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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 14, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14746

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

All in all, we had a nice time. The Breakaway is a large ship and crowd management is important to the overall experience. The chair saving by the poor continues to be a problem leaving many chairs empty for extended periods of time with many people unable to fing a seat.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
OK….a bit spoiled by walking right onto a Princess ship, but not a bad wait.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Very full ship, so seats by the pool and in the Atrium were at a premium.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The entertainment was OK…many good music options with a great Burn the Floor dance show. The fitness center did not open the last day.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Friendly and attentive

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The toilet broke four times.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very shallow balcony

Ship tip

Vacations are what you make of them….we had a good time.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Beautiful city
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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
The lazy river and pool area were very nice.
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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the Baths excursion, but the organization throughout the excursion was very poorly managed.
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We went on a turbo at catamaran snorkeling….wonderful experience.
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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Beautiful island with plenty of seats.
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Disembarkation

2 out of 5
The stairs were closed and there was a mad exodus waiting for full elevators
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10 Comments

PIRATAWENCH     6 months ago

Thank you for your review
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picalo     6 months ago

thanks for a good review
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Sogmoore     6 months ago

Nice advice thanks for sharing
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Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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RoynKaren     6 months ago

thanks for sharing
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BnCTcruising     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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RamblingWaves     6 months ago

The Chair saving sucks. But people from all walks of life do it. There are chairs on all of the decks for sun tanning etc. By the way it's not just "the poor" that save the chairs. If you were to book a Haven Cabin then you could get a chair on the Haven sun deck but they do not have a pool on that deck.
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javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the post
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HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise
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cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad everyone had a wonderful vacation! Thank you for your review.
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