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Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 4.2
Author: MCPettet

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review

MCPettet

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Caribbean: Harvest Caye Cozumel & Roatan (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Had a great time. The cruise is what you make it, regardless of the ship!

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Slow and a bit chaotic.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Prepare to wait for things. Ship layout is not great for that amount of passengers, especially if it is raining on a sea day.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Top notch. Loved every show! Syd Norman's Pour House is a must. Doors open 45 minutes prior to show, you should be lining up at least 15 minutes before that if you want a seat! Performances are great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff is wonderful. Our room attendant was mediocre, but that didn't really affect our fun.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Was not crazy about the design of the atrium because the casino is around that area and it's open, therefore, all three levels smell like an ashtray that needs emptied. The rest of the ship was fine, but everything felt crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was okay, had a weird smell and there were cherrios on the floor. The balcony was tiny and covered in white paint chips.

Ship tip

Be prepared to wait in lines for a lot things. Just get to things early. The Waterfront deck is a wonderful place to chill. See all the shows! There are amazingly talented people on this ship!

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Nice port. Did a Mayan ruins excursion and learned a lot about the culture.

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Roatan outside the port is third world poor, trash everywhere. The people are wonderful though. Rode ATVs and held a sloth!

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Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Beautiful, but you're drink package doesn't apply even though it's an NCL private area. Snorkeling excursion was fantastic! People there are wonderful.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Went to Mr. Sancho's and had an amazing time!

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Cluster *uck. Don't book an early flight home.

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

WorldCrusinJW 10 months ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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RamblingWaves 10 months ago

Glad you had fun. Breakaway is a nice ship. I too did not like how the smoke from the casino wafted around. The ship could use an overhaul soon

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1960cruiser 10 months ago

You are spot on.......a cruise IS what a person makes of it good or bad. I have been on 40 cruises and have yet to that perfect cruise where a hiccup or let down didn't happen. I, unlike most, will not let trivial issues ruin the cruise. When people post that it was the worst cruise ever because there was no turn down service and chocolate on the pillow, I can imagine how they handle something that truly matters. I enjoy cruising and unless the cruise ship is in danger of sinking or some other tragedy, anything less is just an "oppps" and I continue to enjoy the cruise.

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javawoody 10 months ago

Great attitude thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise! Thank you for your review.

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Sogmoore 10 months ago

Great pix and thanks for sharing

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Niavlys 10 months ago

Exactly...cruising is what you make of it...

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