Norwegian Breakaway Review

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smatsea
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom

Embarkation was fairly easy as we had arranged for a limo service from Long Island which worked out perfectly. A no fly cruise was an added plus. Having e-docs in hand and waiting to board took all of fifteen minutes. Well done to Norwegian and their crew.

First impressions were average to say the least. The public rooms are very muted in colors and the atrium gives the impression of a four star hotel without all the glitz. I have seen many an atrium in my cruising days and I was a little disappointed in this as it did not live up to all the hype about the ship. In all fairness, I have to say that their new feature, The Waterfront was an absolute delight. To bring back the concept of an open promenade with indoor and outdoor seating for their restaurants in addition to having a Sabrett hot dog cart with all the fixings I was in heaven to say the least. I have to agree with some other reviewers when they said that there were not too many quiet spaces to be found. It is absolutely true. Too many venues with loud music and for fee activities and not enough down time or relaxing music for the rest of us.The pool area is adequate with chairs and tables although the pools themselves are quite small given the amount of people the ship holds. If they had cut back on the slides and enlarged the pools it would be better. Open deck spaces are easy to navigate as well as the indoor spaces, although the signage indoor is inadequate.

One major disappointment is the cabins. We took an average midship balcony on deck 11 and could not believe the size as well as the balcony. Any smaller and you could compare it to the french balconies on Seabourn's smaller ships. Storage is minimal at best and furniture is most uncomfortable. Norwegian clearly did not make this ship for cruising, instead it appears to be a revenue making ship at best. What a shame.

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