happy cruzer Posted April 28, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Prima from Galveston or Breakaway from New Orleans? Would drive to Galveston and would need to fly to New Orleans. With air for New Orleans trip, Breakaway is still about $300 less for the same cabin. I've been on the Breakaway and loved the cruise, mainly because we don't do the pools which seemed very crowded. All else was good. Opinions? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wolft927 Posted April 28, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, happy cruzer said: Prima from Galveston or Breakaway from New Orleans? Would drive to Galveston and would need to fly to New Orleans. With air for New Orleans trip, Breakaway is still about $300 less for the same cabin. I've been on the Breakaway and loved the cruise, mainly because we don't do the pools which seemed very crowded. All else was good. Opinions? Thanks. Well done the breakaway never the Prima. If itinerary is the same I would give the Prima a shot. What cabin are you looking at? If Haven I would absolutely try the Prima, done Haven on Breakaway and the Joy and loves both but Prima Haven looks even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted April 28, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted April 28, 2023 The cabin is a Balcony. So the rest of the ship does matter, no escaping to the Haven for us :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted April 28, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Breakaway and New Orleans any time over Galveston and any ship. Galveston has a very narrow channel entering the harbor sometimes causing problems either entering or leaving the harbor. Ships have been known to be held either insidde the harbor or outside of the mouth of the channel especially if there is heavy fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted April 28, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 28, 2023 We have been on both and will sail on both again. Our Prima Club Balcony was spacious and had great storange so better than Breakaway CB. We love sailing out of New Orleans. Easy to fly to and stay for a couple of nights. Galveston is a great place to stay for couple of nights too, but harder to get there from airport. Lucky you if can drive there! Prima was like staying at an interesting boutique hotel. Great new dining venues. Loved the food hall and ate several meals there on our eleven day cruise. Prima also has enclosed smoking in casino. Breakaway does not have enclosed smoking so you will notice it on that deck. On Breakaway class ships we love the Waterfront area on deck 8 with great bars and seating areas to enjoy the ocean. On Prima, in our opinion, they improved on that concept. I suggest you research for photos and video of Primas deck 8. We will be sailing on both ships and from both ports again, but if we went by ship choice only, it would be Prima for us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted April 28, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Been on the Prima. Didn't like it too much. Never been on the Breakaway. That would be our choice. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted April 28, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, happy cruzer said: Prima from Galveston or Breakaway from New Orleans? Would drive to Galveston and would need to fly to New Orleans. With air for New Orleans trip, Breakaway is still about $300 less for the same cabin. I've been on the Breakaway and loved the cruise, mainly because we don't do the pools which seemed very crowded. All else was good. Opinions? Thanks. We sailed on both the Prima and Breakaway last year. We have sailed on the Prima 2 times and Breakaway 5ish times. If things were about equal (fly versus room cost), I would give the Prima a try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb2367 Posted April 28, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 28, 2023 That's kind of a tough decision. I sailed on prima last November. It takes a bit to get used to the layout and there's a bigger outdoor space. Haven't sailed on breakaway yet, but if you're looking for something less crowded then I would go with prima. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted April 28, 2023 #9 Share Posted April 28, 2023 We've been on Breakaway twice. We have Prima booked. NOLA is nice because we can drive there. We have to fly to Houston, but we can get direct non-stop flights. However, boarding in NOLA is terrible. We won't be returning to NOLA. After Prima, we'll do Encore from Miami. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uneamie Posted April 28, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 28, 2023 We are on the Prima next week going to Bermuda. I anticipate that I will like this cruise more than I did the Breakaway. Breakaway was way too crowed for us...especially the hot tubs and pool. We are not real pool people but I do like to hang out there for the sun and atmosphere....we could never get a lounge close enough...just too many people all over the place. I didn't hate it but out of all our cruises Breakaway was the least enjoyable for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Lynne Posted April 29, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2023 We were on both last fall. Both trips were out of NY. Our first time on Prima and second time on Breakaway. I like both ships for different reasons. I think Breakaway has a better layout overall, but Prima has a nice observation lounge, plus Indulge Food Hall. I would choose Prima since you have already been on Breakaway, and I think not having to fly is a big plus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe123 Posted April 29, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I’ve sailed on both, but in the Haven. Both are great. I also liked the Prima spa more and the design/decor is outstanding. It was easier to navigate the Breakaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted April 29, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, roscoe123 said: I’ve sailed on both, but in the Haven. Both are great. I also liked the Prima spa more and the design/decor is outstanding. It was easier to navigate the Breakaway. We talked to a lady who was disappointed with her Prima Haven room but loved the Haven itself. She was surprised to hear how spacious our Club Balcony was on Prima. Yes, navigation was interesting on Prima. Some places were difficult to find but we enjoyed the search ☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe123 Posted April 29, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sand and Seas said: We talked to a lady who was disappointed with her Prima Haven room but loved the Haven itself. She was surprised to hear how spacious our Club Balcony was on Prima. Yes, navigation was interesting on Prima. Some places were difficult to find but we enjoyed the search ☺️ We had a regular Haven suite and loved it. The bathroom was spacious and I liked the water closet feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted May 1, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 4:33 PM, www3traveler said: Breakaway and New Orleans any time over Galveston and any ship. Galveston has a very narrow channel entering the harbor sometimes causing problems either entering or leaving the harbor. Ships have been known to be held either insidde the harbor or outside of the mouth of the channel especially if there is heavy fog. New Orleans has the same problem with fog and getting up the Mississippi River. But we do love cruising the river on the way out during the afternoon. The lower cost for Breakaway and getting to cruise on the Mississippi may tilt this toward New Orleans even with the more crowded embarcation/disembarc areas. Still mulling it over. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted May 1, 2023 #16 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, happy cruzer said: New Orleans has the same problem with fog and getting up the Mississippi River. But we do love cruising the river on the way out during the afternoon. The lower cost for Breakaway and getting to cruise on the Mississippi may tilt this toward New Orleans even with the more crowded embarcation/disembarc areas. Still mulling it over. Thanks. I am booking The Breakaway or the 3rd week in January. Plan to add two days to the front of the cruise to play in New Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlstravel Posted May 1, 2023 #17 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I have cruised on both ships and have been to both ports. I would choose prima any day. The port was not bad at all. We enjoyed staying the night in Galveston. The ship is smaller and less crowded than the getaway. I love that they have deck 8 and more pools. The service on the prima was much better in the restaurants and at the bars. The observation lounge is very nice on the Prima which the getaway does not have. We loved the food hall. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lupush Posted May 3, 2023 #18 Share Posted May 3, 2023 We've been on both. Absolutely hated Prima and will never consider sailing a Prima class ship again. Breakaway all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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