Breakaway showing age on unremarkable itinerary!

Item: Norwegian Breakaway
Rating: 3.3
Author: KWR1

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

KWR1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 13, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 28 days 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.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5

Poorly run and diorganized

Thumbs Up 0

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’

Thumbs Up 0

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

See embarkation post

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 27 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

javawoody 28 days ago

Appreciate the review

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

RC2cruises 28 days 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

Thumbs Up 2

Flag

Jerrec 28 days 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.

Thumbs Up 2

Flag

RC2cruises 28 days 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

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

M998 28 days ago

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

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

cruising2004 28 days ago

Thank you for your review.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

HeavySeas 28 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

New England / Canada

Could Have Been Better New England Cruise

New England Cruise