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Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

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

Sail date: August 11, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11160

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

This cruise should have advised cruisers ahead of time that this was a senior citizen cruise with most activities and the pool area shut down by 7 pm

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Not great we paid for priority and the gentleman checking us in had no idea how to take care of priority. He gave us group 17, we had to go find a manager to get it fixed.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The buffet was not the greatest. Not a lot of selection and the food was not very fresh! Every guest we spoke to onboard said the same thing!!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
This seemed like a senior citizen cruise!! After 7 pm there was not a lot of options especially with the lounge chairs and the bars being closed on the pool deck. The dance parties were held in a lounge that could hold maybe 150 people

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The comedians and the Hit the Floor dance group did a great job!!

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
The staff was friendly until the last day of the cruise, then several were just in a hurry had no time for questions

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Was clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Clean, the bed was split in the middle which sucks for a couple, usually you can’t tell.

Ship tip

Plan to go to bed early our spend your time at night in the casino.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5
After getting of the ship we had to stand in a line for over an hour in the heat to get on a bus to get to the airport!!

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Rerouted at the last minute due to weather

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
We were sup to get priority but did not!!
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9 Comments

knifejunky     2 months ago

Agreed. If this was what cruising was about we would NEVER cruise again. NCL is the worst, so many better options!!

Ivyg80     2 months ago

Well that sucks. Sorry. Definitely never felt NCL was a senior cruise, but thats just my experience. All pool activities are typically in the day time unless theres a special event at Spice. Otherwise you can relax in the hot tubs or swim.

Sogmoore     2 months ago

Each their own. Thanks for sharing

RC2cruises     2 months ago

I’ve been on the Breakaway twice and definitely would not categorize it as a senior cruise! We found things to do all night and rarely got back to our cabin before 11:30.

cruising2004     2 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Ok then.....thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie     2 months ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Oops sorry thanks

diamondplus4lyf     2 months ago

Sounds like you failed to do enough research before booking the cruise. Also, if the entertainment was great, why only 3 stars?

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