Royal Caribbean Quantum/Anthem VS NCL Breakaway

Hey guys!

I just got back from my first family cruise on the NCL Breakaway. It was GREAT! Crew was awesome! Food was great! Entertainment was good. Kids pool and Main pool were very small, and PACKED all the time. Hated that there was a smoking section right near the main pool and pretty much through the whole casino. NY port was CRAZY. I am thinking about trying RC out of Bayonne, NJ next year. Any comments about RC Anthem or Quantum would be very appreciated. My kids will be 14 and 16 next year. Thanks for your help!!!

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Hey guys!

I just got back from my first family cruise on the NCL Breakaway. It was GREAT! Crew was awesome! Food was great! Entertainment was good. Kids pool and Main pool were very small, and PACKED all the time. Hated that there was a smoking section right near the main pool and pretty much through the whole casino. NY port was CRAZY. I am thinking about trying RC out of Bayonne, NJ next year. Any comments about RC Anthem or Quantum would be very appreciated. My kids will be 14 and 16 next year. Thanks for your help!!!

 

 

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I suggest you post this on the main RCL board - http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=83

Anthem has a Solarium pool, a covered indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a kids zone, and hot tubs. For your teenagers there are a Flowrider, bumper cars, roller skating, trapeze, North Star, IFly, rock climbing, arcade, gaming area, and teen disco. Your family can all do the Puzzle room.

Cape Liberty will be busy and you may wait in a traffic line to drop off luggage before parking, but it is not "crazy". There is a new parking garage and lots of outdoor lot space - $20/day. Checkin starts early and usually goes very quickly. I have been on board between 11 and 11:30 am.

I've been on the Breakaway,when it was brand new, the first cruise out of NYC.... while planning another cruise this year, I saw that the Anthem goes to Bermuda and then Boston. That kept us from booking the Anthem. I went with the Breakaway again, and leave in 3 days!!! Next year, the Anthem goes to Bermuda for 3 days, that's our next cruise!! Personally, i'd rather go out from Bayonne, have done it several times, but the NYC port is nice too........comeon cruise #12!!! 3 more days!!