I sailed with a friend from the East Coast on the new Breakaway, from the Manhattan port on June 16 to Bermuda.

This was a great trip, however I was not impressed with much of the Breakaway. This was my first time to NY, didn't have time to see much, as we arrived the evening before the cruise and stayed at an airport hotel. We shared travel costs to Pier 88 with another cruise critic member. The drive to the the port was fun, and we at least got to see some of downtown on the way.

The Breakaway looks gorgeous, colorful and huge. Embarking was simple and quick. We were with the Casinos at Sea program, so we had a designated line to get into. We had given our luggage to the porters, so we didn't see it again until it was in our rooms. My friend had hers early, mine came fairly late, don't know why, they had to search the ship for it they said, they had been on the same luggage carrier from the terminal. Read more