We sailed on a 7 day vacation from NYC to Bahamas. It was during April vacation, so the ship was crowded. Actually, sold out. So we knew it would be crowded. The issue is not with crew, but the design and philosophy of the ship. Basically, you can think of the Breakaway as a Marriott hotel flipped on its side and put on a barge. The whole boat has more of a hotel feel than a ship aura. Nothing is better than mediocre. But the real issue is with the elevators. There are 16 for 3000 passengers. During peak times you can easily stand there for 10 to 15 minutes before you can get an elevator that is not crammed to capacity. When you do, it will stop on every floor so it will take another 5 minutes. Although, the upside is you will get more exercise because you will find yourself giving up and just walking up and down stairways in frustration. On sea days, the area by the area by the pool is wall-to-wall people.

Entertainment:

7 night cruise only has 3 nights of entertainment. The big shows are in a theatre that can only accommodate about a third of passengers. Consequently you have to reserve ahead of time. They repeat shows 4 times (twice a night) so you can see each, but again, there were only 3 in total because of this: dancers, magician, and musical. All okay but not outstanding. Read more