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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 31, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin number: 13876

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Lori Brattina was excellent as our travel agent from start to finish. She spent many hours answering questions, providing detailed information, periodically calling/emailing throughout the waiting period for our trip, double checking we had everything we needed to have an easy embarkation, and even checking in on us during our trip. Lori is very accurate, thorough, and patient with all of our questions. We had the trip of a lifetime and Lori is much to thank for this experience. It was our first time cruising ever, we took four kids with us under the age of 15, and all six of us had the time of our lives. Thank you Lori for your guidance and support. We will absolutely cruise again and use Lori @ Dream Vacations as our agent! We had amazing service, great food, my kids made lifelong friends on the ship, as adults we loved the evening entertainment. Syd Norman's Pour Haus band was incredible- the Fleetwood Mac show and 80s Prom was phenomenal. We had so much fun laughing and singing with the Howl at the Moon guys. Atrium entertainment was fun and full of laughs and the dancing by the cruise directors was Wow! Our cabin was clean and had plenty of storage- our steward was phenomenal. My teenage boys loved the basketball courts and made long distance friends and my younger daughter loved all the water activities and choices. We had so much fun at each of the ports. Cozumel Paradise Beach service was top notch and the floating water park was a hit for the kids. Roatan the sloths made a core memory impression on all of us, the underwater glass boat showed us the second biggest reef in the world, and Henry Morgans beach gave us a taste of the Roatan water and somewhere to grab food and drinks. Harvest Caye pool is top notch and the beach chairs give a great view of the ocean. We loved the scenic river raft tour to Lake Bacalar while in Costa Maya and our tour guide Ishmael was full of information and helpful and advocated for an authentic Mexican meal at the end. We had the best time and can't wait to go again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Cagney's and Teppanyaki both amazing!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Basketball courts for my teens, cruise director contests at the pool, Deal or No Deal or other team competitions at the Atrium

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Syd Norman's House band the best out there! Howl at the Moon knows all the songs and makes me laugh! Loved the Glow Party and the Ocean Bash

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
thank you to our steward Ralph "Lauren" who made towel animals for the kids (I did tip daily and request in a note for them), Chef Alexander for singing to use while working the hibachi at Teppanyaki, and both cruise directors were full of energy!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean and plenty of room for storage. Beds were comfortable- bring extension cords for CPAP machines and steward will supply distilled water

Ship tip

Be sure to check out the house band at Syd Norman's- so talented!

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

Sogmoore     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

PIRATAWENCH     7 months ago

Thank you for the review - sailing in December, 239 days

BPRD2696     7 months ago

Excellent. We will be on the Breakaway next year in June for the Mediterranean cruise.

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

ZATHROS     7 months ago

Thanks for your detailed review.

bubbles60     7 months ago

Sounds wonderful. Thanks for the positive review.

cruising2004     7 months ago

Thank you for your review.

javawoody     7 months ago

Appreciate the write up

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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