mina518 Posted July 19, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Has anyone had any experience in a forward balcony stateroom on the Breakaway? I'm trying to get my in laws a connecting stateroom with grandma and the only ones available are forward on deck 11 and 13. Is there much movement? We are sailing in November out of NYC. Thanks!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 19, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Literally, if you are in a storm, the whole ship will have movement. If you are in calm seas, not so much movement. book the adjoining rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEACHBARB Posted July 22, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Has anyone had any experience in a forward balcony stateroom on the Breakaway? I'm trying to get my in laws a connecting stateroom with grandma and the only ones available are forward on deck 11 and 13. Is there much movement? We are sailing in November out of NYC. Thanks!!! :D We were in a Haven forward on deck 9 and there is a crew bar outside on deck 8 so if I were you - go has high as you can. We complained a few times and they swore it was closed down but it woke us up again after that. I hated to shut down one of the few places the crew can let their hair down, but being awakened at 2 AM was a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCA6ft5 Posted July 23, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2017 We were in a Haven forward on deck 9 and there is a crew bar outside on deck 8 so if I were you - go has high as you can. We complained a few times and they swore it was closed down but it woke us up again after that. I hated to shut down one of the few places the crew can let their hair down, but being awakened at 2 AM was a problem. I would go for deck 11, but higher last 2 digits. (11726 & 11728, 11122 & 11124, 11722 & 11724). The higher the cabin number, the further back it is. The first 2 digits indicate the deck; 100s, 200s, & 300s are port; 700s, 800s, & 900s are starboard. Motion is less the closer you are to the pivot point (lower and somewhat mid-ship). Further back should get you well away from the crew bar area as well. Keep watching the NCL website. Cabins that are booked today, may open up later. Many folks cancel just before final payment date and larger travel agencies book blocks of cabins and release cabins closer to the cruise dates. There's no guarantee, but some mid-ship balconies may open up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padams2017 Posted December 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I stayed in the Fwd Haven Penthouse on BA and didn't notice any movement at all. Loved the layout of that suite also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanBill Posted December 15, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 15, 2017 We have been in Aft, mid and forward cabins on Breakway. In waves greater than 6', you will definitely notice it more in forward cabins, and more as you go up floors. In heavy seas, you will get the most pitching (forward and back motion) and the most noise of waves crashing against the hull. If anyone is sensitive to motion, I always recommend mid ship, lower deck, to minimize it. We are just off Breakaway today, and we had 5 days very rough seas. Lots of guests and staff were upset. Our cabin had lots of motion and noise. Top decks were rolling and everyone was stumbling around. It happens often off North Carolina. Rare, but in this case, we had it from Cozumel to Grand Cayman to Ocho Rios to North Carolina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted December 15, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 15, 2017 We were on deck 10. Didn't notice any more motion than anywhere else. There was more wave noise sitting out on the balcony but couldn't here anything inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyGoldberg Posted December 16, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Just got off Breakaway, Haven suite on 16 as close as possible to the front without being forward facing. Thought it was remarkably smooth, though I tend to like to feel movement when on a ship. Hangars were rattling in the closets, though. The one thing I did notice (and have on other ships close to the front) is a lot of vibration when they are using the bow thrusters (?) to move sideways. Ended up getting up at 5 am because it was almost a half hour of rattling coming back to dock in NYC. In other ports it was generally later and for very brief periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of a son of a ... Posted December 16, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I assume you meant forward facing balcony. If you meant just a forward balcony, we were in a BX balcony on the Breakaway. Extra room, but very windy in the exposed part of the balcony by the railing. Being forward, we did feel the seas more than midship ... bounced like a pinball walking forward on a few nights - unusually high seas that cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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