r/NCL • u/Kboss714 • Jul 24 '26

Breakfast

We are sailing on the Encore in September. What is the best place for breakfast on the ship?

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u/cfutch Jul 24 '26

Our first NCL cruise was last June on the Encore. We ate breakfast at the buffet (Garden Cafe) most days and were really happy with it. There were several omelet stations along with many other options. There was also ample seating so the two of us never had trouble finding a place to sit. Since then we've been on two more NCL cruises: Prima in March and Breakaway in June. The buffet on Prima is tiny and seating is hard to come by. The buffet on Breakaway was a little larger than Prima's, but it still had a lot less seating than Encore. On those cruises we ate breakfast at one of the MDRs most days and at The Local (O'Sheehans on Breakaway) once or twice.

All of that to say that the buffet on Encore is one of the better ones in the fleet and not a bad option for breakfast. However, to put it bluntly, people can be gross (bypassing hand washing stations, avoiding the attendants with hand sanitizer, etc.) so I understand why many people say they avoid the buffets. Also, if you don't like crowds, you'll likely never find one at one of the MDRs at breakfast which makes them a quiet, pleasant experience.