alpatti

I was on the same June 2nd sailing. I am a platinum member & LOVE NCL. The Breakaway was a beautiful ship.....but I wouldn't go on it again. I traveled w/ a few family members. I had an AFT balcony (12308) and it was the best balcony ever. HUGE describes it. YOu don't have to fight for lounge chairs because you can sun on your own balcony. My brother had a family balcony (10898) and the balcony was ridiculous. There were 2 chairs that had to be faced to one another in order for 2 people to sit out there at the same time. It was his 1st balcony & he was happy with it. We often joked & said that the balcony was only big enough for him & the rest of his family had to stay inside. lol. The inside cabins were extremely spacious- my kids had them (5825 & 5827). Alot of people don't know this but when you get on the ship...instead of going to the Garden Buffet- you can eat for free @ Taste or Savor. It's not crowded on embarkation day because most people don't know it's an option. I was also dissapointed that they did not have Chocolate Night. But I will say that the fireworks show was awesome. There were many positives- one of my favorites was Fat Cat's (and I don't LOVE jazz music...my sister does) This show was one of the highlights of the vacation for me. Ocean Blue(Jeffrey Z's restaurant) did not seem to be doing alot of business the week I was there. People said when the ship 1st sailed NCL was asking 35- pp to eat there & because the response was so good....they jacked the price up to 49- pp. I didn't do. Cake Boss prices were very reasonable. All in all- great vacation....but I'm a Jewel Class Girl. No more Breakaway for me. I prefer a smaller more intimate ship like the Gem. I hope everyone enjoys their vacation & I hope the ship is all that you're looking for. Enjoy!

Were you able to see the fireworks from your aft balcony? We'll be 11308 in Oct. We splurged on the cabin and may just spend a week in it. :)

gambee's review has a LOT of worthwhile information, but with ~1700 posts it's hard to find things. I put together a very quick index so I could go back and find things.

My index:

Page Post

1 14-16 Planning guide, St George, Beaches, Transportation

3 48-52 Building the Breakaway

13 257 Day 1 Planner

27 528 Day 2 Planner

37 727 Day 3 Planner

41 816 Day 4 Planner St George, Caves, Swizzle Inn, BAMZ

50 992 Day 5 Planner Beaches, Dockyard

57 1128 Day 6 Planner Catamaran/snorkel

69 1372 Day 7 Planner Tour of ship

73 1452 gambee’s cabin in detail

After each planner he usually starts posting pictures of what he did that day.

Enjoy

canucks4 description of Royston Tours was "right on" except I loved every minute of it. Our group (all Cruise Critics) looked rowdy, so he stopped by his house to pickup another case of beer.