Norwegian Breakaway Review
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Arrival on ship was well organized. However, I can say that I am glad we got there early as the waiting area to get on the ship got crowded. They assign you a number 1-25 and they board you in that order basically. Except if you are in the Haven. I can honestly say that The Haven people are basically waited on hand and foot the entire time. This would be the benefit for paying twice the amount for your cruise.
We purchased 1 WIFI package. My husband mostly used it. but if he signed off, I could sign on, so it was worth it. the service was spotty just as previous reviewers have said. It is what it is. I think NCL needs to upgrade their system for 4000 ppl + crew, but whatever.
we went to O'Sheehans, Savor, Garden Café, Taste, The Manhattan Room. my only complaint- I could not take the garden café. The circulation is horrendous. It was truly awful for me as I can’t stand being in crowds and lines that don’t move and people that just congregate in walkways and don’t move. It is a terrible design. Terrible. The food isn’t great either. We were on the Star and it was so much better. This ship- it was to a point where I felt unsafe there were so many people in one spot. So, try to get up early and go to taste/ savor. Or have the (free) in room pastry/ cereal/ coffee/ fruit delivered to your room in the mornings. This was a great alternative. However, the food was amazing at all the other comp restaurants during our visit. And the service was exemplary. The food came to us with very little wait. But then again, I don’t like to rush dinner. The Manhattan room was exceptional. They even have a dance routine 2x during the week that isn’t in the flyer. I think it’s on Tuesday and Friday at 6pm. Ask hostess for a seat near the dance floor. They do not offer it unless you ask. It’s a weird ‘in the know’ thing. Cagney’s/ Moderno overlook The Manhattan room and if you ask you can get a seat to view. We also went to the Raw Bar twice. It was amazing, and the preparer, Annabelle is such a sweetheart we had to go back. It was really a nice little luxury and I didn’t mind paying extra for it. we also paid extra to go to Margaritaville for lunch once. It was very good.
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Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom
Our room: we had a mid-ship balcony on level 14. Room was great. In previous reviews I read the rooms/ balcony were too small. We didn’t find that to be true in our case. our room was great. Plenty of space/ hangers in the closet. There are drawers under the loveseat…. we stored our luggage under the bed. The balcony was I guess a bit narrow, but we were ok with it. there are drawers under the TV console. There’s like an ottoman and if you lift up the lid, it’s a storage box. I thought that was cool. We like to be conservative with our towel replacement so we hung everything to dry and only had our steward change it out on Wednesday. I brought a couple extra hangers so we could hang our bathing suits up to dry. I also brought towel clips for the pool/ beaches. One complaint, even though I’m a light sleeper…. deck 14 mid-ship is right below the market-place/ pool area……. oh god, the running around- moving of deck chairs goes on all day and night. I thankfully brought a sleep/ wave machine to drown out noise in general. And I could still hear the stomping above us. If you’re a light sleeper do not book a room on deck 14 (anywhere). Book something on deck 13. It’s all rooms above you. And carpet.