Booked a weekend getaway to check out the Breakaway. Have cruised Celebrity,Princess, Carnival and NCL once before on the Spirit. The ship is new ,big ,and sports some of the worst features and options I have ever seen on a cruise ship. It seemed like a gambling ,drinking ship ,with the weather pretty much everyone was indoors ,and the ship felt like a NY subway.

Embarcation was on the Friday before the super Bowl ,and ''was awful My son and his wife had gone 2 weeks before and arrived around 1130 am and were in their room by 1230pm. We arrived around 12 and didn't get on until 2 30 pm. The mini suite was smaller than most balcony rooms . They have system that is the dumbest thing i have ever seen . You need to put your room key in a slot next to the bathroom to have electric power. when you take it out to leave the room is dark ,and hey don't count on anything in the fridge staying cold . In our case it did not matter. There is nothing in th e fridge for the weekend cruise . also no cosmettics, no towel animals. The cabins stewards were nice but seemed overworked and not terribly interested. I made reservations for the Cirque show and dinner ,as well as for Rock of ages. Never received an e mail confirmation ,so I went to guest services to check, and guess what ,they had no record. After carrying on , they booked them.Wonderful. The shows and food were very good , the high points of the weekend/ I booked a facial for my wife thae t she enjoyed . Figured I would work out and then hit the steam room. WRONG . Was told the stem room was part of the Spa Suites ,and there was a $9 charge to use it , but I couldn't because they wer full anyway. This was rock bottom . I was trailer park mini suite trash. First time on any ship I ran into this. Princess had the Sanctuary that was reserved ,but anyone could use the steam or sauna , ditto Celebrity or even the lowly Carnival. The Atrium was unimpressive as were the shops ,small and with really nothing . Would I cruise NCL again? Yes but never on the Breakaway. Oh did I mention how small the balcony was.