Norwegian Breakaway Review

NCL Breakaway

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Breakaway
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MediterraneanCruises2013
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2016
Cabin: Family Oceanview Stateroom with Large Picture Window

This cruise was a 9 day to San Juan, St Thomas, Tortola, and Bermuda, We didn't have kids or teens with us, but there were a lot on board. The cruise was fantastic in all aspects except one - I was super disappointed that my Tortola, Virgin Gorda Baths shore excursion was cancelled the night before the scheduled excursion due to the ferry.

We had a fantastic four hour private van tour in Bermuda through NCL. I want to give a shout out for our Bermuda tour guide. I think he also does tours directly with clients. Our driver's name was Robert J. Minors, he is a Qualified Blue Flag Tour Guide out of Warwick, Bermuda. We saw EVERYTHING and stopped at 3 beaches (because I wanted to) as the sand is different at each. He did a thorough tour but customized it to what we wanted and knew where to find the specific souvenirs we wanted. He went opposite the traffic, so I walked up the lighthouse alone, no crowds. I felt sorry for the people in the long taxi line just trying to get to Horseshoe Bay, or trying to catch a taxi around the island.

Love the ship, cabin & dining. The food was great! We ate at the Buffet, Manhattan, Taste, Savor, Le Bistro, & Cagneys. Embarkation was fast. Disembarkation was slow and it was a little hard to find the suitcases at the port. We had a 4:30 flight so the slow disembarkation didn't affect us. I enjoyed the Rock of Ages show, but my elderly mother had trouble following the story. The Burn the Floor show was fantastic. Spent too much time in the casino and lost way too much money on the slot machines.

Cabin Review

Family Oceanview Stateroom with Large Picture Window

Cabin O1

Cabin and attendant were great. We choose it as it was close to the elevator since we had a wheel chair. We were only in the room to sleep.

Port Reviews

San Juan

We just took a 1 hour tour, then stopped to eat Mofongo. It poured rain so hard for the last 10 minutes - I looked like I had jumped in a pool.

Tortola

My Virgin Gorda Baths Excursion was cancelled so I just hopped a bus to the beach - scariest drive ever!!! - the roads are steep with hairpin turns. The drive back from the beach took longer as there was an accident involving one of the tour/taxi buses so that road was blocked and we had to take the long way back.

St. Thomas

Mostly just shopped.

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