Misty Morning

As an FYI, Wind Spirit is no longer in French Polynesia as Star Breeze took over the FP routes from the Spirit on Feb 4th. Wind Spirit was to be the last one to have Star Link installed given it was in FP and as Nearpost345 said, StarLink is unavailable in FP. Now that it will be sailing in Europe and Caribbean, it makes sense to install it, I just hope they do it by the time we sail on it at he end of April. Looks like the Transatlantic back to Europe is a wet dock (it is not shown as an available cruise), so maybe it's part of that update.

The problem in Virgin Gorda is you can get a taxi in port only when the ship stops in Spanish Town, which was the case for a few years after Hurricane Maria, but now that they are back in the North Sound/Prickly Pear, only guests that have a booked excursion to the Baths can take the tender to Gun Creek. Independent guests can only take the tender to go the beach BBQ on Prickly Pear Island.

Also Veranda is part of 2nd dry dock. Pool area, Compass Rose, Lounge, Reception, Yacht Club, Spa in 1st drydock, Rooms and Restaurants, 2nd

I believe all the public areas except for Amphora will be redone during first dry dock. Rooms and Amphora during 2nd dry dock in 2026

We had the AC issue on SP in November 2022 and got $350 in OBC for the inconvenience (they also brought in a fan which did help)

Actually, sales rep told me we would not get laundry nor wifi at that rate but when invoice came in, both were there. The OBC's were not given the heavily discounted rate and that's fine. We also got the 10% discount on Drink packages and 15% on excursions. Everyone is happy

We just came back from the Wind Surf 2 weeks ago and the had paddle boards, kayaks, floating devices as well as a small Hobie Cat sail boat (although I did not see it get used). In the past, also have seen people waterski.

LOL!!

We are 4 Star YC members and I was looking to book a one week cruise in Europe in May under Last Minute cruise deal and because is is under a "flash" fare, not only do you not get the 5% Loyalty Discount and 5% Come Home discount (these I can understand due to the low pricing proposed) but they are telling me that I do will not get the $100 OBC, the free laundry nor the free wifi, wow. First I have heard of this, has anyone experienced this?

Just came back from a great 2 weeks on the Wind Surf to celebrate both our retirements (our detailed review just got published as I am writing this). Our 12th Windstar trip. Just as good...and delicious as our first, 11 years ago. Amazingly relaxing trip (no office buzzing around). The Windstar experience remains intact, alive and well. Approximately 50% of guests were 1st time Windstar cruisers and I asked several of them if they were enjoying themselves? The overwhelming response was they finally understood what cruising was all about, that they would never go back to a large ship and wished they had discovered this gem earlier. Food amazing, Service exceptional. You are not a number, crew will actually call you by your name everywhere you go after a few days. I attach a photo that says it all, when one guest next to me looking over at the monstruous Enchanted Princess in St. Kitts from our highest deck, said that there were probably more people on that dock waiting for an excursion that there were on our ship, we laughed, it said it all!!

There are some flight and hotel included fares/options on the Windstar website. Flights are from LAX, SFO and SEA. Most people book flights independently and usually come in a few days early before the cruise. Pretty sure Air France has a flight from Paris which has a stop in LAX

You do go up and down a few rope ladders on certain rocks but it's not strenuous. We have been twice and there were several people in their 70's doing the trail

All of this commotion likely also due to them trying to finalize the drydock #2 dates for both the Wind Surf and Wind Spirit in 2025/26

The Breeze is in Tahiti until 2026. Difficult to believe they would not have a ship in French Polynesia. Maybe they swap back to the Wind Spirit

That's interesting because these Star Legend Winter cruises are advertised at a much lower price than what they are getting in the Caribbean with both the Pride and Surf. I am assuming they are making extra money on excursions which there are less of in the Caribbean.

This is really a personal choice. I would qualify them as relatively firm which is what we have at home. No soft pillow tops unless you ask. Works for us. You don’t sink in the bed if that’s what you want to know

Crew is always amazing

On the Surf now and no tender issues. Tendered in to Anguilla and realized I had left money in my state room. Tendered back to ship and back to shore in less than 30 mins and the tender ride was at least 10-12 minutes. In Jost Van Dyke today and they are running tenders t’il 9h30 tonight so we can go to Foxy’s. great trip so far

We went to bed around 10 and the sails were up and did not have a long way to go to Anguilla

Onboard the Wind Surf now. Trying to up load pictures of the spa menu but having a hard time. My wife had deep tissue massage and said it was the best massage she ever got. There is a raffle when get onboard and we won $100 credit

Nearpost345, We are onboard the Surf currently and unlike the Star ships, the Surf does not have the onboard expenses on the TV. The internet though is much better now with Starlink, aside from some sites that are not accessible as per previous posters. You can actually stream music which is not bad.

Looks like it made an additional stop in Scarborough Tobago on top of Charlotteville

You will not need anything. Just show up at the reception desk in the terminal with your passport and off you go. You will likely need to show your confirmation email (or a copy of it) to get in the port itself They will put tags on your luggage and get it delivered very quickly to your stateroom. Very simple

This is great news Jazzbeau. All of the sailing ships were at a point where they needed a bit of love. I think they did a great job on the yachts so if they can be replicate this on the sailing ships, it'll be great. Drydock #1 for the Surf is slated Nov 9 to Dec 21st (likely includes a 2 week wetdock crossing) while Wind Spirit is scheduled for March 10 to April 23rd, 2025. Nothing yet on the dates for 2026 (phase II of the Wind Star & Wind Surf). It looks like Wind Spirit will get it all done in one dry dock vs 2 for the other 2 sailing ships.

Glad you are enjoying the crossing SailMaine. Was wondering if you had a chance to try the newly installed StarLink internet on the ship? We will be on the Surf in January.