Semi Live Haven Breakaway Report July 7-14

[firstmickey]

Lime

morning glories 

 

firecracker

 

Jasmine

crown of thorns

 

Huge spider plant. They call him tarantula

 

Edited July 9 by firstmickey
Wrong picture

[LaCal]

Thanks so much for your Live Review and Great photos 

 

We’ve cruised with NCL for years But will be on the Breakaway for the first time in September and booked an Aft Haven Penthouse suite which will also be a first….Have been in many suites on different cruise lines and even a suite Yearsssss back on NCL that wasn’t a Haven so we are really looking forward to it all 😜🍹🍹

 

 

[back2cruising1]

Thanks for all these updates! I will be going on my first Haven cruise next month (although on a different ship). I've really enjoyed reading all of the helpful info you've provided!

[firstmickey]

Once at the top, you see the Christ the Redeemer Statue which is made of bronze. Brazil has the bigger one made of marble.

 

the view from up there is incredible!

 

 

 

[LaCal]

Also i was sad to read about how Salty the lobster bisque soup was in the Haven Restaurant and read another guest on a different post state the same thing….We Love the Lobster bisque usually in Cagneys BUT can you mention to the Haven staff so they can let the chef know there’s more than a few complaints on how salty if is and has been 

 

If no one’s complaining it might stay that way BUT if you mention it then hopefully it’ll be better during your sailing or at least the next …..Thanks and i’ll be asking for it day one 😜 and sure hope it’s not over salted 

[firstmickey]

4 minutes ago, LaCal said:

Thanks so much for your Live Review and Great photos 

 

We’ve cruised with NCL for years But will be on the Breakaway for the first time in September and booked an Aft Haven Penthouse suite which will also be a first….Have been in many suites on different cruise lines and even a suite Yearsssss back on NCL that wasn’t a Haven so we are really looking forward to it all 😜🍹🍹

 

 

Our first Haven cruise was an aft penthouse and we loved it. I loved watching the wake!

 

1 minute ago, back2cruising1 said:

Thanks for all these updates! I will be going on my first Haven cruise next month (although on a different ship). I've really enjoyed reading all of the helpful info you've provided!

Thank you! So many on here helped me over the years. Let me know if you have questions.

[LaCal]

2 minutes ago, firstmickey said:

Our first Haven cruise was an aft penthouse and we loved it. I loved watching the wake!

 

Thank you! So many on here helped me over the years. Let me know if you have questions.

Do you gamble onboard at all? 

 

We’re Big gamblers so were wondering how the casinos been 😜🍹🍹🍀🍀💰💰🍀🍀

[firstmickey]

After a long drive down the mountain, we headed to the Rum distillery tour, the coffee and chocolate stores with small informational sessions. All of these were like the majority of other tours we have done in other Caribbean countries but we still enjoyed them and bought rum and coffee. We were joined by busloads of other cruisers. Three ships were in port.

 

We bought this one. It has a strong cinnamon taste to it. 
 

 

 

[firstmickey]

2 minutes ago, LaCal said:

Do you gamble onboard at all? 

 

We’re Big gamblers so were wondering how the casinos been 😜🍹🍹🍀🍀💰💰🍀🍀

we are not gamblers. It wa funny because the staff member who escorted us on ship worked in the casino and I said does anyone win big? He was like no. Then he checked himself and said well a guest won 24,000 last week. lol 

[firstmickey]

We also visited the fort - Fortaleza San Felipe and had an audio tour. Gorgeous views from here and a great view of the Breakaway!

 

 

 

 

[firstmickey]

[firstmickey]

Our last stop before lunch was the Amber and Larimar shop. DR is known for Amber and they have the only mine in the world which produces Larimar which is a gorgeous blue stone. Amber comes from tree sap and they believe theirs is better than other countries which comes from the sea instead of the mountains. 
I enjoyed this part of the tour and I had to buy a pair of larimar earrings. He tried a 30% makeup for credit card but we got him down 15%. Dan told Alexander no more jewelry stores! 

 

[firstmickey]

Lunch was in this gorgeous old Victorian house turned into a restaurant called Kaffe. We had traditional chicken, rice, beans, yummy salad, and passion fruit juice. I loved how charming it was!

 

 

 

 

 

[firstmickey]

After lunch, we toured the famous Pink street which was started in remembrance of cancer patients. I cannot remember the name of the woman. I’m a breast cancer survivor so I loved it even though it was a big touristy place.

