Malamel
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The deck parties I went to all started at 10:30. I think they showed movies in the atrium, but I didn't watch any there. I watched a few out in Spice H20, they started around 8:00.
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I just got back from my first solo cruise on the Breakaway and LOVED it. I plan on taking another one, and wanted to do so around my birthday. But I thought the point of the studio rooms was making it affordable for solo cruisers to travel. On my last cruise, I paid about $200 more for the studio than it would have been to get an inside with a roommate and pay for half. While pricing my next cruise, I found out it would only be $200 more to get an inside with a roommate and pay for both of us. Something doesn't seem right about this.
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Thank you!
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I'm taking the bus to Port Authority and catching a taxi to the cruise terminal. I'll be on the Breakaway. Is there a certain pier number I have to tell the taxi driver or do I just tell them that I'm going to the cruise terminal?
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How was Spice H2O during the day? Crowded or was it easy to.find a chair?
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If I make a big purchase like a cruise and there's insurance offered, I'm definitely going to protect my investment.
I worked in retail (customer service) and we'd have people refuse the warranty/accidental damage insurance and then bring their smashed ipad and scream that it's our responsibility to replace it. And in this world of entitlement we live in, they'd usually get what they want. Which makes it unfair for those who do pay for the insurance.
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Only 4 more sailaways to go before it's MY TURN! :):):)
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I see it!!!
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Did you eat at any of the specialty restaurants? I made reservations for Cirque, Moderno, and La Cucina.
How was the setup at the buffet? Was it crowded or spaced out nicely?
Was it easy to find a lounge chair (not necessarily by the pool)?
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Watching the NY Harbor Cam now. Only 5 weeks until I'm on the Breakaway! I can't wait!
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Quick question - I plan on using cash for my onboard spending. Do I still need to have a credit card registered or do I just tell them I'm paying cash?
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So annoyed, I would have LOVED to go on the Splendor again, but I booked Breakaway so I didn't have to pay double occ. And now the itinerary I like is no single supplement. Bummer.
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Towel Animals
Artwork by our door
It's a bit weird to look out at night and see absolutely nothing
I won a medal! During the "adult pool games" where I had to draw things that make me happy ... with sunscreen ... on an extremely hairy man's chest.
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The first of our last sea days was the same as the beginning of the cruise. Breakfast - pool - lunch - pool - shower - wander - dinner - show - drinks - bed.
Our last sea day, however, we hit some rough seas. We were outside for about 20 minutes before it started pouring. We grabbed our stuff and ran into the buffet area to wait it out. We waited ... and waited. Then we gave up and put dry clothes on. We watched a movie in the room for a bit (no clue what it was), then headed up the buffet for lunch. It was Chocolate Buffet day, so there was no chance we were missing that. After my usual grilled cheese and fries (with a salad to balance it out), I had cake, cake pops, a bunch of things I didn't recognize - but tasted delicious. While we were eating, we hit some even rougher seas, and as we're sitting there, enjoying our chocolate, out of nowhere water starts coming through the doors about a quarter way into the buffet. The crew kept everything safe, and got it cleaned up really fast, but by then I was feeling a little crappy from the motion, so I went back down to rest. After dinner, we went to the Legends show, and then went to the rooms to put our luggage out :mad:
The next morning, we were up at 7, had a quick breakfast and were off the ship by 8:30. Disembarking was quick and smooth, no complaints here.
I go on my next cruise in September (Solo to Bermuda on the Breakaway!) and I plan on bringing my tablet with me so I can take pictures and write little notes so even if I wait 8 months to post my review, I'll remember more.
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Puerto Rico - We didn't arrive in San Juan until 1 or 2ish, so we lounged around for most of the morning before getting ready to get off the ship. Getting off wasn't bad at all, not much of a wait. The first thing we did was run over to CVS for the Aloe lotion that every single person in our group forgot to pack, and grabbed some snacks. After that, half of our group headed back to the ship, but we walked around for a bit, bought some gifts, enjoyed being on dry land. Around 4 we headed back to rest, shower, and grab some food. We were planning on getting back off to go to Senor Frogs for some "refreshments" so we hit up the buffet instead of the dining room. After a few hours of just hanging out and treating ourselves to some overpriced drinks, we headed back to the ship, well before the 10:30 deadline. We took advantage of the still fairly quiet ship to take over one of the hot tubs for awhile, before heading to bed since we were docking in St. Thomas the next morning.
