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3 hours ago, beastlet said:

This is why we only take the more expensive Norwegian tours, instead of booking local tours. It clearly says if you are not back by a certain time, you can not get on the boat. If they had been on a tour booked by Norwegian the boat would have waited for them.

I don't know how I feel about this. The guidelines are pretty clear. Their tour guide should have been careful to have them back in time, and they should have been paying close attention to the the time. I don't know in reality how easy it would have been for NCL to send a boat back for them.

Guests are under the False sense of security that If you take a ship excursion they’ll wait for you if you’re late 

They’ll wait as long as they can BUT will leave you….The difference is the cruise line will pay to get you to the next port to meet back up with the ship….On a third party excursion you’d be on your own 

Thanks for the Great review and photos.  Even the upside down ones 😂😂

We’re long time NCL cruisers as well as other cruise lines but in September it’ll be our first time on the Breakaway and definitely looking forward to it 

Also Good Luck in the casino 🍀🍀💰💰🍀🍀.  We’re table players and mainly play Ultimate Texas Holdem but definitely try every game 😜🍹🍹😂……We figured out over 20++ years ago that since we loved to gamble we could mix cruising/gambling and seeing parts of the world all in one and better yet the cruise lines comp us to cruise 😜🍀💰🍀🍹🍹

Looking forward to more of your review 😃

On 3/10/2024 at 6:28 PM, shof515 said:

Breakaway is not listed for my sailing in the middle of October

Was it Originally? 

11 minutes ago, justhappy said:

The dining is in the courtyard area around the pool, so technically outside, although there is no ocean view like the Escape, and there is a retractable glass roof so during inclement weather it is usable.

thx that’s perfect 

1 hour ago, justhappy said:

Breakfast was quick since the Haven restaurant was pretty empty when we got there at 8am.

The smart party people were sleeping in or sleeping it off.

By the time we left it was packed, as were the dining tables in the courtyard.

 I played it safe on my stomach with the egg white frittata.  DH had the Avocado toast with bacon.

Does the Haven dining area have any outside eating area? 

Or in the courtyard? 

Just thinking it would be nice to dine outside and or be able to wear a baseball hat while dining 

6 hours ago, jerseyblue said:

Just looked at my NCL Sailing(Breakaway)on 10/20/24 out of NYC, it looks like no stop to Bar Harbor on Wed 10/23 per the website maine.portcall.com. It looks like they swapped days according to this website, Portland is now 10/23 and not 10/22 as was scheduled. It appears that Boston is the swapped port on 10/22.  Would have loved the Bar Harbor stop.  Not sure if riding this out or a date change will work out. Weighing options?

When I look at the Maine website you mentioned it’s still showing the Breakaway stopping in Bar Harbor on your sailing as well as mine after yours 

6 hours ago, jerseyblue said:

Just looked at my NCL Sailing(Breakaway)on 10/20/24 out of NYC, it looks like no stop to Bar Harbor on Wed 10/23 per the website maine.portcall.com. It looks like they swapped days according to this website, Portland is now 10/23 and not 10/22 as was scheduled. It appears that Boston is the swapped port on 10/22.  Would have loved the Bar Harbor stop.  Not sure if riding this out or a date change will work out. Weighing options?

I’d sure be happy if Boston was substituted for Bar Harbor 

We’re on the Sept 29th cruise 

Food was great and while the ships in need of some updating it still was excellent 

What did you mean when he dropped a chip in his drink they didn’t refund him?? 

Drinks in the casino are free 🍹🍹🍹😜

4 hours ago, Kastaka said:

Oops, it looks like this is more contentious than I was expecting! I'm female, by the way. I have some corporate polo shirts from a few companies ago, it sounds like they'll be okay?

Local thrift store might work for something nice to wear and reasonably priced 

18 hours ago, Oliver6144 said:

Hello getting on the Equinox tomorrow.  I was told that you cannot use your obc that you received to use in the casino.  Does anyone know the rules on this?  I always thought I could you my rccl visa obc points on whatever I choose.  Maybe it’s just the obc that I received when booking from celebrity?  

