HiLo71

Thanks again...all info is very helpful!

thank you all for the information...will make decision making easier...we're traveling with friends so now I have info to share.

Thanks for responding....much appreciated

Hi...This will be my first sailing on the Breakaway...and I see there are 3 main (complementary) dining venues...Savor, Taste and Manhattan.

My question is do they all have the same menu...so you'd have the same choices no matter which one you chose?

Would appreciate any comments...

Lois

Thanks for posting that menu...appreciate the info!  Now, just a year + till I get to go!

1 hour ago, Paul Bogle said:

The items listed under "Classic Entrees" are available every evening. Those listed under "Today's Featured Entrees" are different each night.

Ok...like the other cruise lines...good to know..thanks

15 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Just remember that NCL has 14 MDR dinner menus that they randomly rotate through. So, you may or may not see those menus on your cruise. 

Was just curious to see what one looked like...but guessing it's similar cruise fare like the other lines.  Celebrity pretty much has 7 menus that it recycles on a weekly basis.  Do they have a standard fare that you can get every night if nothing appeals to you for that night?  Would love to see one menu if someone has one.

Deeliteful...found the review and read it all the way through..thanks so very much...we've sailed NCL before but not

one of these large ships where you have to book everything ahead of time...but reading your review calms me down some...sounds great!  We don't sail till 9/20 so have a while to look ahead.  Thanks again.

22 hours ago, Deeliteful said:

Check out my post Live from the Breakaway on here as some of the menus are there x

I looked for your post but was not able to find it....

6 hours ago, tomk3212 said:

I have to try the 3 Cheese Ziti next time!  Someone in a different post was wishing they had it in The Haven's restaurant & they had to special order it from the MDR.

 

BTW, Savor, Taste & the Manhattan Room all have the same menu.

This is good to know...was one of the questions I had...thanks.

Do anyone have some sample menus from the Breakaway main dining rooms....Manhattan , Savor or Taste?

Just curious as this will be my first Breakaway ship experience.

There are now two threads for the same cruise...how can they be combined?

One is listed as:  August 30, 2019--Alaska

and the other is: Celebrity Solstice Roll Call - August 30, 2019

Please advise....

Again..thanks for the info...each pull will only be $3 so can't imagine a $1,200 win....but you never know?????

That can be a problem, we had that happen on Celebrity and they did not issue a 1099g. You need to ask this of the casino manager since it could happen on any spin.

Thanks for responding...do you know what the limit is that we can win with paying the taxes?

I think maybe we've come up with a plan...with 60 people we're thinking of dividing into 3 groups...each group will

start with $300...and after the last person in that group pulls...we cash out.,,,and cash in at the cashier as well. Then go on the to the next group and do the same...and then the third group. When all is done, we'll pool all the $$ from each group and then divide that by 60. This way, we feel the odds of hitting huge on $300 is better than starting with $900....any ideas about this?

Just read through this thread..lots of helpful info here...but have some questions that I hope someone can answer...

We've organized a Slot Pull on our upcoming Oct. cruise. We have 60 people signed up to participate each putting in $15. We're a bit concerned about IF we win big and there would be taxes to pay...any suggestions on how to run this so that we can avoid that....???? Any advice will be appreciated...we have not contacted the ship casino and are just running it ourselves.

We will be doing a river cruise that starts in Basel and will be getting there a few days prior. Any recommendations of things to see in and around the area? Already booked an excursion to Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus...looking for something else as well.

Thanks for all the suggestions and I did look into all of them. We finally decided on the Best Western Dam Square...seems like a good location and easy proximity to public transportation.

doing so much reading lately...can't remember where I saw what....so not sure if it was a post on this thread...but someone mentioned the difference in the canal tours...with the bigger boats and smaller ones....if that was here can someone let me know....:confused: Been looking into the Eating Amsterdam Jordaan Food and Canal tour...says their canal tour is on one of the older smaller wooden boats...sounds great to me...???

from one Lois to another, just want to thank you, LoisR, for the thread and all the great posts with info...it's been so enlightening...and since I'm not taking my cruise till May 2017...suspect there will be more great info to come. Glad you enjoyed your trip!

Lois aka HiLo71

We decided to book the Best Western Dam Square....will write a review after the trip...but that won't be till next May! Thanks for all the suggestions.

Been researching all morning long and for one reason or another having a hard time finding something that fits our needs. We did come across The Best Western Dam Square that seems to be reasonable, good location and has an elevator which my bad knees require....just wondering if anyone has heard/read/or experienced this hotel? Any info would be appreciated ;)

Plenty of info on this hotel online.

 

Here are a couple of links. Second one is hotel website with contact info.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g188590-d277657-Reviews-Hotel_Brouwer-Amsterdam_North_Holland_Province.htmlhttp://www.hotelbrouwer.nl/rateseng.html

http://www.hotelbrouwer.nl/rateseng.html

 

+31 20 624 6358

Hotel Brouwer, Phone

Thanks so much...was able to get to the site...:)

You might be interested in this hotel. It is city center, has a lift and some family rooms (many of them with kitchen). http://www.lecoin.nl/en/

I've just sent an email requesting some information from this hotel. I had sent one to the Brouwer as well, but I must have had the wrong email address as it came back. Does anyone have contact info for the Brouwer Hotel?

Thank you as well Ine...have some research to do...

Thank you for mentioning about the stairs....I do have some small knee issues so a B&B may not be the best choice for us? Can you recommend a few reasonable hotels?

thank you so much for the info...will look into it later today. :)