WORST CRUISE EVER

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

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

Sail date: January 07, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9106

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

The Norwegian Breakaway Voyage of 1/7/2024 was my second Norwegian cruise (I’ve been on over 12 cruises with 4 different cruise lines in the last 14 years), and it was the worst cruise I have EVER been on. I don’t think I will ever cruise with Norwegian again due to the following: 1. We upgraded to a Haven Suite and paid a LOT more, but were on the 9th deck in the forward corner with 1 small balcony that had an obstructed view. There was no floor to ceiling windows as we were promised and no window in the bathroom. It could have been a good suite to give an indoor-booked guest as an upgrade, but THAT IS IT. It was horrible! 2. The bedroom window was small and circular and DID NOT OPEN. Had a sign that told us not to open the drapes!!! It didn’t matter if we opened the drapes BECAUSE THE VIEW WAS OF THE BOW OF THE SHIP ONLY – where the employees could take their breaks. UNNACCEPTABLE as a Haven Suite. We couldn’t even see the ocean! 3. We complained and were told there was nothing they could do. 4. We could hear the engineers, ropes, metal clanging on the bow of the ship at all hours. Open the window in the bedroom for light? See a guy climbing a rope!! 5. Constant LOUD banging and SHAKING – especially during the middle of the night. NO ONE SLEPT. Whenever the ship sped up or slowed down, we had intense shuddering and shaking, so intense that the chandelier over the main room table would rattle so loudly that we had to hold it to stop it. Asked the manager to fix it, but nothing was fixed. 6. Toilet broke on day 6 7. Every appliance was missing parts. This room needs a renovation! The smaller closet was broken. We could not hang anything and the door kept opening and slamming on the bed frame every 10 seconds. On the first day, we had several engineers and supervisors look at it and no one ever even tried to fix it. Never followed up.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

NO KIDDOS

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
OLD AND BORKEN THINGS EVERYWHERE

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
1. We upgraded to a Haven Suite and paid a LOT more, but were on the 9th deck in the forward corner with 1 small balcony that had an obstructed view. There was no floor to ceiling windows as we were promised and no window in the bathroom. It could have been a good suite to give an indoor-booked guest as an upgrade, but THAT IS IT. It was horrible! 2. The bedroom window was small and circular and DID NOT OPEN. Had a sign that told us not to open the drapes!!! It didn’t matter if we opened the drapes BECAUSE THE VIEW WAS OF THE BOW OF THE SHIP ONLY – where the employees could take their breaks. UNNACCEPTABLE as a Haven Suite. We couldn’t even see the ocean! 3. We complained and were told there was nothing they could do. 4. We could hear the engineers, ropes, metal clanging on the bow of the ship at all hours. Open the window in the bedroom for light? See a guy climbing a rope!! 5. Constant LOUD banging and SHAKING – especially during the middle of the night. NO ONE SLEPT. Whenever the ship sped up or slowed down, we had intense shuddering and shaking, so intense that the chandelier over the main room table would rattle so loudly that we had to hold it to stop it. Asked the manager to fix it, but nothing was fixed. 6. Toilet broke on day 6 7. Every appliance was missing parts. This room needs a renovation! The smaller closet was broken. We could not hang anything and the door kept opening and slamming on the bed frame every 10 seconds. On the first day, we had several engineers and supervisors look at it and no one ever even tried to fix it. Never followed up.

Ship tip

CHOOSE CELEBRITY INSTEAD

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
MEXICAN WRESTING WAS NOT FUN. SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
HONDURAS IS BEAUTIFUL

Harvest Caye, Belize

1 out of 5
THIS IS NOT BELIZE. IT IS A POOL ISLAND OWNED BY NORWEGIAN AND THEY SHOULDN'T CALL IT BELIZE.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
HAVEN DEBARKATION IS EASIER
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11 Comments

Sogmoore     8 months ago

Never do the bid. Just pick what you want. You will always be happier.

Jerrec     8 months ago

Unfortunately you learned the risk with bidding on an upgrade. You could get lucky and get a nice cabin, but you can also get a lousy one that is unfilled because nobody else wants it. The real lesson here should be not to bid on upgrades if your cabin is important.

dbric36     8 months ago

Was on same cruise and had a great time.

willwork4cruz     8 months ago

Yikes! Did you know what cabin you were getting when you upgraded? Must be a lot of complaints about that cabin if it is like you described. If it was assigned to you last minute then that is unfortunate. That is why many people refuse upgrades to mystery rooms.

javawoody     8 months ago

Interesting

AuntPinkie     8 months ago

Bummer! That about covers my thoughts on a worst cruise. Hope the next one (whatever cruise line) brings you joy.

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Dumfy75     8 months ago

I hope you’re pursuing your complaint with NCL or whoever you booked the cruise with, if you don’t think you received the cabin you paid for. Haven prices ain’t cheap!

NavasotaCruiser     8 months ago

Wow. Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us.

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     8 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. Hope any future cruises will be a different experience.

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