HeyPorter

Hi there!

We just booked the Breakaway for March 20th 2016 out of NYC. We have sailed other cruise lines (Disney being the one we've sailed the most) and I had a few questions about NCL and the Breakaway. So, I thought this would be the place to ask!

Has anyone sailed the breakaway for Spring Break? (In our case, the week leading up to Easter). Am I right to assume that the ship will sail pretty much at capacity?

We're booked in a mini-suite. Currently category MX. They have assigned us one of the two actual MX staterooms on the ship. I know that MX is usually GTY. Does anyone know if they are likely to leave us in that room or move us around as the ship gets fuller? We are not picky about location or type, so the savings for us is worth the gamble of being moved around prior to departure.

We're interested in either Vibe passes or a cabana in Vibe. How early should we arrive to the terminal to increase our chances? I already filled out the check in on the website and selected a 9:30-10:00am arrival. Should we plan to be there by 9? What's the fastest way to guest services from the boarding area?

When looking on the website, they have a 5 day ultimate dining package that's pretty reasonable at just over a hundred bucks a person. Couple of questions about up-charge dining: Are there any specialty restaurants that serve lunch brunch? And if there are, is the 5 day ultimate dining package actually 5 days or is it 5 meals? It seems to me it must be 5 meals and not 5 days for the price. How do they track the days if we purchase 5 days on a 7 night cruise?

Also available on the website is a package of bottled water, does anyone know if the bottled water is 16oz bottles, 20oz bottles or something else? We will likely get a 12 pack for ease of use throughout our cruise.

We will be sailing with our son who will be 12 at the time of sailing. Actually, closer to 13 but just a few months shy. I know that the Entourage age groupings are strictly enforced and he'll be in the splash club. Has anyone's older child reported having a great time in the splash club? It just seems to be geared toward younger children. He's an incredibly responsible and mature 12 year old, and I hate to think he'll be super bored.

The ropes course and rock climbing look awesome and are something he would be interested in doing. If he wanted to go do something on the sports deck, will he need to have a parent with him? For example, if he makes friends in the club, could they go together or would both parents also have to go?

We're crossing our fingers and hoping for an upsell offer as it get's closer to sailing. Unfortunately, we have a terrible travel agent. (We booked this cruise through a promotion with RCI, our timeshare exchange company) They're not great at keeping in touch, but the discount was good. I am thinking that there's pretty much no way they'll contact me if they receive an upsell offer for us. Is it possible for me to check with NCL as our sail date approaches to see if there are any upsell opportunities? If it is possible, when would I check with them?

I feel like I had more questions, but i can't remember them right now! Thanks for all your help so far. I've been reading the earlier threads and there's some great info here!

Disney cruise line will visit the Fjords in 2015. This is the first time Disney visits the land of "Frozen".

We will be on the first sailing! 06/06/2015!

Departing from Copenhagen 06/06

Day at Sea 06/07

Stavanger 06/08

Alesund 06/09

Geiranger 06/10

Bergen 06/11

Day at Sea 06/12

Arrive Copenhagen 06/13

We just booked a couple of days ago and haven't even begun to think about port adventures since we're still over a year out.

Princess is responding with this to posts on their facebook page:

We deeply apologize for the continued frustration regarding this Caribbean Princess voyage. In trying to communicate a constantly evolving situation in a timely manner, we have done our best to keep our passengers informed about the status of the departure of Caribbean Princess, based on the best available information given to us by local officials. We have just been informed by local port officials that the port will not reopen this evening as previously communicated. An additional sheen of oil has been found on the north side of the channel and containment efforts are underway. At this point, the USCG will not be able to advise as to the possible reopening of the shipping channel until tomorrow morning. Given this new information, all passengers will receive a 100% refund of the cruise fare, government fees and taxes. In addition, as a goodwill gesture, each passenger will receive a 25% Future Cruise Credit equal to the cruise fare paid on this voyage. Please accept our most sincere apology for not being able to deliver the cruise vacation you expected.