I travelled on the Norwegian Breakaway on its journey from Southampton to New York.

I was traveling by myself on this trip, leaving my wife and Son at home. Whilst a transatlantic crossing has always been on my wish list, my wife didn't like the idea of that many days at sea, so we decided I should go on my own. The Breakaway crossing seemed ideal as it went from the UK to New York, which was my preferred route.

This was my third cruise, all with NCL. We did a Baltic cruise on the Norwegian Dream back in 2003 before starting a family and in 2012 we returned to cruising on the Norwegian Epic in the Med. We have plans for a number of further cruises over the next couple of years, starting with the Epic again in a couple of weeks time. We very much like NCL and the freestyle concept, and really don't like the idea of traditional cruise dining. Read more