Background information:
We are a young couple, ages 22 and 26 from Canada who enjoy a little excitement, good food, casual drinking and good entertainment. We were vacationing with my boyfriend's parents from New York to Bermuda, September 2014. We drove down together from Montreal to New York a day early that way we would not run into any time consuming obstacles. We stayed at the Skyline Hotel in Hell's Kitchen which was a good location because it A) had all the good restaurants to choose from (we dined at Crispins on 10th ave...very good and impressive italian food and a very warm, romantic setting!) B) It was literally 3 minutes away from the cruise terminal and C) It was only about a 10ish minute walk from Time Square. The hotel itself wasn't too bad for a night's stay (WAY better than the Best Western Hotel in Fort Lee, New Jersey).
The Ship:
My boyfriend and I always pick a mid-ship cabin just because we get a little dizzy/nauseous in the aft or forward. We usually tend to get a balcony but this time we went with a mini-suite because they had a good deal. With out room we got a free bottle of wine, chocolate covered strawberries, free dinner for two at La Cucina's and as well at Cagney's. I'm not sure how much difference there is between the balcony and mini-suite cabins, but what I do know is that the bathroom in the mini-suite seemed well worth it! Definitely a good space for two people and the showers on the Breakaway in general were amazing (they have jets)! The mini-suite, I believe, has a double sink as well as a more spacious bathroom in general (definitely easier to do your bathroom business!) than the balcony cabin. I had no complaints for the room or the floor we were on. I think the most annoying thing in the room was the TV because you’d have to stand in a certain angle with the remote to turn it on and switch through the channels. The balcony was still a do-able size for us since we weren't out there 24/7 anyway. If you think you'd be on your balcony most of the time, you might want to consider the extended balcony. My boyfriend's parents came with us on the trip and they had the forward mini-suite with an extended balcony and it was huge! Definitely enough room for a round table with 2 chairs as well as another 2 sunbathing chairs.