Cometman

When in doubt, book a back to back cruise and do it all!

We did Barbados to Panama to San Jose last year and had the time of our lives!

We are doing Transatlantic on the Windsurf in November, it will be interesting to see how it works on that voyage.

I would call them to confirm.

We love the Wind Surf. It has been a while (2018) since we were on it last, we booked a 22-day cruise for November on the Surf and can't wait! (Barcelona-Lisbon-St Maarten).

Having extra dining choices and that fabulous crew makes it always a fantastic adventure.

We just booked a transatlantic for November 2023 on Windstar's Wind Surf. Starting that cruise off in Barcelona- Lisbon, then 14 days to St Maarten.  22 days total!

Just got off the Windstar, 18 days- Barbados to Puerto Caldera. Beautiful adventure, only 106 passengers!

Looking forward to a transatlantic, been a bucket list item for me for years.

I always have them in my checked luggage. Now with Southwest airline like it is.... makes even more sense.

We are in Barbados waiting to board today. We are at. The Accra the Windstar hotel. Rooms are so so. But the Rum is amazing. Enjoy your stay in Barbados. Looking forward to boarding tomorrow.  

The app is all messed up too, I have three cruises booked and only one shows up. And it's the same on all itineraries too.

We have 114 days sailing with Windstar and 39 more planned for the next year too!

This is exciting- we get on board the Windstar in Barbados for an 18 day adventure!

For the later dining time- there is also 24 hour room service.

My wife and I order room serve once or twice per cruise then bring the food to the top deck with a bottle of wine to enjoy a quiet dinner together....

We have cruised 14 time on Windstar. It's our favorite line. 150 passengers, it feels like a private yacht.

We have also done  few on RCL and Carnival and one (Alaska) on Oceania.

Windstar by far is our favorite- but you have to pay for that luxury too.

We just booked a TA cruise on the Windsurf for December 2023, and was wondering what the WiFi is like on board during the crossing?

Thanks

Tim

Great review. Just got off a Royal Caribbean cruise boy do I miss Windstar.

Made my final payment on our upcoming 18-day cruise in November today. We can't wait!

Plus any cruises over 14 days get free laundry too!

We have 18 Windstar cruises and have never had any issues with food. Compared to other cruise lines we have sailed on (Oceana , RCL, and Carnival) Windstar food and service is way above and beyond the other lines.

21 hours ago, Sms1973 said:

Which bar offered the best wine selection on Mariner?  Thanks!

It depends on the wines you like, they are always rotating the wines through the different locations.

I am a sommelier, and usually get the drink package. I was on the Mariner of the Sea a few months ago and not real impressed with the wine list.

There were also a lot of inconsistencies with what wines were available by the glass and where. For example a wine I could get on the package by the glass in the casino was available, but in the dining room the same wine was on the list but NOT available by the glass, only per bottle. That made no sense to me. I inquired and was told that's just the way it is.

I just spent 3 1/2 hours on hold before anyone came on. What a joke!

I just spent 3 1/2 hours on hold with Royal. What a joke.

We used these on our cruise last month;

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Abbott BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test with eMed Telehealth Services for Travel - 2 Pack

On 2/17/2022 at 6:18 PM, LJWECOC said:

We just returned from 18 days aboard Wind Star (Costa Rica, Panama Canal and southern Caribbean (Caldera to Barbados). I just posed a review of the voyage but I wanted to post something here for those who are still hesitant about cruising.

 

We had just 50-60 guests on our b-to-b cruises. Ours was the first voyage of Wind Star after a brief COVID shutdown. We were hesitant but decided to go anyway. It was possibly the nicest cruise we have ever been on. With so few guests, we met, had drinks, dinners and socialized with almost all of them. 

 

COVID restrictions (masks, social distancing and testing) were not so severe as to spoil the voyage. We were tested a couple of times, including pre-boarding, mostly due to port requirements. We had zero positive COVID cases during the entire trip. The Windstar open bridge policy was suspended and there were no special dinner with the ships officers. All officers and crew were masked except when occasional guests insisted on seeing their smiling faces. Apart from those minor limitations, the cruise was really quite normal and absolutely worthwhile.

 

Ports are really hurting. Many shops are closed entirely. It may be a long time before they recover.

We are doing that cruise in November. Hopefully most restrictions will be lifted by then. Thanks for the Write-up!

Cruise docs are now available!

We have cruised both lines, granted only once on Oceania- but that was enough for us. The difference was in the service.

Oceania can not compare to the service quality of Windstar.

This topic is so fluid right now, no one can say what the limitations will be by 2022.

Our next cruise is in February 2022- hopefully it's just having the vaccine will be all that's needed. But who knows.