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I agree, No need to worry about a shuttle provided by the Hotel. Simply call an Uber or a Taxi. We have stayed several times at YVE and other hotels and takes no time at all to get a ride and be at the terminal.

We were on the Norwegian Escape and I can tell you that we had a 9:30 to 10:00am arival time assigned and we got to the Garage about 9:15 and the garage did not open until about 10:15. First time we have ever had to wait to enter a garage at either port canaveral or miami.

We always cruise out of Florida pretty much so our go to depending on weather for me is shorts and usually a t-shirt of tank top (usually matches my wife cruise theme) and for my wife its shorts and a tank top. Last matching tank top said " Here to get Ship Faced and a little Nauti"

So my wife and I (41,44) Bring many Bathing suites. I usually bring about 4 and my wife brings about 5. Different styles for on the ship then when going ashore. Wife tries to make sure the bottoms have more coverage when we are on the ship and less coverage when ashore at a beach.

Red Bull is very expensive even at cost. The liquor is pennies, verse at cost I believe redbull is a little over a dollar a can.

You will be charged for the entire price of the Red Bull as it is not included I. The free at sea program.

We are not heavy drinkers but is there a limit on how many per day? No limit, 2 drinks per card about every 5 minutes. How does this is the free-style dining? We just decide which dining room and just walk in? Yes, There are several main dining rooms depending on the ship, walk up when you want to. Peak times sometimes will have a short wait. We also have two specialty dining options. Do we reserve now or is it too early? Reservations can be made 120 days out from sailing, Haven cabins can make reservations out 125 days Reading different posts trying to get a feel for the ship. We have 6 ports and won't book an excursion except for maybe one or two. We also have $50 credit for shore excursions per person. I'm sure that's just for one right? So I have Cruised the Breakaway several times and it is one of my favorite ships. Love the Layout of the ship. The $50 shore excursion credit is only for the 1st person in the cabin, not for all. Parking at the Manhattan terminal? Cost? Reservation required? Only thing I can say is I believe Manhattan has one of the most expensive parking out of any cruise terminal. Check the NCL forums or look up online for daily rates. Can you let us know the itinerary.

So I will say I was on the Escape less then a month ago and our experience was completely opposite yours. As far as Tortola docking at 6am? Pretty sure you knew this prior to booking. Weather is out of anyone's control. As for the smoking there is a midship smoking area at the bar above the pool deck as well as at Spice H2O. Also wanting to be compensated more because of weather? That is crazy. All cruise lines in your cruise contract stipulates itineraries can be changed and ports can be dropped for any reason. Complaining that elevators were full is also insane...cruise lines cant control that passenger traffic of an elevator. We were on the Escape less then a month ago and found that the ship was fantastic. Food was excellent never any issues with reservations (but then again was not 14 of us). As far as the ropes course and the slides, looks like you had windy weather and rough seas if the ship was moving that much as you claim, so think it would be smart to have people going on the ropes course 20 stories up while the ship is moving in windy conditions? Maybe you should stick with land based vacations.

Thanks for the info. Currently there are 14 YC cabins available for our September sailing so almost positive they will sell out prior, but i will check after final payment and see if there is a price drop and maybe just upgrade the old fashion way by paying outright.

If price point is there we will go out of Jax, instead of Miami or Port Canaveral. We prefer the Breakaway and BReakaway+ class, but would be a shorter drive to JAX.

I would like to know as well, we have a YC inside booked for September, and once on board i will try and upgrade to a balcony YC cabin. Anyone ever have luck with that?

Ok, I worked onboard Cruise ships for years, and was wondering if they are also putting into fact the Life rafts and not just the lifeboats. 90% of the crew will be assigned a life raft not a lifeboat.

According to Cruise tracker the breakaway is under way using engines. I would say no. Also Breakaways webcam does not look like they are docked. The international Pier has 2 ships docked looking at the live webcam

Alright, so I am wondering where we are getting the total lifeboat capacity number from? Can anyone assist?

There is also a Hyatt across from the Convention center, its a 5 minute walk to the cruise terminal. Right next to parking.

The Joy is a great ship! We were on her last April and Had a blast. Embarkation at NCL new terminal in Miami is pretty easy. Drop off your luggage, park your car (if driving) and then walk into the terminal. The Joy has several water slides which is nice for the kids as well as us grown adults. Will you be getting the free at sea package?

So I just go off the Escape in the 2 bedroom Haven and also had the 2 bedroom Haven on the Breakaway. So the bed was actually pretty comfy from what our 2 grown adults that used it said. The only issue you may have is the bed is very very very low to the ground. It is absolutely fine for a single person with plenty of room. Now convincing your mother in law might be difficult. Also, When the Bed is turned into a bed there is not much room from the bed to the desk. I wish I had a picture but dont think i took one.

Right! Wife and I are pretty much almost done getting off in port now.

They have golf carts that transport people from the ship to the island. That walk is long!!!

My Wife and I have only sent food back one time simply because it was nothing like we expected. I tried to eat it but just couldn't. And that soup, dear lord that looks absolutely horrible. Did you try it? Not sure I would have even tried it.

So, Clam Shells are usually available through the Excursion portion of the app, if you don't see it possibly sold out already especially if there is 2 ships in. We were there Early January and was plenty of free chairs but sections with umbrellas did come with a charge and honestly i have no idea how much. As far as the good bad and ugly here we go Good Drink packages work at GSC, not like Carnival private islands where your drink packages don't work Plenty of chairs water is very clear, and where we were on the beach did not have to deal with any rocky areas getting into the water Bad (not that bad lol) Bars get very very busy about an hour or two, but if you drink beer, there are beer carts throughout the island. Buffet will get insanely busy especially if there is two ships in like we had. We waited till about 1:30pm to eat and the line had pretty much went down to almost nobody. I recommend eating a good breakfast before you get off and eat the buffet or food trucks later in the day to eliminate waiting in line If you have gone to Cocoa Cay, GSC may be a let down. It is smaller and with a lot less to do. but if you simply want a relaxing beach day it will be enjoyable We snorkeled on our own with our own gear and honestly did not see much UGLY Well honestly the only ugly thing that can be is the Tender process. So, We stayed in the Haven so we were on the first tender and did not need to get a tender ticket. But I heard people saying that they didnt even get to GSC until around 1pm, and we started tendering around 10am. When returning if you stay till the last tender time you will be in a massive line to get back onboard. The good news is NCL is getting ready to start the construction for a Dock that can hold 2 ships which will be great!

$40 to $45 a night is about the average now anywhere in Miami. Also make sure that wherever you are staying there is either ample parking at the hotel or a garage or lot close by

Priority is not walking off with your luggage...This is called Self Assist Debark. Which we absolutly always do and we stay in the Haven, its awesome, crew elevator to the gangway and cut right to the front of the line. We are odd and in our car within 15 minutes

Agreed, We do not cruise Carnival and we live in the Charlotte area. So being able to go to Bermuda and only have about a 5.5 hour drive to the port would be great

We were on the Joy Last April, our 16 year old daughter and her 17 year old friend was traveling with us. We went ashore in Harvest Cay before them and when they tried to get off the ship they were not allowed to get off without my wife or myself. Not sure about leaving them on board in port but i dont think that would be a problem .