Breakaway 1/17-19, 2014 Cruise to Nowhere review

[Juvesgirl]

We set sail right at 6pm.

 

Thanks for posting the dailies!!

[mizLORInj]

Glad to see from the posted Freestyle Dailys that this was not what it actually said. :)

 

OOPS! Guess I didn't read it too carefully!

Right--kids menu free and the actual specialty menu 50% off. :cool:

[mizLORInj]

Thank you. Do you know if they had the glow party? Did they offer exercise classes?

 

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Yes there were various exercises classes for fee--pilates, kick boxing sort of class, and a few other clipboards were there for sign-up. You signed up in the lobby area betwen the two workout rooms. One free class was Zumba in Bliss lounge.

Glow party was Friday night.

There were a few dance classes during the day Saturday too.

[CC Help Jenn]

Hi BabyR. I do have the Dailies. I'll try to figure out how to post them.

We ate at the buffet Friday night; I like the variety there and was probably full of ice cream by then anyway. Love those soft self-serve machines. I get a bowl of sprinkles from the ice cream counter and then load it with soft-serve on top. I've had enough ice cream till our next one! :)

They'd like you out of your cabin at 8:30am and ask everyone to be off by 9:30am. Was very easy; we walked down to deck 7 and the exit was right there. No line at all. They don't do debarkation colors or numbers or anything like that on a CTN. I did notice that some people did not have their cruise card handy so they were off to the side searching.

 

Also this ship is European hotel style--you put your key card into the switch thingie as soon as you enter your cabin to give the cabin power.

 

It was great !

 

Oh, you can drop your luggage at Bliss on deck 7 if you'd like, but I figured the rooms had to be ready soon so why wait in the long line to check it just to have to come back 30 minutes later to get it.

 

Tell me about the ice cream - soft serve machines? available 24/7 ?

[mizLORInj]

Tell me about the ice cream - soft serve machines? available 24/7 ?

 

There is an ice cream station on each side of the buffet that has assorted flavors that would be hand-scooped for you. My favorite NCL flavor, macadamia brittle, wasn't there, so I would get the chocolate sprinkles in a bowl from that station and wander to one of the self-serve soft ice cream stations and put the ice cream from that machine on top of the pile of sprinkles. YUM! There are at least 2 of these machines in the buffet area.

While the self-service machines were functional a lot of the time, it wasn't 24/7. I'd say lunchtime, snacktime (mid-afternoon one side of the buffet) and dinnertime-late. :D

 

If I recall correctly, the hours were about the same on our week-long to Bermuda last June as well. I do love this feature!

Edited January 20, 2014 by mizlorinj

[BritChickBN1]

Thank you for your review. Glad you had a good time.

And thank you to limeyalchemist for posting the dailies, I was curious what was offered.

[spidybabe]

What time does embarkment start?

Safe sailing

[CC Help Jenn]

There is an ice cream station on each side of the buffet that has assorted flavors that would be hand-scooped for you. My favorite NCL flavor, macadamia brittle, wasn't there, so I would get the chocolate sprinkles in a bowl from that station and wander to one of the self-serve soft ice cream stations and put the ice cream from that machine on top of the pile of sprinkles. YUM! There are at least 2 of these machines in the buffet area.

While the self-service machines were functional a lot of the time, it wasn't 24/7. I'd say lunchtime, snacktime (mid-afternoon one side of the buffet) and dinnertime-late. :D

 

If I recall correctly, the hours were about the same on our week-long to Bermuda last June as well. I do love this feature!

 

Thanks - That was one of my favs on DCL too! I had atleast one a day

[Linnynad]

Thanks so much for your review, I am going on the next CTN on the 31st.

Your Dailies noted Thermal Spa access all day on embarkation day.........is that correct? I am booked in a spa stateroom and while I know we can't get any "services" then, I'd love to use the loungers and such.

[mizLORInj]

What time does embarkment start?

Safe sailing

Suite guests were escorted on at 12:30 and the #s were called shortly thereafter.

Could not get to cabins till around 1:30, but you could leave your stuff in the Bliss lounge on deck 7 (the deck on which you board).