LazyDays64

On 7/11/2018 at 8:51 AM, EmeraldCoastCruisers said:

 

 

 

YAY!!!! This is our cabin on the Breakaway for our 40th wedding anniversary out of NOLA in February. [emoji51]

 

 

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Three years later and I just saw this post. 😳 I hope you had a great time! I wish the Breakaway still sailed out of NY.

I can't remember what room they have the Dueling Pianos show in but it was freezing in there the last time we were on the Breakaway a couple of years ago.

Thanks for the info Chesneygirl! Enjoy your 9 day cruise! :D

Are you saying somebody chartered the ship for the whole week? :confused:

Just off the BA and in talking with the staff at Uptown it will change over to Margaritaville the end of June. They will block that area off during a sailing and do the changeover and they said there will be a cost for the food. E

We're on the June 19-26 sailing and I noticed The Breakaway doesn't sail again until July 1st for a nine day cruise. Maybe they'll change things during the week they're not sailing? Are they really not sailing for a whole week?

You can get a fresh towel on board if you need one. Just give them the old one and they'll give you another one. (If I remember correctly.)

Take a scarf with you. It can be a light weight one. Just having it around your neck gives you a little added warmth for those drafty areas or the cool breezes outside. :)

Large thighs: it is better to wear a swim skirt or can this make you look even bigger on the bottom?

I never thought I would buy a swim dress because I always thought they were too 'old ladyish'. I have a big tummy and large thighs but I'm small on top. I decided to try a swim dress because I was sick of trying to find a one piece that would fit, and they would show every bump and lump that I go to great lengths to try to hide with clothes on. :p Well, I'll never buy anything BUT a swim dress now. They don't make you look larger, they are actually much more flattering because they hide your thighs and your tummy. For the first time I could walk around in a bathing suit and not feel self conscience. Get one and see what you think!

12908 aft balcony on the Breakaway. Lots of room! We're in the cabin just below it this next cruise. :)

This may sound like a silly question, but I was thinking about getting a Vibe pass for my elderly mother if possible. I thought that it would be a place she could relax and know that she was able to get a seat. She is concerned that she would be up there with a bunch of young couples and would feel out of place? Do you find this to be true?

We're on the same cruise! :D

We had Vibe passes a couple of years ago and found a wide range of ages there. People are very friendly and you get to know just about everyone. We found most people sat in the same spots each day so if she goes, just find her a spot and she can call it 'her' spot. lol I'm sure she'll be well taken care of. :)

This was 'our' spot:

These are the stairs that lead up to the Vibe area. At the top of the stairs, you go to the right and you'll see the entrance to The Vibe.

Here's the entrance to The Vibe. We were in port that day so it was actually empty outside of the entrance, otherwise it's quite crowded in that area.

I wasn't receiving credit for my past cruise because they had me down as 'child'. We went to the Latitudes desk on the ship and it was taken care of in a matter of seconds.

We were told that some records were lost because there was a fire some years ago. :confused:

We were on Deck 12 with an aft balcony and even with the door closed, we could hear the music from Spice, especially the bass. We were too tired at night for it to bother us.

I know the A/C would shut off once it reached a certain temperature in the room. Although, I'm not sure it was completely off, just not as cool. We would turn the 'quick cool' (snowflake) button on and it would stay on longer. Most nights I went to bed freezing, but with that heavy blanket on the bed, I'd end up waking up hot.

I believe the shampoo is a shampoo/conditioner in one and the soap is a liquid soap, both in the shower and by the sink.

I liked the smell of the hand soap, lavender maybe?

We saw shorts in the Manhattan Room and also t-shirts (teenagers). I would say 99% of the men wore pants.

I did see one man with a sleeveless shirt on going into either Savor or Taste and he was asked to put a shirt on with sleeves.

Oh I know exactly what you mean about the lens fogging up! For some reason that didn't happen to me this time. I do have a lens filter on it - just a clear one, to protect the lens. Now I have no idea if that helps or not. And I can't remember if it fogged up much on our last trip to Europe, because it certainly was hot during that trip! But my old camera would constantly fog up and yes, made me crazy! One thing you could do if you remember is to put it out on the balcony for a few minutes to let it adjust before you go outside and start taking pictures.

 

Check the camera forum here too. I seem to remember reading a thread with posts on how to prevent the lens from fogging up. :)

 

Have a great cruise!!! And I think you'll enjoy the golf! It was a nice way to finish up our time in Bermuda and no real stress to rush back to the ship.

I'm so glad it wasn't just me that happened too. lol I'll have to check the camera forum and see if I can find something about that.

Do you remember how long it took you to play at Fun Golf? It didn't look crowded when you were there. I can't believe we leave in three days! :eek:

I'm so glad you mentioned Fun Golf! I love how all the holes are based on famous golf courses. My husband will get a kick out of that. I was looking for something to do on the last day in Bermuda and this could be perfect! We leave this Sunday!

I have a question for you about your camera. The last time we were on a cruise, I brought my DSLR camera and the lense kept fogging up when I went from inside the air conditioned room out to the warm air. Did you ever have that happen to you? It was just a nuisance to have to wait for the lense to 'defog'.

We've been thinking about getting Vibe passes but I can't decide what to do. We like the idea of knowing we'll have a place to go. Is there shade in Vibe?

LLCoolDoc, what time did you usually get to Spice? I like the sound of Spice because there's the waterfall area, as opposed to Vibe where there's only hot tubs.

I believe you can purchase a water package on board. You can buy a certain amount of bottles and they will deliver them to your room. They're pretty large bottles.

I still Have 6 weeks of waiting! :(

It goes fast though! It was over 170 days when we first booked it and we didn't think July would ever get here. Now I can't believe it's here. :D

Yes, but then we'll be sad because our cruise will be over.

I'm trying not to think about that part. :eek:

Breakaway is on it's way back to NY but this time it's picking us up. Can't wait!

What a great feeling! In two more weeks it'll be us! :D

Just curious, does laundry come back the next day?

 

LazyDays64: I think there's a Comedy/Magic Show on the ship. I'd like to know when and where that is – The comedy/magic show is Friday (not sure where or time – will check the Dailies when I get home).

Thanks for the info! 25 more days for me! :eek::D

Can you clarify for me that the Chef's Table starts at 6:30 and goes until 10:00?

spittingkitty, it's good to hear that even though you had Group 39 you were still able to get Vibe passes. We're going to try to get them too.

Thank you! I have a Nikon D7000 - one of my hobbies is travel and landscape photography. I have a shop on Etsy - feel free to pop over to see some of my work! There's a link to it on my blog which is in my signature.

Thanks, I checked out your blog, you have some great photos. I have a Nikon D5000 and love to take photos.

Looking forward to more of your review. :)

Great review so far! Beautiful photos, what kind of camera do you have?