Great excursions. Shipboard experience below expectations.

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 4.2
Author: jaylinda

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

jaylinda

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10238

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Great itinerary. Ship experience was below expectations

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was noisy, food was average at best. Specialty steakhouse was superb.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

We did not enjoy shows. Everything was crowed. Trivia was good.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Not very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was totally professional. Rooom attendants were overworked. 25 rooms per. No nightly turndown service. No water provided for excursions

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was excellent

Ship tip

Be prepared for large crowds

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Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5

Excellent tour guide. Enjoyed excursion

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Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Excellent tour guide. Very interesting.

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Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Tour guide was great. Enjoyed National Park

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Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

GOP on hop off bus. Great way to see city.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Hop on hop off bus. Good tour except first bus broke.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth

7 Comments

Sogmoore 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 months ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Glad you had wonderful time in ports. Sorry the ship was not up to par.

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TiffyTaffy 2 months ago

Thank you for the review

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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bubbles60 2 months ago

Thanks for such a positive review. We have done that itinerary and had a great trip. Ncl cruises are wonderful.

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