This was our second trip on NCL Breakaway. We went over spring break and loved it so much we booked another trip for this summer.
It s a Mega-ship which is not for everyone. But on the plus side it offers amenities you won't find on smaller ships.
Embarkation: We hired a car service (Van) since there were 7 of us. But you can park at the pier or at a local garage and take a short cab ride. Going out of NYC is really easy for us (No airfare). We arrived at the pier about 930AM and they were still disembarking the ship. About 10AM they opened security. We are Silver Lattitudes members so we go on early (Group #5). we were on the ship by noon time.
Cabin: We had cabin 8714 Mini-suite. It is category MX. We had a mini-suite last time also, but this cabin had a really nice deck (2 lounge chairs, 3 regular chairs and a table) It was about 100 sq ft which is about 3-4 times bigger than a standard deck on this ship. We love the bathroom as it is like a real bathroom, not a typical tiny cruise ship bathroom.
NYC, not much more to add.