Of course there is the pool deck with it’s 2 pools and water slides. It encompases most of desks 6, 7 & 8, hence the name, contains a lot of the dining venues, entertainment areas, casino and main lobby area. The first is a multi use indoor/outdoor space called 6-7-8 Ocean Place. The public spaces are gathered around several areas. It wraps around almost the entire ship and contains outdoor dining venues and entertainment. It does exclude Ocean Blue and the noodle, sushi and raw bars, but it does now include the first nights showing of Cirque. ON a 7 day cruise for $119 per person you can dine in almost any of the specialty restaurants every night. Norwegian recently introduced a new dining plan. La Cucina Italian, Moderno Brazilian Churasscuria, Le Bistro French, Cagney’s Steakhouse, Geoffrey Zakarian’s Ocean Blue, Teppanyaki, a raw bar, a noodle bar and a sushi bar! most of these do take reservations and they can be reserved ahead of time on the website. For those with more adventurous tastes and a bigger pocketbook, there are 9 Speciality Dining venues that all cost extra (anywhere from $15 per person to $49 per person). Among the ones included in your cruise fare are the 3 main dining rooms (Savor, Taste and the Manhattan Room), The Garden Cafe Buffet, Uptown Grill (Poolside Dining), and O’Sheehans Neighborhood Bar and Grill. I think there are about 20 different dining venues on the Breakaway. Not to be outdone by Disney Cruise lines, Norwegian also has a fireworks show shot off the ship! As well as Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, a cirque du soleil type show with dinner, Howl at the Moon (dueling pianos) and The Second City Comedy Troupe. The Broadway musical Rock of Ages and a dance show called Burn the Floor. There are several shows available on the Breakaway. There is no main show theater, instead there are several smaller venues that you can reserve specific show times for either before you sail on their website, on board on your cabin TV or large monitors placed throughout the public areas of the ship or at the Box Office outside the theater. Norwegian’s Freestyle cruising is different than other cruise lines, and with their new ships they have taken it to a whole new level. While not Norwegian’s largest ship, that title goes to the Norwegian Epic, it is the second largest with a maximum passenger capacity of almost 5000! ![]() The Breakaway is home ported year round in New York City with sailings to the Bahamas and Bermuda. I had been on the Breakaway for a lunch and tour a few months back, but never had the chance to sail on her. ![]() In February of this year, I sailed on one of Norwegian Cruise Lines newest ships, the Breakaway, sister ship to the newer Norwegian Getaway. You can see the New York themed hull art designed by Peter Max. This is a picture of the Breakaway from their private island, Great Stirrup Cay.
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