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Considering our first Windstar cruise
Misty Morning replied to Sun Lover's topic in Windstar Cruises
This is a cruise tour which includes an 8-day cruise and a 3-day land tour pre or post cruise. You will likely be tendered in Sorrento and Giardini Naxos but all other stops you should be docked. Sailing ships are motorized ships that also have sails to improve speed/fuel consumption. They are extremely romantic but have smaller rooms (188 sq ft) and no balconies (which is not a problem given the amount of deck space on them). The motorized yachts are exactly that: nice looking slender yachts with larger rooms (277 sq ft), 50% of which have small Juliette balconies. If you are prone to seasickness, a smaller ship will likely be rockier than a larger one. But given you are sailing in the Adriatic, seas should be calm and all Windstar ships have stabilizers to help with rocking motion. Windstar is not for everyone. If you are looking for shows and activities galore, Windstar is likely not for you as entertainment is limited to small bands and some trivia and games. Great food, amazing personalized service, smaller ports and a casual vibe onboard are what sets Windstar apart from the other smaller cruise lines. Hope this helps -
Just off the Wind Spirit on an off the beaten path itinerary from Barcelona to Rome which included, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Mahon in Menorca (Spain), Porto Cervo in Sardinia (Italy), Bastia in Corsica (France) and Portoferraio in Elba (Italy) . Only 3 other small ships all week: Ritz Carlton Evrima in Palma, Star Clipper in Mahon and Club Med 2 in Portoferraio. A joy to get off the ship knowing you'll have the town to yourself. Full review should be posted shortly. Wind Sprit looks very good. Food was excellent although must say that fruit selection at breakfast is pretty limited compared to was just a few years ago. Aside from that it was a wonderful cruise
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Staterooms on Wind Spirit and Wind Star
Misty Morning replied to Petoonya's topic in Windstar Cruises
We just got off the Wind Spirit and we were in 234 and experienced the same loud stabilizer vibration on our first night when swell was higher. Our friends in 219 did not hear anything -
Want to Try Windstar for 1st time
Misty Morning replied to Cruisedreamer1's topic in Windstar Cruises
At least the Wind Star will be back in 2027. -
Just got off the Spirit and food at dinner was as good as in the past but I must say that breakfast fruit buffet is underwhelming with melons and pineapple and canned peaches. No more grapefruits, oranges, kiwis, mangos and berries. Same for lunch where the salad bar is a bit thin. However this did not ruin our cruise but we will mention it in our survey
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Just got off the Spirit from Barcelona to Rome and during the cruise, they went out and stocked on some Spanish and Italian craft beers as we went along. They also bought 3 different Spanish wines that were offered at a very reasonable price.
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One time we asked reception if it was possible to get our passports back for the day as we wanted to go from Sint Maarten to Anguilla. There was no problem for them to do this. In the end we did not go but understood it was possible
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Tendering is always a tricky operation. On our last cruise we have a few ports with higher swells and the tendering took longer as it took people a bit of time to get the OK to get into the tender. The tenders have been renovated and hold approx 45 guests each. On longer tenders ports (Virgin Gorda, St Barths, Falmouth,), they sometimes run 3 tenders at the beginning.
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We were on Wind Surf for 2 weeks in January and would say there was probably a dinner or two that were OK but the rest was great. Well cooked steaks and veal chop at Candles, French onion soup, rack of lamb, Coquille St Jacques at Stella Bistro, Beef Wellington (cooked to perfection), lobster bisque and scallops in Amphora. Deck BBQ food is fine. Paella is good, so are the suckling pig, lamb chops and a great selection salads. Desserts are somewhat weak but they had a huge blueberry pie/cobler with ice cream that was delicious. We have sailed Celebrity and the food is certainly a step above Celebrity. You can't cook for 3,000 people with the same care and quality as when you cook for 300.
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The Lattes are as now as good in the Veranda as it is in the Yacht Club now that they (the Veranda) have the same machine as Veranda. However the Yacht Club has its Barrista. I always get my lattes there.
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Well you are in luck because the Wind Spirit's drydock is from March 10th 2025 to April 22nd 2025 and in the case of the Wind Spirit, they are doing all the refurbishments in one longer drydock (not 2 like the Wind Star and Wind Surf), which means it will be fully renovated (incl. staterooms) when you hop on in September. We are on the Wind Spirit this coming May. It will be interesting to see in what shape it's in.
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LAFFNVEGAS Live from Windstar Wind Surf March 2, 2024
Misty Morning replied to LAFFNVEGAS's topic in Windstar Cruises
They removed them from the BBQ because there was too much waste. So now they usually have it one night in Amphora (usually the last night). Makes more sense -
Nearpost345, While the museum may be closed, you can walk around the Dockyards as the fortifications are quite extensive. There will also be some of the nicest sailboats on the planet in the harbor so boat watching is certainly on the agenda. You can also take a cab for the 10 minute ride to Shirley Heights and take in the spectacular view. If your ship stays late, then you can go to the Shirley Heights Sunset Party which happens only on Sundays. Food stalls, temporary bars and several bands are on site. We have been a few times and usually a few hundred people show up to this thing, pretty busy and lively. You could also go and have lunch on Pigeon beach right next door at Catherine's Café. Nice French fare and great location under the trees on Pigeon Beach. If you are more adventurous, Half Moon Bay is nicest beach on the island but it's a 45 minutes taxi ride. If you go. there's a small basic beach shack nearby and locals renting chairs and umbrellas on the beach itself