Everything Breakaway!(LIVE on 4/28)

[Highboy90]

Not too bad...

 

 

Excuse me, coming through. Pardon me. :o

 

[shaun07]

Does anyone know if people can smoke on the waterfront??

[gambee]

It's quite windy and slightly noisy (exhausts perhaps?) and loungers or any furniture are probably not gonna happen as deck 7 is the lifeboatdeck and should be clear/easy accesible in emergencies? (just guessing?)

 

Signing off for a few days, boarding Epic in a few hours! :)

 

Have a great cruise!

 

Ten months is a loooong time! ;) We only started the RP thread back in mid-January, or about 4-1/2 months before delivery. Makes the time go by quicker when you're not watching it for so long.

 

P.S. who's going to volunteer to oversee the Everything GETAWAY thread? :eek: It probably won't be Gambee. He did do an excellent job locating cabins and getting those Countdown graphics posted here. Hats off to Gambee!!! :D

 

I am not sure, hopefully someone starts it at some point, but at this point I don't think ill sailing Getaway anytime soon. I paid a premium for Breakaway and I not sure if I plan on doing the same for getaway. It seems to me that it is much easier to get really involved in these threads if you see yourself in the cruise at some point in time.

 

I would really like to see the prices on Getaway becoming reasonable for the summer months and maybe grabbing a studio cabin for the week, that should be fun.

[gambee]

By the way here is someone else that is doing live tweets

 

https://twitter.com/linerlovers

 

 

 

 

Current position,

 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Not too bad...

 

 

Excuse me, coming through. Pardon me. :o

 

 

It probably does not help that there are chairs in the walkway - that at least one person is sitting on!

 

Tom

[joeski27]

From the info we are getting, it seems that maybe some mini suites are actually the same size as balcony cabins. Only time and real-time reports will tell for sure..

 

Robin

 

No there really isn't any mystery or unknowns on that front at all. With the obvious exception of aft cabins and larger suites, all balconies are the same tiny 32 sq ft size (including balcony staterooms and mini suites) unless one upgrades to a cabin that clearly states "large balcony" (i.e., the B6's or M6's). So just because it is called a mini suite, that means nothing wiht regard to balconies; you would have to have a upgraded mini suite category that states that it has a large balcony. :cool:

[seabird1122]

That seems a little harsh. "Entitled" seems to be the most annoyingly overused word in the English language right now anyway. Even when complaining about "entitlement programs", most people seem only to be referring to programs that they themselves don't benefit from, and not the ones that they do benefit from. Sorry, the word is a bit of a hot button to me; I need a cruise to chill out :o

 

I think it's a reasonable expectation that a large balcony would be outfitted with the appropriate amount of furniture; otherwise I don't see any point to their existence. If all I wanted to do was sit in a straight chair or stand at the rail to look out I would probably have booked a cabin with a regular sized balcony.

 

If the M6 balconies haven't gotten more furniture by the time I sail, I intend to bring some inflatable or collapsible pieces, appeal to my cabin stewards, and/or join the late night smuggling parade of M6 occupants :D

 

 

Amen!! I'll be joining the parade

[joeski27]

Not too bad...

 

Yeah WTH is that woman thinking plopping her lazy butt down on that chair right in the middle of traffic? I have no patience for people like that :rolleyes:

[joeski27]

That seems a little harsh. "Entitled" seems to be the most annoyingly overused word in the English language right now anyway. Even when complaining about "entitlement programs", most people seem only to be referring to programs that they themselves don't benefit from, and not the ones that they do benefit from. Sorry, the word is a bit of a hot button to me; I need a cruise to chill out :o

 

I think it's a reasonable expectation that a large balcony would be outfitted with the appropriate amount of furniture; otherwise I don't see any point to their existence. If all I wanted to do was sit in a straight chair or stand at the rail to look out I would probably have booked a cabin with a regular sized balcony.

 

If the M6 balconies haven't gotten more furniture by the time I sail, I intend to bring some inflatable or collapsible pieces, appeal to my cabin stewards, and/or join the late night smuggling parade of M6 occupants :D

 

Thank you :), agreed 100%. Now regarding the option of bringing stuff (hammock, etc), I'm just on the fence right now as I'm hoping the weather is good. If it is 65 and cloudy/windy/and or rainy then there will be no deck time for us, in which case that would be a waste. So I'm thinking bringing the hammock is not a major packing commitment, so I can get that and if the weather is crappy then its not a big deal.

[seabird1122]

It's quite windy and slightly noisy (exhausts perhaps?) and loungers or any furniture are probably not gonna happen as deck 7 is the lifeboatdeck and should be clear/easy accesible in emergencies? (just guessing?)

 

Signing off for a few days, boarding Epic in a few hours! :)

 

 

Makes sense;)

 

Bon Voyage!!

