Breakaway showing age on unremarkable itinerary!

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

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 13, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Definitely a one and done itinerary. And will not book the Breakaway unless it undergoes refurbishment

Embarkation

2 out of 5
The NYC transportation and port experience was a total fiasco. Waited 3 1/2 hours at JFK for cruise line arranged transportation to ship and 3 hours from ship to JFK.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Highlight of the cruise

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Ship needs updating. Entire ship smelled on cigarette smoke from the ‘non-smoking’ casino.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Limited

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Design okay but poor maintenance.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Torn seat cushions, malfunctioning a/c, water issues, and shower had mold

Ship tip

NCL is a good cruise line, but the Breakaway needs attention.

Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5
Poorly run and diorganized

Newport, Rhode Island

4 out of 5

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

1 out of 5
Disorganized port experience and horrible shore excursion. ‘Take a Selfie’

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
See embarkation post
Was this review helpful? 2

9 Comments

Sogmoore     25 days ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody     1 month ago

Appreciate the review

RC2cruises     1 month ago

Jerrec, I absolutely agree with that. I honestly didn’t even see any wear and tear when I was on the Breakaway. I was too busy enjoying my cruise

Jerrec     1 month ago

It goes into drydock in February. Agree it needs new carpet and some touch up, but I don’t know why those little things ruin a cruise.

RC2cruises     1 month ago

I was on the breakaway in May and didn’t notice the ship smelling of cigarette smoke and I am very sensitive to that. Glad to hear it’s going into dry dock soon. All cruise ships get very heavy use week after week and need some TLC every so often

M998     1 month ago

It will go to the dry dock soon. Not sure about the upgrades. Carpet is absolutely needed.

cruising2004     1 month ago

Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

Other reviews of this sailing