How badly it has fallen

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 2.1
Author: liebson

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review

liebson

Contributor Level: Purser

88 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11250

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

NCL has cut so many expenses to save money that passengers who have cruised before state will no longer choose this line

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Slow but manageable

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

MDR and buffet are cafeteria quality in terms of meat and general appearance. Staff is short handed and poorly trained bringing food to wrong tables and guests. No smoked salmon or seafood in buffets or even pizza. In MDR breakfast has 1/2 mini bagel and smoked salmon. KC Cagney still good. Cucina served overcooked tough filet

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Performance shows cut back to two per week and limited live lounge acts. Deal or no deal is not a theater evening equivalent.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Understaffed but they try hard. American diner was only only one day for lunch

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

One pool for 4000 passengers is certainly not enough for sea days

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Lower your expectations!!!

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Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

3 out of 5

Portland, Maine

3 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

3 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

2 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Well done easy off

14 Comments

Popdog 2 months ago

Thank you for the review. It is a shame not even the ports of call were satisfactory for you.

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Sogmoore 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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RC2cruises 2 months ago

Sorry you weren’t able to enjoy your cruise. I’ve been on the Breakaway twice and going on the Prima for the second time in March. I always enjoy my cruises on Norwegian.

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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brucem123 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Going on the 29th

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javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate your comments

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mljay1166 3 months ago

Thanks for Sharing!

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TiffyTaffy 3 months ago

Sorry you left disappointed and frustrated.

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AuntPinkie 3 months ago

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

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NIKKI7484 3 months ago

I've seen several reviews of NCL Breakaway that haven't been great. I'm beginning to worry how my transatlantic sailing on her will be next year.

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cruising2004 3 months ago

So sorry this wasn’t an enjoyable cruise.

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picalo 3 months ago

I have watched NCL clamp down on cash out-flow since the pandemic ... it's really bad when it's so obvious.

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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