Tips, tricks and secrets for the breakaway?

[kcr8]

Hey everyone!

My family (my mother and three teenage sisters) and I (21) will vacationing on the breakaway in early July. We are super excited. We were all just wondering if there was anything we should know before our journey? Anything would help!

 

 

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[Cruisin'cockney]

Just go with an open mind and a determination to enjoy yourself and you won't go far wrong.

 

 

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[kcr8]

Just go with an open mind and a determination to enjoy yourself and you won't go far wrong.

 

 

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Thanks for the great advice!

We will be sure to keep our minds open and positive.

[champagne123]

Hey everyone!

My family (my mother and three teenage sisters) and I (21) will vacationing on the breakaway in early July. We are super excited. We were all just wondering if there was anything we should know before our journey? Anything would help!

 

 

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You are going to have a WONDERFUL time. We loved this ship. May I make a suggestion to you? Try to do a little reading here on the NCL boards to get some info and then....come back for more specific questions.....there is SO much to say, suggest, advise.....etc.

 

BEST CRUISE EVER.....SO JEALOUS. I WANT TO GO BACK...:D

[kcr8]

You are going to have a WONDERFUL time. We loved this ship. May I make a suggestion to you? Try to do a little reading here on the NCL boards to get some info and then....come back for more specific questions.....there is SO much to say, suggest, advise.....etc.

 

BEST CRUISE EVER.....SO JEALOUS. I WANT TO GO BACK...:D

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it so much! We are really looking forward to it. I will definitely do that. Thanks for the tip!.

[Winston Wolf]

Check this out

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1928724&highlight=breakaway+tips

[jerseyralph]

Hey everyone!

My family (my mother and three teenage sisters) and I (21) will vacationing on the breakaway in early July. We are super excited. We were all just wondering if there was anything we should know before our journey? Anything would help!

 

A wonderful family trip! You are going to love it.

 

I am a mom with an about-to-be-21-year-old daughter. She has cruised a bunch, but not on the Breakaway. Her dad and I have been on the Breakaway twice. It is a favorite of ours.

 

If she asked, this is what I would tell her:

 

The smaller entertainment venues like Fat Cats and the Comedy Club are really fun. They are small and the musicians in them are usually very good. Howl at the Moon can be fabulous!

 

Rock of Ages can be a bit, well, raw. If you know the story line you can imagine what kind of "raw". There were moments when I believe my husband would have been uncomfortable if our daughter had been with us.

 

Burn the Floor is great. Second City is sometimes good and sometimes not.

 

The dining rooms are generally good. The paid dining venues are very good. We would not hesitate to take the Ultimate Dining Package again. Le Bistro is great...... probably the best of the bunch.

 

Our experience with room service for breakfast was good. Just put the order card on the door knob the night before. Continental only, but it works for me. Room service later in the day did not go well for us. They did not answer the phone for more than an hour and when we gave up and called guest services, who took the order, the wrong stuff was delivered.

 

We never ate at the buffet on either cruise. We did enjoy O'Sheehans.... particularly at breakfast. It is also a great place to wait for disembarkation.

 

Enjoy!

[meatball_nyc]

Hi kcr8,

We are on the same cruise :)

Here is a review of breakaway that I found helpful in my research. All the posts above are great as well.

80 days to go!

 

http://cruisewithgambee.com/breakaway-review-2/

 

 

Robin

Norwegian Breakaway July 2014

Carnival Miracle 2010

Carnival Legend 2006

Every Day at Sea is a Great Day

[lettienets]

Is Second City included or is there a charge?

 

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[kcr8]

Check this out

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1928724&highlight=breakaway+tips

Thanks! Read the whole thing it was great!

[kcr8]

Hey everyone!

My family (my mother and three teenage sisters) and I (21) will vacationing on the breakaway in early July. We are super excited. We were all just wondering if there was anything we should know before our journey? Anything would help!

 

A wonderful family trip! You are going to love it.

 

I am a mom with an about-to-be-21-year-old daughter. She has cruised a bunch, but not on the Breakaway. Her dad and I have been on the Breakaway twice. It is a favorite of ours.

 

If she asked, this is what I would tell her:

 

The smaller entertainment venues like Fat Cats and the Comedy Club are really fun. They are small and the musicians in them are usually very good. Howl at the Moon can be fabulous!

 

Rock of Ages can be a bit, well, raw. If you know the story line you can imagine what kind of "raw". There were moments when I believe my husband would have been uncomfortable if our daughter had been with us.

 

Burn the Floor is great. Second City is sometimes good and sometimes not.

 

The dining rooms are generally good. The paid dining venues are very good. We would not hesitate to take the Ultimate Dining Package again. Le Bistro is great...... probably the best of the bunch.

 

Our experience with room service for breakfast was good. Just put the order card on the door knob the night before. Continental only, but it works for me. Room service later in the day did not go well for us. They did not answer the phone for more than an hour and when we gave up and called guest services, who took the order, the wrong stuff was delivered.

 

We never ate at the buffet on either cruise. We did enjoy O'Sheehans.... particularly at breakfast. It is also a great place to wait for disembarkation.

 

Enjoy!

Great advice! What was your favorite show? Did you reserve the shows and dinners before or during the cruise?

Thanks!

[kcr8]

Hi kcr8,

We are on the same cruise :)

Here is a review of breakaway that I found helpful in my research. All the posts above are great as well.

80 days to go!

 

http://cruisewithgambee.com/breakaway-review-2/

 

 

Robin

Norwegian Breakaway July 2014

Carnival Miracle 2010

Carnival Legend 2006

Every Day at Sea is a Great Day

Thanks for posting! I read the whole thing. it really helped!

Can't wait!!

[dexddd]

Just off a few weeks ago.

 

O'Sheehans has a bit of a different menu on the bar side vs. the restaurant side - some things you can't get on the bar side.

 

The ala-carte Chinese place has great food but it is in the casino.

 

O'Sheehans also had dinner specials many nights like Prime RIb. The buffet also had one Asian themed night and one seafood night with sushi.

[gizmo911]

Go to the activities in the Atrium (get there early for a seat) to enjoy watching deal/no deal, dancing with Breakaway stars, and others like this. You don't have to participate or spend money but can enjoy watching.

[sinned19]

Go to the activities in the Atrium (get there early for a seat) to enjoy watching deal/no deal, dancing with Breakaway stars, and others like this. You don't have to participate or spend money but can enjoy watching.

 

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[Valen9]

Go to the activities in the Atrium (get there early for a seat) to enjoy watching deal/no deal, dancing with Breakaway stars, and others like this. You don't have to participate or spend money but can enjoy watching.

 

Bring earplugs or sit WAAAY in the back if you're going to do that. On my cruise they turned up the PA system in the Atrium to ear-splitting levels. It was even hard to find a place in O'Sheehans where it wasn't overwhelmingly loud.