[Highboy90]

It probably does not help that there are chairs in the walkway - that at least one person is sitting on!

 

Tom

Actually Tom, from the video I took that snapshot from, there were more chairs in the walkway. :(

[pyrrhus]

Not too bad...

 

 

Excuse me, coming through. Pardon me. :o

 

 

Why is that woman sitting in the walkway on the other side of the railing? She might as well have brought down a lounger and totally blocked the path.

[pyrrhus]

Yeah WTH is that woman thinking plopping her lazy butt down on that chair right in the middle of traffic? I have no patience for people like that :rolleyes:

 

She did it because you took her lounger to your cabin and is left with only a stool.

[NVR777]

Actually Tom, from the video I took that snapshot from, there were more chairs in the walkway. :(

 

It is possible they placed chairs along there for the ceremony when they released the balloons etc

[shaun07]

Yeah WTH is that woman thinking plopping her lazy butt down on that chair right in the middle of traffic? I have no patience for people like that :rolleyes:

 

I think its called " relocation of services " ;);)

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

She did it because you took her lounger to your cabin and is left with only a stool.

 

That's the wife of the guy sitting in the Haven looking so jolly.

 

Tom

[EbonySHeart]

That's the wife of the guy sitting in the Haven looking so jolly.

 

Tom

 

Too, too funny.

IMO the waterfront and the terrace at Le Bistro seems like a great place to people watch. I can imagine passing a sea day (especially if it doesn't warm up in the next 19 days) sitting at the bar reading (wishing I had wifi), sailing, and watching people go by. But, they definitely need to do something about people blocking traffic. It is just out right rude. And that's that stuff I don't like.

 

 

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[gambee]

So this was spotted in the ship by CC_UK, but no worries they fixed it already :D

 

[Red-Sol]

So this was spotted in the ship by CC_UK, but no worries they fixed it already :D

 

 

Pretty funny! What was that on? A menu?

[Brandis]

Here are my pics from the 1-nighter from Rotterdam to Southampton:

 

https://picasaweb.google.com/101582072966026722485/201304NorwegianBreakaway?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNKb9oaO79ev4AE&feat=directlink

 

Also includes some photos of our trip to Rotterdam and the pre-cruise stay at the SS Rotterdam cruise hotel which I can really recommend. Great to get in the right cruise mindset :-)

 

Some thoughts:

 

Not too impressed with the check-in procedures, much better organized on Allure, but then, they probably don't do this every week.

 

Studio was nice, could stay in there for a longer cruise. Didn't really see the need for the "window", it's just milk glass, you can't see in or out (opposed to some information I read which said you could look out but not see in).

 

AC seemed to not work quite right, was pretty cool in the cabin, even with the thermostate set to the highest setting.

 

At least one power outlet which stay "on" when taking the card out of the power slot in the cabin would be nice, to charge phones or camera batteries when out of the cabin.

 

Surprised to see quite some scuff marks and warping on the wooden floor next to the shower / connecting door area.

 

Signage to the studios area isn't very obvious, just a small sign next to an otherwise unmarked door with a card reader.

 

The "Forward" elevators are not really forward, the studios are further forward so at first we walked in the wrong direction when we wanted to get to the elevator from the studios.

 

Changing rooms in the Spice H2O area would be nice, had to change in the Handicapped restroom as I didn't want to walk through the whole ship in wet swimwear.

 

Dinner in The Manhattan Room was nice, liked the big band style music. Not sure how it will work out with the dance show in there.

 

Surprised on how small the theater is.

 

They charge for regular tea at the coffee bar in the atrium, so we had our teas and espressos in the singles lounge.

 

I felt there wasn't that much choice in the garden cafe compared to the buffet of Norwegian Jade, for example, also didn't care for the 1 line buffet setup, I prefer buffet islands.

 

Ice Cream at the Garden Cafe was very good (and free), didn't see the Gelateria on the Waterfront open, so don't know how their ice cream is but looking at the menu, the choice seems pretty limited and the prices quite high.

 

I thought the ship layout was more confusing than for example on Allure of the Seas.

 

Don't play in the casino, but their slot machines looked quite interesting.

[Evarista Candelario]

Spa looked ok on Breakaway but not as nice as the Epic. No outside area either which I do like on the Epic.

 

Where can I find pictures of the Breakaway's spa, rooms, etc.?

[gambee]

Pretty funny! What was that on? A menu?

 

 

Not sure, but looks like a wall.

[gambee]

Where can I find pictures of the Breakaway's spa, rooms, etc.?

 

http://www.depping-design.de/test/index.php

[uncleboo]

how was the food? any menus to share

[Evarista Candelario]

I like Norwegian cruise line very much. I have made reservation for a solo suite on the Breakway, sailing out of NYC to Bermuda. But I just want you to know that you can get a suite for the same price on Royal Caribbean. I think it is overpriced, I guess because it is a new ship.