it. Too many people otherwise. But amazingly clean and well run considering.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy waited zero minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was superb. Only place I didn’t absolutely love was the Italian joint. We mostly ate in The Haven. It’s hard to beat, but my older adult kids wanted the Indian food in the buffet. They loved it. Tapanaki was without a doubt a fun experience and the food was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
If you’re bored on this ship there’s something wrong with you

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Absolutely wonderful everywhere

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean and always maintained. Never saw anything out of place or unkempt

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were in the haven in a spa suite. Plenty of room and storage for us. Big king size comfortable bed. I kind of snickered at the hot tub in the room at first like, when are we gunna use that? Ummmmm, every night! It was so nice to sink down in after a long day.

Ship tip

Beg borrow or steal in order to stay in the Haven, it’s worth every dollar. You never felt like you were on a huge crowded ship. I ventured down to the main pool deck one day and felt like I fell into a girls gone wild spring break nightmare. I said, oh hell no and sprinted back to the oasis of The Haven. Priority on and off at ports is invaluable also.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Got lucky and found a great taxi driver who quoted us a great price $80 to drive us all around and hit some interesting sites that the tours don’t go to. Would like to go back and stay a while.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Private island owned by Norwegian so somewhat contrived but nice and clean. If you like beaches and water sports this place is for you

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Loved this stop. We hired a private driver and she drove us all around the island and hit many points of interest.

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5
Interesting city, lots of history. Like any big city, bad parts and good parts

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super easy. We were in haven and got escorted off with no problems when we were ready

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9 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

BonitaAndBob    1 year ago

We went in the Haven last year for our anniversary. It was heaven. My husband surprized me with a Mediterranean cruise (leave in 25 days!) And without my even having to ask he assurred me it would be Haven all the way. Can't wait for the spoiling to begin!!

willwork4cruz    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the Haven but too bad you didn’t like the rest of the ship. For the price of the Haven you might want to try a luxury cruise line. That way you could go anywhere on the ship and still be comfortable.

envy1219    1 year ago

Thank you for your review

Popdog    1 year ago

Thanks for the review. We love to cruise and be pampered. The Haven takes the pampering up a bunch of notches. Absolutely love it.

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for the detes 😎

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. I can almost see you running back to the Haven. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great review!

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