My family and I cruised on the Breakaway sailing off on December 8 through the 15th. The eight of us, age range 15 through 66 boarded the boat with very little issues. I must admit the embarkation was extremely quick for the amount of people that were on the boat. Once on board, lunch is being served while you wait for the preparation of your room. We weren't on the boat an hour before they said we were able to go to our rooms.

I was expecting the worse from the previous reviews that I read before I cruised but I have to say the room isn't that bad. We all had balcony rooms on the 10th floor and there was more than enough room for my husband and I to get around and store all of our belongings. In fact my two sisters and my daughter shared a similar balcony room next to us and had enough room for the three of them. The bathroom was large and I really loved the shower.

The boat is really big so there was a significant amount of walking done by us. I understand what they were trying to do with the 678 section of the boat, but I have a problem with the casino being in the middle of the boat with the 24 hour O'Sheehan restaurant located next to it. Read more