We came home yesterday from the Jan.5th Breakaway. Had not sailed on NCL for a while. Previous experiences were very disappointing concerning food and service. Glad to say that the food has been tremendously improved! We liked many things about this ship, and still found room for improvement in the service area. We did not want to fly to another ship during the winter, so we gave NCL and this new ship one more shot. NCL described this ship as having 27 restaurants. They count venues like the specialty coffee bar and gelato stand as a "restaurant".

I had trepidations about the reported long lines everywhere. Glad to report that except for the very first day, they virtually disappeared. Timing here, is everything. All the ports were wonderful. Got into Puerto Rico late, but we have been there many times so we did not mind. And they left an hour later to make up for it.

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