We first sailed on the Sun in 2010...The ship is an older one (2000 I believe) but the upgrade in 2018 really made the ship look new.
We originally had a family ocean-view but bid $140 (x2) for an upgrade and got a balcony two days before we sailed! I also bid on a mini-suite but did not get it sadly. The bidding game is kinda fun!
Getting on the ship was the fastest we ever experienced! ...
We booked this cruise because we wanted something in the 3-5 day range, somewhere warm, and that spanned Christmas. Our ship was The Sun and embarkation went great. We showed up earlier than we were supposed to, but they were already boarding some groups. We waited a minimal amount of time. They tagged our bags outside, which showed up in our room later without any issues. Overall, I liked ...
This was our second time on the Breakaway. Our first time was wonderful, so needless to say, we were excited about our Christmas cruise.
We are avid cruisers.... and this was our 4th time cruising during Christmas.
This was, by far, the worst holiday experience we have had. This boat was WAY overbooked! On sea days you could not escape a crowd. There were people everywhere! Impossible to ...
We had been planning this as our family Christmas gift for several months. We are a family of 4, husband and wife early 50s, 14 yo son, 17 yo daughter. Cruise started off rocky when we noticed our drink packages missing from our key cards. Who wants to spend the first exciting hours of a cruise in guest services lines. Upside, the problem was easily remedied and that crew member very pleasant. ...
We chose this ship because of the itinerary. We found the ship to be very similar to the Epic all the way down to the smaller rooms and restaurants. The food was good and it was nice to see what type of food would be served at the evening buffet. Our kids enjoyed themselves.
The negative aspects were the room stewards were not as attentive as we have seen in the past. Washclothes we're not ...
We have been on multiple NCL cruises in the past and have been completely satisfied. But, the most recent cruise on the Breakaway was pretty bad!
We took a Christmas cruise with the family. The ship was full and the staff did a poor job of handling the number of people that were on this cruise. There were lines everywhere. The concept of eating meals when you want to didn't work! Anytime ...
Disappointed. We sailed in the NCL Breakaway in the Caribbean the week before Christmas 2019, and were hoping to have a relaxing time, but couldn't during the day. The one pool is small and very crowded with young adults, as well as the hot tubs. Loud bands. You couldn't get away from the noise. The food in the main restaurants was not up to par as compared to other cruise lines we have sailed on. ...
Extended family Christmas Vacation Cruise. The Breakaway reinforces our love for NCL. Overall, this is in our top 5 of great cruises. 1st time on the Breakaway, and it did not disappoint.
THE GOOD:
(1) The ship layout NEVER feels crowded. Despite almost 5k passengers, the only time it ever felt like there were a ton of people was post-shows at the theater. Even disembarkation / embarkation ...
This was a holiday cruise with my family (all adults).
Embarkation: Sailing out of Port Canaveral it was fairly busy with other ships loading/unloading that day but getting through the check in and on board was a swift and painless process.
Dining/Food: The specialty restaurants were delicious. I've been on a few NCL cruises but this was the first time I went to a Cagney's (which we did for ...
Our family of 12 chose the Norwegian Breakaway for our Christmas Cruise. We had eight adults and four children ranging in ages 11 to 17. We were so excited to go on this Cruise and planned for over 12 months. Boy were we disappointed!
In general, the boat seemed severely understaffed. Service at the restaurants and at the bars were incredibly slow. At times we waited over 30 minutes for a ...