Norwegian Breakaway Review
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My husband decided to give NCL a try as we had never cruised the line before and wanted to try something different. We have cruised on several different lines but usually book on Carnival as the kids like them the best.
On this trip we left the kids at home and it was just my husband and I.
Embarkation was at Port Miami and although we arrived on the later side the lines were crazy busy compared to what we are used to with Carnival.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
We booked mini suite #9210. We found the room to be far away from everything and there was no real quick or easy way to get to it from any of the stairs or elevators. It was a quiet room for the most part, not a lot of clanking or engine noise.
The room was clean and nicely decorated but quite small and the balcony was tiny. I would say the room was about the same size as a regular carnival balcony room and the balcony was about half the size on a regular carnival balcony.
Due to the balconies size I did not find the balcony very relaxing and we spent very little time out there. I also found the balcony to have a lot of noise coming from other guests and the balconies were also not very private.
The room had a decent size couch and had plenty of counter top and cupboard space.
The closet area however was quite a bit smaller that we are used to, it was fine for a couple but I think if we had the kids it would have been very tight.
The shower area in the bathroom of the mini suite had body jets, the shower itself was longer but it wasn't very wide. The vanity had two sinks and a hand soap dispenser witch was very nice to have instead of a bar of soap.
The bed was the most uncomfortable bed I think I have ever slept on EVER! I peeked at the mattress and it was old and very tired looking. I have had other cruise ship mattresses that were uncomfortable but this one was by far the worst. Both my husband and myself were waking up in the middle of the night and waking up sore each morning.
Port Reviews
Harvest Caye
Not my favorite port. The water is nor very clear and it's owned by the cruise line. Unlike Carnival the food is not included on this island and quite frankly the Landshark restaurant was over priced and not very good.
We did the spice farm excursion and although it was a nice day it was a bit on the boring side.
Cozumel
We enjoy Cozumel. The port NCL docks at is a bit dingy but it;s close to the downtown area for shopping. Taxi's are easy to get on the street in front of the port. We like to go to The Money bar were we eat and snorkel.