Breakaway 5 day from NO 12/18 Live-ish

[CoffeeGoddess]

Right now we're still in port even though all aboard was 12:30 and it's 5 after 2:00.

 

Part of that was some excursions getting back right at 12:30, mine got to the port about 12:20 then there was that stupid maze with a whole Wonder of the Seas unloading at the same time. So late departure was inevitable.

 

However there are still two people they were asking to contact guest services as of 1/2 an hour ago.

[CoffeeGoddess]

4 minutes ago, ziggyuk said:

I had the same thing last week on this ship, no Irish coffee in the atrium.

 

You would think with charbucks only a few steps away they would be able to do it. I wonder if it's an issue with it being Starbucks, but still, I have the + so it'd be covered.

[CoffeeGoddess]

Hmm, the MSC right next to us is still here too even though their sign said 1:30 for all aboard.

[CoffeeGoddess]

Welp, finally moving. The captain made an announcement before we left but I couldn't hear it because it's rowdy in the outside Sid Norman's.

 

Did they get onboard? Did they leave them? Guess I'll never know unless there's a post soon about NCL leaving them in Costa Maya.

[LincolnLog]

3 hours ago, CoffeeGoddess said:

To the person asking about the beers - here's the list in all the general menus. I still need to stop by O'Sheehans but every other bar has Stella and some type of Budweiser on tap.

 

Well I knew I needed to lower my expectations on the beer selection, but wow. Not a single IPA on the ship? 🤯

 

[larry_s_taco]

5 hours ago, CoffeeGoddess said:

Here's day 4:

 

 

 

 

Thanks for posting the dailies. 

[CoffeeGoddess]

Had a fantastic dinner at La Cucina with the osso bucco for the main.

 

 

Had a glass of Veuve Clicquot to start and a great red on the sommelier recommendation which I totally forget the name of.

 

 

Dessert was Panna cotta with an espresso and a glass of ice wine.

 

 

Then I went and lost $45 in the casino fir reasons.

 

Now I'm at Shakers sipping on a Lavender Patch while I wait for karaoke at 8:30. I'll be stopping by charbucks for a Carmel

Marciano for Dr. L.

 

[lt0826]

On 12/20/2022 at 7:12 PM, LincolnLog said:

When I was on the Bliss I heard that if you order an Irish coffee at the atrium bar they actually get the coffee from Starbucks next door. I don’t know if they do that on the Breakaway but it might be worth a shot. 
 

On the breakaway I couldn't get any coffee drinks from the atrium. They sent me up to the o'sheehans bar and that bartender made me go grab my copy from osheehans itself to make the cocktail. The only decent place for a coffee drink was the casino bar.

[MyAuntFanny]

8 hours ago, CoffeeGoddess said:

To the person asking about the beers - here's the list in all the general menus. I still need to stop by O'Sheehans but every other bar has Stella and some type of Budweiser on tap.

 

Thanks!

[MyAuntFanny]

5 hours ago, LincolnLog said:

Well I knew I needed to lower my expectations on the beer selection, but wow. Not a single IPA on the ship? 🤯

 

That's what Uncle Fanny said too!

 

[lt0826]

On 12/18/2022 at 8:22 PM, CoffeeGoddess said:

Another solo cruiser joined me for dinner at Cagney's on my Platinum voucher and we enjoyed our filet mingion and the rest of our meal. The server did bring up that we were allowed one appetizer, one entree, two sides, and one dessert before we ordered.

 

Thanks for sharing your meal with me :-). I did eventually get Ocean Blue in as well and it lives up to the hype - I am a fish and seafood lover and I could eat there every day. 

 

By the way was the hat store on Royal? I had to fight the urge to spend $600 on a hat in that store I went into. 

 

Enjoying your live reports. Enjoy the final day of the cruise! 

[CoffeeGoddess]

1 hour ago, lt0826 said:

Thanks for sharing your meal with me :-). I did eventually get Ocean Blue in as well and it lives up to the hype - I am a fish and seafood lover and I could eat there every day. 

 

By the way was the hat store on Royal? I had to fight the urge to spend $600 on a hat in that store I went into. 

 

Enjoying your live reports. Enjoy the final day of the cruise! 

 

 

Oh, hey!  Royal sounds familiar, it was right across from the Carousel Bar if I remember correctly.

[CoffeeGoddess]

Karaoke was fun and I didn't actually order any drinks, they just happened whenever Lawrence saw I was out. They were all good, too because I don't think he can make a bad one.

 

Usually I'd turn around and see this:

 

Or something like this:

 

 

Then there would be magic. Cocktail magic, not Super Bong type of magic although he does cocktail magic as well.

 

 

As you can probably tell from the beans, that one was coffee flavored.

 

This one had gin if I remember correctly and citrus.

 

This was the last of the night.

 

 

[CoffeeGoddess]

Day 5 for those interested and I will make it to O'Sheehans bar for picture of their taps today.

 

 

 

 

[CoffeeGoddess]

So here's a shocker. I went to check what beer was on tap at O'Sheehans and there were no taps. I went around the bar and nothing was there.

 

So looks like the beer list is it.

[CoffeeGoddess]

The cruise has ended and I've been in the airport since a little after noon watching my flight keep getting pushed back. Currently it's now at 4:30 and our plane is on the way so that's hopefully the final time.

 

I did definitely enjoy my time but have to say out of all the Breakaway and Breakaway plus ships I like the Bliss the best. Having the District and the Observation lounge would have been nice. Also, I've been getting ship magnets and I'll be damned if I could find one in the gift shop. They had some other ones in packaging but not the actual Breakaway one in the oval I like. Unless they swap things out on different days and I just missed it.

 

Oh, I did get a surprise that they charged me for the water in my room when I'm supposed to get one as Platinum. When I asked about it they said I was supposed to have a free small one in the room and then a large one that would be extra.  Okay, but there was only the large one so y'all missed putting that in my room. Thankfully the room steward called their manager and he told him to take it off. I had the + package so I could have just went and got another one for them if it was that important.

 

I hung out until close to 9am before leaving and I did look for the luggage transfer service the port was supposed to have that would send your bags to the airport. I saw signs but got to the end of the hall and nothing. Finally got someone to understand what it was I was asking about and they had a desk in the hall I totally missed. Turns out I missed it because they had it roped off and a bunch of empty luggage carts blocking it with no one there. Called the number on the card too and went to voice mail. So while there is an area for it there doesn't appear to actually be an operating company doing it.

 

I know some people had questions about it so Unless this was a fluke it doesn't appear to be an option at this time.

[Seas2mountains]

Thank you for your wonderful review, @CoffeeGoddess! The Bliss is also one of my favorite NCL ships, too, for some of the same reasons you mention- OL and the District. The entertainers in the District are so much better than the tip hungry piano entertainers in Dueling Pianos on Breakaway and Getaway.  
 

I’m so glad to read that you had a great cruise! Thanks for the photos and details.  The hat and sword purchase is so funny - I hope you enjoy having both. 

[MyAuntFanny]

On 12/22/2022 at 6:42 PM, CoffeeGoddess said:

So here's a shocker. I went to check what beer was on tap at O'Sheehans and there were no taps. I went around the bar and nothing was there.

 

So looks like the beer list is it.

I appreciate your thourough investigation!  It's best that I know in advance so I can manage Uncle Fanny's expectations. We'll plan our shore adventures around finding him "good" beer.