CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted August 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Hi all, Cruise Critic was onboard last week's sailing of Wind Spirit in Tahiti. Here are our hits and misses. Happy to answer any questions while the memories are fresh. http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/blog/just-back-from-windstar-cruises-wind-spirit-in-tahiti/ Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor Cruise Critic Edited August 14, 2015 by CruiseCriticAUeditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcruiser27 Posted August 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Hi all, Cruise Critic was onboard last week's sailing of Wind Spirit in Tahiti. Here are our hits and misses. Happy to answer any questions while the memories are fresh. http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/blog/just-back-from-windstar-cruises-wind-spirit-in-tahiti/ Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor Cruise Critic Trip sounds awesome! It's on my list [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted August 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Great to read Boon recognized. He is a great asset to the line. Before Windstar had announced they were re-entering the FP market we booked on the Paul Gauguin. That was a less than great cruise, and as we got off we saw the Spirit which rubbed salt into our wounds. We're not sure we'll ever return to French Polynesia, but if we do it would definitely be on the Wind Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraya Posted August 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Thanks for the review! We are super looking forward to our August 21 sailing. Do you remember at which ports was the ship docked at the pier and at which ports was a tender required? If it's a tender, how early do they start running in the morning? I have arranged to be picked up by a couple of local diving operators and want to make sure that I can make it. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted August 18, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted August 18, 2015 It only docks in one port: Raiatea. Tenders start within an hour of arriving, so you can look up the arrival times on the Windstar website, or if you let me know which ports you have dive tours, I can look up the times. I've kept all the daily newsletters :) Pretty sure you'll be fine, nobody starts working too early in Tahiti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraya Posted August 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Thanks! I have arranged diving in Moorea and Bora Bora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted August 18, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Enjoy the sharks and stingrays! On our cruise someone snorkelled with a whale who came up so close to him that the guide had to pull him away :eek: Moorea - first tender 8am Bora Bora (Tuesday) - first tender 9am Bora Bora (Wednesday) - first tender 8am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraya Posted August 18, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ooooh ... I can't wait! Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted August 18, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Fortunately the tenders are large enough for 30% of the guests, and it is only five minutes between the ship and the dock. We were always able to be on the first tender on Windstar if we wanted--unlike the big ships which do tickets and won't let people go until all the shore excursions have left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyaker Posted August 20, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Set for the September 11 sailing, so excited!!!! They mentioned wet landings. How often should we expect that to be the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted August 20, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Set for the September 11 sailing, so excited!!!! They mentioned wet landings. How often should we expect that to be the case? When we were on the PG we landed wet at the private motus. I would imagine it would be the same for Spirit. We were ankle deep at one and close to knee deep at the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted August 22, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Only one wet landing at a private motu and it was ankle deep, very easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmos2000 Posted December 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted December 1, 2015 We will be on the Windspirit in January for their 11 night cruise and are in the process of booking independent excursions. When the ship was in Bora Bora, do you remember what time the evening event was at? I want to be sure that we are back from our excursion in time to take part. Did you have access to the Motu in Bora Bora all day on both days there or just the first day there? I assume they ran a tender from the ship there directly? Thank you for any information you can provide. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pax2 Posted December 6, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 6, 2015 How did you find the air con in the public rooms and cabins was it adequate in such a hot and humid environment?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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