J&MSails

I think I heard 1492 in the background!

Susanne, Thanks for the response. We are looking forward to be back on the Surf in March

Susanne, Who is the Captain and who is the Chef onboard the Surf, and will they still be there when we board in Barbados on March 4th? Thanks

Marmalade restaurant in San Juan is fantastic. It is within walking distance from where the ships dock. It is pricey but well worth it. Get reservations and go with a group, lots of fun Beer and wine are not complimentary on Windstar

They also have Coke Zero

Mariners, I forgot to ask if you attended the Joe Novitski lecture on the 9th. Did he talk about his book about the building of the Wind Star? His book was fantastic. Thanks

Really enjoying your posts. I am living vicariously through them. Who is the captain? On our Wind Star trip from Civitavecchia to Lisbon our captain was Belinda Bennett and she was terrific. Thanks

This is also on the Windstar website. However, I wouldn't want to be standing on the pier as the ship is sailing away "Guests who show up at embarkation without a negative test result in hand will be administered an antigen test by Windstar and charged a $69 fee."

Shop around for a TA that will give you some OBC Sail on the Wind Surf out of St. Maarten. Your first cruise on Windstar in the Caribbean should be with sails. Book a Star Collector cruise, you will get the laundry package for free. You will only need one suit case and you will come home with no laundry to do. Fly in a day early and stay at the Holland House with a room facing the bay. Wake up early and see the Wind Surf sail in. Take the water taxi from the Holland House to the ship. You can walk to the ship from the Holland House, but the water taxi over is fun. I think there are still some cabins available on the 12/27/22 18 day sailing on the Surf. Spend New Years at sea

The gap is the stairwell between decks. We were in 626 on the Breeze, which is next to the stairwell and elevator, and thought it was a great location. We did not hear any noise from the elevator or the stairwell.

Has anyone heard the covid status of the five other Windstar ships? Were we the only lucky ones that had an outbreak?

We were tested on the ship the night before we arrived in Cabo San Lucas. We received the results in a form stating we were negative. When we arrived at the airport in Cabo, we had to fill out an attestation form on line saying we have tested negative. No one at the airlines checked to make sure we were telling the truth. No one at the airport checked our vaccination cards either.