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Amphora is good usually. I've found the vegetarian mains consistently good. The green beans and carrots are often undercooked. Asparagus is great. Butter is a bit over the top in some sauces and sugar is also in the desserts.

After eating in Stella and Candles I have changed my mind. Those restaurants are excellent though some entrees and desserts are more to my taste. For longer cruises the menu is a bit repetitious too. The Windstar staff are all excellent. I don't know how they can work so quickly and efficiently. Windstar's best selling point is it's flexibility in going to smaller and more interesting ports. The giant cruise ships are best suited to young families who want a Disney theme park like experience.

I am currently on a Windstar cruise in the Caribbean. I previously took a Tahiti cruise which was among the best I have taken of the dozen or so I've done on other cruise lines. In comparison to my earlier Windstar Tahiti cruise there is a remarkable decline in both the food quality and service. Unless I see a remarked improvement in the next 12 days I doubt I'll take a third.

I'll probably see you disembarking next Saturday. We'll be in St. Maarten a few days before we board on March 9th.

In case anyone else is interested in a Le Barthelemy day tour following is info Conde Naste Celebrating Seven Years in a Row! With immense joy and gratitude, we are thrilled to share some truly remarkable news. For the seventh consecutive year, Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa has been recognized as one of the Top 5 Best Resorts in the Caribbean in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Notably, we have also been named the #1 Resort in the Caribbean in 2018, 2020, and 2022 !https://www.lebarthelemyhotel.com/en Menu https://lebarthelemyhotel.com/files/files/menu-amis-lunch-english.pdf While pricy the cruise excursion seems cheaper than a do it yourself tour.

Le Barthelemy is a bargain then. Two drinks and lunch is included for $400. It' rated #1 on Grand Cul-de-Sac on TripAdvisor. I'll be sure to wear my ripped jeans and t-shirts. The reaction I get from snobs will be a lot of fun. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g147341-d10898501-Reviews-Le_Barthelemy_Hotel_Spa-Grand_Cul_de_Sac_St_Barthelemy.html

Has anyone done a day trip excursion to Le Barthelemy? It's offered on a my upcoming cruise. Since it's rated as the best hotel in the Caribbean and costs over 2K a night I'm wondering if it's worth the money to check out the hype.

A good rockstar agent will get you into every restaurant and show whenever you want. I found it embarrassing to be escorted to the front of the long lines for shows. Miss Behave and Duel Reality are must sees.

I guess I should post my wallet. Premium wifi is $30 a day for slow service

It's $30 a day which is the only amount I purchased. I had to have faster speed for an international call. At a maximum speed of 8 Mbps the premium wifi is outrageously overpriced IMHO. Any data intensive needs I use my cell phone as a hot spot in the ports. The TV selections are extremely limited and the signal drops in and out. The Virgin App crashes repeatedly. VV needs to upgrade their wifi and recode the app. Everyone complains about the app crashing repeatedly. If you are satisfied with the poor service it will never improve.

Whatever, I'm on the ship now. I believe people should have the most recent info. I will sail with Virgin again but it's not my first choice due to it's limited port options. I prefer smaller ships with interesting itineraries. To each their own.

Cool. I love to pay 100x over cost. Sir Richard sure needs the money

FYI The Galley does not have diet coke. Our flag server had to run midship to get it. Gunbae does not have iced tea. Since it's like 40C in Spain who would drink hot tea? Since I don't drink I'm not a connoisseur of every bar on the ship. I'm sure they are full of loud people who think they are fascinating tho.

I forgot to declare that I have zero financial interests in Google besides being an owner of mutual funds which buy their stock.

I won't make many comments just post my personal data from using the free and 'premium' WiFi services on Valiant Lady Free Internet speed is <4Mbps 'Premium' Internet speed is <8Mbps Over 3 year old Pixel 6 Google Fi personal hotspot Internet speed is <1Gps So the $150 per week 'premium' wifi is only twice as fast as the free wifi but my 3yo cell phone is over 100X faster as a hotspot than Virgin's server. My cell phone could provide wifi service to over 100 people at a cost of $1 each per month. I won't be flying on Virgin Galactic anytime soon. Their technology is basically stone age.