Thanks

you can definitely use it in the casino.  We did 

10 hours ago, jennmaybe said:

How about ultimate Texas hold’em on Reflection?  Live dealers? 

Yes 

Yes you’d pay the difference on any overage price per glass of expensive wine PLUS the 20% on that over cost 

8 minutes ago, markeb said:

 

I think I would have simply looked at you and asked if you worked for the restaurant and when you said no thanked you for your interest. And ignored you completely.

And i would of had lots more to say to your inconsiderate attitude 

If the parents can’t control their kids then the whole lot of them should be asked to leave the restaurant 

I know i’ve more than once told parents who weren’t even paying attention that their young child was crying and screaming to please control their child….The wife took the child out of the restaurant till they stopped the outburst 

Also Thanks to @chengkp75 for posting this additional Technical info yearssss ago about the whole ship TP 

Frankly, this is one of the myths about vacuum toilet systems. The thinness of the ship's supplied toilet paper is not to prevent clogs, but to allow it to break down quicker in the waste water treatment plant. The treatment plant is similar to a septic system ashore, but processes waste water so quickly that the bacteria do not have time to digest the paper fibers.
 
The theory of vacuum toilet systems actually requires that each flush of the toilet act as a "plug" in the pipe that the vacuum can pull along the pipe. If the "plug" falls apart too soon, the vacuum will not move the waste along the pipe, it will tend to lay in horizontal pipes, and this can cause clogging. For this reason, on larger systems, there will be vacuum "booster" stations that will "rebuild" the waste plug to move it to the engine room.
 
After over 30 years operating and maintaining vacuum toilet systems on ships, I can say that I haven't seen a single clog caused by "thicker" toilet paper

. Baby wipes, facial wipes, facial tissues, paper towels, and of course any fabric (face cloths, towels, napkins, underwear, swim wear are a few examples of what we've pulled out), or food items including rib bones, etc.

Thanks to @chengkp75 posting about his Ship Engineer experience and working on the septic systems for many many years we’ve been bringing our own nice soft beautiful toilet paper every cruise and we’re so happy we read his info and our asses are super happy as well 😜🤣

I’ve copy and pasted his comments and technical stats about TP and ships to many a cruise sites any time the subject comes up and people who were once scared to bring their own for fear of clogs are now as happy as i am bringing that good ole Charmin……I can hear Mr Whipple doing a TP cruise commercial jingle now 🤣

We always do at least a $1 a drink 

The answers No 

13 hours ago, tjunmin said:

Thanks for your message, @Galaxy2004. I've learned so much on the boards from other cruisers. I wanted to give back to the community and offer as much helpful information as I could from my own experience. 

What’s the easiest way to the Retreat waiting area inside the Tampa terminal?  I see you stated it was confusing with not much signage 

Thanks very much again 

Thanks for such a detailed and Excellent review 

We’ll be on the Constellation for the first time in February for a 12 day New Orleans Mardi Gras and then onwards to the Caribbean 

We paid to upgrade to a Sky Suite and really looking forward to the cruise 

It covers Super Bowl, 3 days in NOLA for Mardi Gras, the Caribbean and throw in Valentine’s day…..It’s Vacations inside of Vacations 🍹🍹😜

8 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

The crab cake and calamari to start and the grilled branzino are my 'default' order in Tuscan. 

 The carbonara has been hit or miss.  

 

Is the lunch in Tuscan free or a cost? 

I know we just got off the Eclipse and they had a special lunch in Tuscan for $45 per person 

Thanks for doing a Live review 

We’ll be on the Constellation fir the first time in February and really looking forward to it 

Can’t wait to read more of your review and see pics.  Have A Fun Cruise 

Cabins cleaned in the morning but at night it’s only a turn down w fresh towels and trash taken out