St. Thomas - We booked (through Carnival) a taxi and tickets to Magens Bay. It is so beautiful there. I would love to go back some day. Our taxi wasn't getting us until 11, so we had about an hour and a half to walk around and shop a little. Once we got to Magens, we took over a picnic table, went to the restaurant to grab some snacks, and hit the beach! Pictures don't do it justice, that beach is GORGEOUS. We had 2 hours to spend there (which due to my fair skin, was just enough time)
*One person in my group thought ahead and grabbed some cheap $2.00 inflatable rafts at Walmart before leaving, which we gave to other people at the beach when we left. Once back on the ship, we showered and got ready for dinner, then I think that night was Quest. After that, went back to the room, slathered ourselved in Aloe, and hit the hay.
Grand Turk - We split our day between the beach and Margaritaville. The beach was a bit rocky, but gorgeous, and we stayed in the "quiet" corner of the Margaritaville near the FloRider. A few in our group got food, weren't too happy with it, I only had a Pina Colada, which was good. We stopped in a few of the shops on the way back to the ship (I didn't buy anything) and once again headed back to the rooms for showers.
*It was a bit depressing getting on the ship after Grand Turk, because the next time we would be getting off was when we arrived home in New York.
Puerto Rico
Free Shots at Senor Frogs!
The view during breakfast while docked in St. Thomas
Magen's Bay
Again, I apologize for the lack of pictures, but I didn't feel comfortable putting my friends on here without permission and they're in almost all of the pictures I took.
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We were also on that cruise, so I am waiting for the rest of your review. I think we encountered the same drunk lady and this was at sail away!! Her breath just about knocked you over :eek:
Haha, Probably was the same one. She smashed a bottle of champagne walking on to the ship before the cruise even started.
I'll post more tomorrow when I get home from work.
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Our sea days were pretty lazy. We'd wake up around 8:30, grab our beach bags, grab some breakfast, then head out to the aft pool. We never had a problem grabbing chairs near the pool. We'd lay out for a few hours, swim a bit, then grab lunch and eat in our deck chairs. Pretty much every day, I'd head over the the deli and grab a grilled cheese sandwich, the the Grill for a plate of fries, Then to the buffet for a salad. I kept meaning to try the rotisserie, but I kept putting it off (like this review) and never got to it.
Around 3 we'd head back to the room to shower, then walk around before dinner.
Since this one is a bit short, just a few things I wanted to stick in here somewhere.
-I understand people with small children will need strollers, but it was the real pain in the tush trying to get around massive strollers in the already crowded buffet.
-There was a lady (Who we had seen plastered drunk multiple times on this cruise) being talked to by security around Day 4, as she's screaming "Let me off of this ship! I demand to be let off NOW!" WHere do you think you're going to go?
This is all for now, I'm headed off to get some dinner, I'll try to finish this a bit later.
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We had early seating dinner. I usually don't eat that early, but it was nice to have the whole night free after eating. Our team was Hector, Ivica, and I can't remember the third man. The first few nights service was a little slow, but got alot better as the cruise went on. I've gotta hand it to them, they were excellent with remembering our names, what drinks we wanted, etc. I'd never be able to do what they do.
Some of the things I ate:
Starters:
Caesar Salad (Pretty good)
Heart of Romaine
Yukon Gold Potato Soup (DELICIOUS)
Broccoli Cheese Soup (Great)
Chopped Handpicked Field Greens with Ranch Dressing
Main Course:
Grilled Chicken with veggies and mashed potatoes
Spaghetti Carbonara
Vegetarian Lasagna (Not a fan)
Southern Fried Chicken
Cinnamon pumpkin, squash, yam, and cheddar cheese pie (Yum)
I only had the chocolate melting cake once. I preferred the Diet cakes, they were light, fluffy, and perfect.
Entertainment
This was my first cruise, so I liked the Welcome Aboard show. The group I was with had already seen it a few times, so they were bored with it. We also say the latin show, and Legends. They were pretty good. We usually got there a half hour before the show started and were able to get good seats. We always sat in the same section, halfway back in the section to the left of the main entrance.