 

 

 

[firstmickey]

And the umbrella street which was also created to bring in tourism with several shops. They took a big hit during Covid with loss of tourism so they are trying to create areas and recover. It was a beautiful street with the colorful umbrellas and flowers.

 

 

 

 

[firstmickey]

Our last stop was a cigar factory to learn about how they roll tobacco and make cigars and learn to do Dominican dances. By then we were hot and tired. It was interesting but I hate the smell of cigars so I was ready to go. We enjoyed the dancer though.

 

 

 

 

[firstmickey]

In summary, we loved this tour, thought it was worth the money, and our guide was outstanding. I highly recommend it and it changed my opinion of this port stop. 

 

After our long walk back to the ship, we were melted. It was about 1:45. Dan took a nap and I went to the thermal suite at the spa. Even been relaxing ever since and we just left port. 
 

time for dinner and teppanyaki tonight!

[Sand and Seas]

35 minutes ago, LaCal said:

Also i was sad to read about how Salty the lobster bisque soup was in the Haven Restaurant and read another guest on a different post state the same thing….We Love the Lobster bisque usually in Cagneys BUT can you mention to the Haven staff so they can let the chef know there’s more than a few complaints on how salty if is and has been 

 

If no one’s complaining it might stay that way BUT if you mention it then hopefully it’ll be better during your sailing or at least the next …..Thanks and i’ll be asking for it day one 😜 and sure hope it’s not over salted 

We generally love the soups on NCL and have had some great ones in the MDR and The Local.  However, I quit ordering soup in the Haven. I would love if they would do a 'soup of the day' and bring a couple of gallons up from the MDR galley. 

 

Loving this review and all the great pics! 

[firstmickey]

Dinner at Teppanyaki was fun and the food was like just about every other hibachi restaurant. We walked around shops, posed for pictures, then went to the Haven bar. We did the escort to Headliners for the comedy show. They had one bartender in there and one server and some people didn’t get drinks when they closed the bar five mins before the comedian came out. People were leaving to go to other bars for drinks. The comedian was very funny. His name was Nery Saenz and from Miami. 
 

it was a long but fun day.

[graphicguy]

Loving your live picture review.

 

Breakaway was my first Haven cruise (among many that followed) and my most memorable.  Love the "-AWAY" ships.

 

Thanks!

[FlGoodShips]

On 7/7/2024 at 6:30 PM, firstmickey said:

I will try. The screen changes so fast then you have to wait for it to cycle through again! 🙂

 

Edited July 10 by FlGoodShips

[firstmickey]

Quick post. Busy day today for St Thomas day. 
we had Haven breakfast and I had a pedicure scheduled so I had a front row seat to entering and docking at port today. The Sky is here again and the Disney Fantasy. (Miss you Disney)! 
 

we had a ship excursion booked for St John Champagne catamaran and snorkel  which involved an open air bus ride of about 25 mins then a 45 min ride to St. John. Snorkeling was great! We saw a “rainbow fish” officially known as a pirate fish, sea turtles, rays, and schools of all kinds of fish. Very fun. Met some great people from the Sky. I basically saw nothing in St Thomas except countryside  from the bus. 

more later. Early Haven dinner and we want to get to Syd Norman’s Pour House for their show of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album. 

pictures I later but here is haven breakfast menu and a sneak peak.

 

 

 

 

 

[RocketMan275]

On 7/9/2024 at 2:56 PM, LaCal said:

Thanks so much for your Live Review and Great photos 

 

We’ve cruised with NCL for years But will be on the Breakaway for the first time in September and booked an Aft Haven Penthouse suite which will also be a first….Have been in many suites on different cruise lines and even a suite Yearsssss back on NCL that wasn’t a Haven so we are really looking forward to it all 😜🍹🍹

 

 

We loved our Aft Haven Penthouse on Breakaway.  IIRC, it was on deck 12.

 

[lastingtouch]

On 7/7/2024 at 5:31 PM, firstmickey said:

The Chocolate Cowboy is on the Breakaway! We had him on the Escape at the Five OClock Somewhere bar which he told us is the best bar ever! 
he is currently on the Waterfront Deck 8 at the Sustainable bar. 

Can you find out if he'll still be on the Breakaway until November?

 

On 7/7/2024 at 5:31 PM, firstmickey said:

The Chocolate Cowboy is on the Breakaway! We had him on the Escape at the Five OClock Somewhere bar which he told us is the best bar ever! 
he is currently on the Waterfront Deck 8 at the Sustainable bar. 

 

[lastingtouch]

Can you find out if he'll still be on the Breakaway until November?