Norwegian Breakaway Review
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We chose this cruise for 2 reasons, price and for the port it was leaving from. The price was cheap because it was between college spring break, and April vacation for schools. It left from NYC, so I was able to take a 2 hour drive instead of flying.
Getting to the port was very easy, parking was a bit expensive, but if I had flown, I still would have to pay for parking at the airport. Embarkation was horrible. We were given a number and when your number was called you were supposed to get on the ship. However, only one employee was telling passengers this as they exited the security screening, and if he was busy answering someone's questions, passengers just walked past him to the line that said "Embarkation Here". It was very frustrating for the passengers that were waiting as this one person could not control the large number of passengers coming from the security checkpoint. After waiting about 45 minutes for our number to be called, and watching hundreds of passengers just get in line to get on the ship, we finally just got up and went in line and got on. Absolutely the worst embarkation ever.
The food on the ship was disappointing. I would compare the food to any chain restaurant. There was nothing special about any of it. They boast about the pizza that you can get delivered to any part of the ship, but you had to pay for the delivery. The garden cafe was a good size and our party of 4 didn't really have too much of a problem finding a place to sit. There were many tables outside the cafe, and in nicer weather, it allowed for more seating.
Cabin Review
The room size was fine, not too cramped, however, there were no drawers to put your clothes in. Everything had to fit in the closet. There were 2 drawers under the sofa that could be used, but they had bed linens in them. The safe was a good size, large enough to store an iPad in. The bed was very comfortable, but sleeping was difficult due to the noise level. My balcony door creaked all the time making it difficult to sleep. There were no passenger cabins below my room, however, there was what sounded like a large sliding door that you could hear open and then slam shut all day and during the night. The balcony was the smallest I have ever been on. There was barely enough room for the 2 chairs. If I had known that they were that small, I probably would have booked the large balcony room instead. We only saw our room steward a few times, compared with other cruises which I would see them at least a couple times a day. This cabin is one cabin away from the Waterfront and I was concerned that I would hear noise from that, but I didn't.