Last June, 2013, after disembarking Carnival's Splendor, we noticed the NCL's Breakaway was in the next slip. At that time the ship was only 3 or 4 weeks old and looked fabulous. We decided then and there that we would cruise the Breakaway in the near future. One year later, we did.
ROOM:
At the end of May, we booked with a guaranteed balcony room, with 8 days to spare. We were assigned 12758 on the starboard side the ship. Boarding was very smooth and we were on board within 30 minutes of arrivng at the port. The ship is beautiful, nicely laid out and still has that new ship smell.
A bit tight, especially when the sofa bed has been made up. There is no seat or chair infront of the mirror. The balcony is small, but not uncomfortable. We like to leave the door open when at sea and in port, but unfortunately, NCL allows passengers to smoke on their balcony's, which quickly filled the cabin, forcing us to keep it closed more than we liked.