We have only cruised on NCL once (NCL Star 2007 Mexican Riviera). Since then we've cruised Princess (Royal, 2016 Southern Caribbean) and Celebrity (2018, Western Caribbean). I don't remember a lot about the first NCL cruise except we liked the ship (easy to move around the ship probably because it was smaller, good food in the free restaurants although the wait lines were long, fairly easy to walk-in specialty restaurants without reservations. more seating around the pool).

We scheduled the NCL Breakaway Western Caribbean cruise with friends, one who is very handicapped using a walker and limited to short distances. We chose a mini-suite for a little extra room and the larger balcony which was an excellent decision (8724). It was close to all of the decks associated with the atrium (decks 6,7 and 8). We used the stairs to access anything on those levels.

The room: I chose this room since the bed was near the sliding glass doors leading to the balcony. It allowed more room to access the closet. Everything written about storage is true. I did like the little ottoman with the faux wood cover that could be removed and used as a tray on the couch for morning coffee. Doing so revealed a soft top to the ottoman which DH used to prop his feet while surfing on the computer. WiFi was fairly strong in the room. We did use our phones as hotspots when in port saving WiFi minutes...and that worked well, too. The bathroom is large however the double sink isn't quite as large as they seem in the pictures with the one side close to the toilet (not a lot of room but useable). I didn't like the liquid soap or shampoo in the shower (should have taken my own). I did like the shower head and the body jets (it took a little time to figure all that out). I didn't find the bathroom trashcan until the last morning when I was checking the bathroom cabinets for left-behind items. It's in the door of the cabinet on the left! Read more