I got some fantastic sunset-over-the-water pictures from the port-side bar on Deck 8. The casino's size appeared to be perfect for the number of guests on board. We enjoyed the first and walked out of the second. There were 2 shows, "Burning The Floor" and "Six: The Musical". My rating on the entertainment is AVERAGE. We would have spent most of our free time up there to get get some relaxing quiet time, but there are ZERO lounge chairs in the shade. The biggest disappointment is the lack of shade in the adults-only H2O Spice area on Deck 16. If sunning yourself is a goal, then you're golden (pun intended) on this ship. It may not be your thing, but well worth trying out - at least you get to know a few faces to say hello to should you pass them on the ship.…ĪTMOSPHERE: All-in-all, the Breakaway is an OK ship. You don't have to be single, just on your own on board, One of the Entertainment Staff is always there, introducing us all and making bookings for dinner, Theatre shows etc. Liked the Solo meetings I think most of the NCL ships hold every evening. Staff were excellent, from the Captain to the Entertainment Staff, Dining staff, Cabin staff, Office staff and Cleaners, who all seemed to do a very good job. So - the ship, food, cabins, and entertainment were all very good. I would have loved at least one that included a boat trip and snorkelling, for example. Not sure if beachbeds were provided, but I gathered that everything else had to be paid for. There were just 2 or 3 that took cruisers by coach to a beach, left them there and collected them to go back to the ship later. My one disappointment was that all the tours were land based. There were also some very pretty islands, the only problem being that when (as happened more than once) they are quite swamped with tourists when 4 large cruise ships at a time arrive and they have around 11,000 tourists landing on their shores! I suppose it is their livelihood and they do not want to turn cruise ships away but it really shows in the queues that build up on shore, especially Santorini, the town being high up and just one cable car (or a steep walk or donkey ride - poor things) to get everybody up there. The only comment is that the pool is only really for standing up in and having a chat, not for swimming in! The Itinerary was Italy and Greece, both mainland and islands, plus Malta, (which seemed to impress everybody) and very good for all who are interested in Greek history - Olympic games background etc. The usual buffet is on the same level as the pool area and some of the bars and dining rooms are outside on the sidewalks. The Atrium is where all the Guest Services are located and also has a giant screen for films and live music plus those silly games that once you start watching you end up staying until it ends! The food was good in all the restaurants I visited. It did not feel over-large, the space has been well divided up so as not to feel too crowded anywhere. The ship has plenty of dining rooms (both free and extra payment-my payable extra favourites were La Cucina and Le Bistro) bars, small club-type rooms with live music, Shops, Casino, Gym, Spa - in fact all the usual amenities found on board. I was not sure about the larger ships, as against the smaller ones (2200-2600 passengers) I had been on before the Joy, but after the first day or so of no-one knew where they were going to then settling down, moving around came a lot easier. I was happy with my balcony cabin, it was identical to those on the NCL Joy, on which I had sailed in April so I knew my way around it! As a solo cruiser their was plenty of space, a nice bathroom and very clean. Civitaveccia is NOT really a port to load on almost 4000 passengers! By the time I got on, the cabins were ready. After a chaotic 1-3/4 hr snake-line in the hot sun - no water, no shade - I finally made it onto the Breakaway.
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