We also saw 2 of the comedy shows, those guys were great. I can't remember their names, but the one had really super curly hair and he was great.
We went to Quest. The group I was with had won on the last cruise they were on, we only came in 5th on this one. Oh well, it was still fun.
Banana Daquiri! Soooooooo good
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After lunch we walked around and explored a bit, then at about 4, we went up for the Muster Drill. I wasn't a fan of how they hold it, it was hot, we were crammed together in a small area, but thankfully it was pretty short.
After that we headed up for Sailaway. We had good spots near the railing. There was a fight between 2 "gentlemen" over a deck chair. I loved sailing under the Verrazanno (?) Bridge and seeing the completed Freedom Tower.
Moroccan Lounge
View from Moroccan Lounge
Some pictures from Sail Away
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I meant to write this alot sooner, but if there's one thing I'm good at, it's procrastinating. As a result, I may forget some things, but I'll try to answer any questions as well as I can. Here we go.
I live in PA, right outside of Scranton. There was a large group of us leaving from the same area, so our agent charted a bus for us. We had a quick McD's stop for breakfast on our way. We're only a few hours from NYC, so it's convenient to sail from there. We were on the 9 day Eastern Caribbean with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk.
Embarkation - We arrived around 10:30, had a little bit of a wait, but the lines went smoothly, and within an hour of getting there we were on the ship. We hung out in the Lobby for a bit before heading up the Buffet for lunch. I had a really yummy Italian something chicken, potatoes, and ice cream for dessert. I was thinking of purchasing the Soda package, but I'm glad I didn't, the most I had was 2 a day, usually only 1, so it wouldn't have been worth it for me. Around 1:00 our rooms were ready, so we went to stash our carry ons so we could explore a bit. I was in an Inside cabin with 2 other girls, nowhere near as cramped as I thought it would be, and we were hardly in the rooms, so it worked for us.
The layout of this ship was a bit confusing and took me a few days to get used to.
Whale Tail!
Breakaway sailing away before us - I'll be on there in September!
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I meant to write this alot sooner, but if there's one thing I'm good at, it's procrastinating. As a result, I may forget some things, but I'll try to answer any questions as well as I can. Here we go.
I live in PA, right outside of Scranton. There was a large group of us leaving from the same area, so our agent charted a bus for us. We had a quick McD's stop for breakfast on our way. We're only a few hours from NYC, so it's convenient to sail from there. We were on the 9 day Eastern Caribbean with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk.
Embarkation - We arrived around 10:30, had a little bit of a wait, but the lines went smoothly, and within an hour of getting there we were on the ship. We hung out in the Lobby for a bit before heading up the Buffet for lunch. I had a really yummy Italian something chicken, potatoes, and ice cream for dessert. I was thinking of purchasing the Soda package, but I'm glad I didn't, the most I had was 2 a day, usually only 1, so it wouldn't have been worth it for me. Around 1:00 our rooms were ready, so we went to stash our carry ons so we could explore a bit. I was in an Inside cabin with 2 other girls, nowhere near as cramped as I thought it would be, and we were hardly in the rooms, so it worked for us.
The layout of this ship was a bit confusing and took me a few days to get used to.
Whale Tail
Moraccan Lounge
View from Lounge
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I love your reviews! And your shoes! I'm getting so excited for my first solo trip in September - Breakaway to Bermuda!
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Thank you!
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I'll be going on a solo cruise in September on the Breakway, 7 days to Bermuda. I was thinking of getting a Vibe pass, but I don't know if I want to deal with the hassle of being in line early enough to beat everyone else.
Is it really hard to find a free lounger on the rest of the ship? I know there's chair hogs everywhere, but will I have a hard time finding one chair to lounge on for a few hours? I'd rather spend the $80 on other things.
Does the casino have those machines where you try to win the stacks of money?
And how do you reserve shows? Do you have to go somewhere on the ship or do they have the interactive screens you can use?
Thank you.
Sunshine room question
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I'm sailing on the Sunshine in October. Just got our room assignments from the travel agent today and we are in 3117. I looked at the deck plans, and it's directly underneath the theater. Has anyone stayed in one of the rooms in this area? If you have, how bad is the noise level?