Katelynn C.
Couple
4.0
13 Days
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07.09.2025
Ship entertainment, port destinations
Extra tax on drinks including soft drinks. Long long lines at prepaid excursions.
Norwegian Breakaway pairs a 1950s-style American Diner with Spice H2O, an adults-only stretch of pools and hot tubs overlooking her stern. Built in 2013 as one of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway Class ships, she sails seven-night New England round trips from Boston and spends the winter in the Caribbean from Port Canaveral and New Orleans. Days bring water slides, live comedy and Mediterranean seafood, and nights wind down in a cigar lounge or the casino.
Crew
1657
Passengers
3959
Currency
USD
Decks
14
Language
English
Length
326
Launch Date
2013
Refurbishment Year
2025
Norwegian Breakaway’s included dining goes well beyond the buffet. The American Diner is a 1950s throwback, serving classic American comfort food among vintage details, and it is part of the fare. Taste changes its menu every day and suggests a wine to go with it, also at no extra charge.
For a night out, Palomar is her Mediterranean seafood restaurant, built around fresh fish and European flavours at an à la carte charge. The Free at Sea fare bundles a speciality dining package and a premium beverage package for the first two guests, along with a Wi-Fi package.
Norwegian Breakaway spends April, and again August to October, on seven-night New England cruises that leave from Boston and return there. Stops change between departures, but you might see Halifax in Nova Scotia, Saint John, Portland in Maine or King’s Wharf in Bermuda.
In the UK winter she moves to Port Canaveral for Caribbean round trips with Norwegian Cruise Line: four nights in November, December, February and March, and five nights in November and January. Calls vary, though Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay are typical, and the five-night sailings may add Puerto Plata or Cozumel. From Port Canaveral, as from Boston and New Orleans, we book the flight, a night or two in port and the transfers with the cruise, so the sailing becomes part of a longer holiday. Our Orlando cruise-and-stay holidays pair her Port Canaveral sailings with a stay in Orlando.
From New Orleans she runs seven-night Western Caribbean round trips in November, December and January. Typical calls include Cozumel, Roatán in Honduras and Harvest Caye in Belize. Norwegian Getaway is also in the Breakaway Class, and the rest of the fleet is on our Norwegian Cruise Line page.
Spice H2O is Norwegian Breakaway’s adults-only escape: hot tubs, pools and loungers overlooking the stern, included for every guest. Evenings centre on Levity Comedy, where professional comedians play several shows each cruise. Entry is free and seats go first come, first served, with drinks charged separately.
Later on, The Humidor Cigar Lounge offers leather chairs and a fully stocked humidor in a relaxed, social setting. It is free to walk into, while cigars and drinks are charged.
Younger guests have their own spaces, all included in the fare. The Kids’ Aqua Park has slides, tipping buckets and water cannons for splashing about. Like most of the line’s ships, she also has Guppies for babies and toddlers from 6 months to 3 years, and Entourage for 13 to 17-year-olds.
The Haven is her ship within a ship: a private suite area at the top of Norwegian Breakaway with its own restaurant, lounge and bar. Haven guests have a concierge and a 24-hour butler for the whole cruise, plus everything else aboard. Her accommodation spreads across ten decks, so the Norwegian Breakaway cabins and deck plans are worth opening to see what sits above and below a cabin before you choose.
Cruise1st is one of the UK’s leading cruise specialists. We know Norwegian Cruise Line’s ships and fares well, and we can match Norwegian Breakaway’s sailings to the holiday you have in mind. To start planning, see our Norwegian Cruise Line Caribbean cruise-and-stay holidays.

Come aboard the Norwegian Breakaway and discover one of 81 cabin categories on a total of 14 decks that can accommodate 3959 passengers. Choose your dream cabin and feel at home on board the Norwegian Breakaway!
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Katelynn C.
Couple
4.0
13 Days
•
07.09.2025
Ship entertainment, port destinations
Extra tax on drinks including soft drinks. Long long lines at prepaid excursions.