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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

16 Night Transatlantic - Eastbound (New York To Rome)

Sail date: April 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 16704

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

fair warning this ship has to many people for its size... but consider treating yourself to The Haven.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
The security line was too long .

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I'm easy to please but hard to impress. NCL Breakaway had great food in the MDRs, the Buffet and the Haven restaurant. I was extra impressed with the buffet. The hamburger patty was so good I ate it as a chopped steak like from Morrison's or Piccadilly. The hamburger patty was better than Guy's!.... yes...I just said that.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
A weak point for NCL ships... you can't fit 4000 people in an awkward atrium space that has more blind spots than visible spots for whatever program they offer.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
just so hard to get a spot in the tiny venues that had live entertainment. You can stand in the atrium or shakers but the musicians weren't worth it. The only exception was Howl at the Moon. lots of room and good dueling pianos. Burn the Floor surprised me how good it was but "Six" was awful.

Spiegel Tent

5 out of 5

Why isn't this venue used nightly like "The Q" is on some of the younger ships. It's a great space that's underused.

Spice H2O

5 out of 5

One of my favorite places on the ship... too few parties back here but the ones they have are so fun.

Headliners Comedy Club

5 out of 5

Great venue. Spacious. Drinks keep coming. Howl at the Moon is solid

Syd Norman's Pour House

2 out of 5

I guess I'm not cool. The whole "intimate" venue thing is not my deal.... if your lucky enough to get a seat three people are standing over you. forget about getting a drink

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The crew had just had a rare 5 day crew-only cruise from New Orleans to New york. Many passengers wanted to hear all about it. This crew was phenomenal. They were tired at the end of the 16 days. I hate when people treat them bad. But the staff on this ship were so friendly and awsome

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
a great easy ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
My first time in the Haven and not the Last! It was a dfrrent cruise up there...truly a cruise within a cruise.

Ship tip

Get a room as close to an elevator as possible

Ports of call

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
Really nice place. Go up to the fort atop the city. Go to Picaso museum. tip : the double decker bus line will die down later in the day.... it's well worth it.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
Why don't people talk about Cadiz? tip : the double decker bus line will die down later in the day.... it's well worth it.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
We walked all over the town and loved it! Make sure you see the Red Carpet

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5
Nothing to do in the port town but definitely do the Leaning tower of Pizza

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
We hired a private cab and had him take us to the Gaudy sites... just stayed in the taxi

Lisbon, Portugal

4 out of 5
we went to the coach museum.... the port is just OK. Everything real inexpensive

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

4 out of 5
It is what it is. way out on an uneventful part of the island . not too much to do

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5
OMG! This place is on our planet!? we did a two hour private cab tour up to the top of the mountain...probably my favorite port.

Valencia, Spain

4 out of 5
Cathedral is really somthing. The port itself is a logistical problem

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
We were dumped off in a temporary barracks building with no Taxis. Very scary situation.
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

ddme    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. Glad you enjoyed the Haven. Too bad that the disembarkation was horrible.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great detailed review!

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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