kkbay Posted December 9, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2017 i know many of you are concerned about embarking from San Juan. No worries! Flew in yesterday and airport has electricity, Starbucks had a line, taxis easy to get. roads are great, stayed at Sheraton wonderful!! Ship is clean, food great, no problems!! I have been on countless cruises and the embarkation rates a 10! Will post more when I get back:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudgesmom Posted December 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Have a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 10, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Bon Voyage. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg140 Posted December 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 12, 2017 We're doing the TA in April. Would love to hear your thoughts on the ship when you get back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@Cagain Posted December 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2017 We too just got off the Star Pride. Had a relaxing and enjoyable time. I loved the size of the staterooms aka suites. In fact, I am now spoiled for anything smaller. Also will not be able to go back to a "big" ship, I don't think. I thought I would see the Sail Away ceremony as corny, but found myself fairly emotional. I was amazed how many people do a LOT of cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samedy Posted December 17, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Were the hot tubs working? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted December 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Were the hot tubs working? Hot tub by mini-pool worked but was not very hot. Mini-pool jets that are supposed to create a flow to simulate swimming did not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkbay Posted December 18, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted December 18, 2017 We had a wonderful cruise. The rooms are spacious and we really liked the little walk in closet. Food was great, the ports were small and interesting. The staff was very friendly and so helpful. We especially liked Montserrat and our excursion to the city covered in ashes. The hot tub worked. I never saw the pool with the jets in action. We liked the small ship feel and not being hounded to purchase over priced jewelry or gold by the inch. As stated before, San Juan is rebuilding, but taxis and hotels are open and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@Cagain Posted December 18, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 18, 2017 We were the only people in the hot tub at the bow one day. :D We did not get the drink package. Had wine or beer at lunch, cocktails, a bottle of wine with dinner, and occasional after dinner drink and still did better than the package price. I think you would have to drink all day long to make that work! One thing that took us a while to figure out was to look at the menu on the table at breakfast and lunch each day before going to the buffet. Maybe we just aren't big eaters, because I could only have one or the other. Also, they would fix just one egg or pancake if you asked. These are things I had not seen on this board, so I thought I'd speak up. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg140 Posted December 19, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 19, 2017 We too just got off the Star Pride. Had a relaxing and enjoyable time. I loved the size of the staterooms aka suites. In fact, I am now spoiled for anything smaller. Also will not be able to go back to a "big" ship, I don't think. I thought I would see the Sail Away ceremony as corny, but found myself fairly emotional. I was amazed how many people do a LOT of cruises. When we sailed on the Windsurf they played the Vangelis piece from 1492 "Fanfare". Is that piece they played? We are on the TA so will only have one sailaway, so I don't want to miss it. That is unless the Captain decides to play it each night at sunset or something equally moving. Who knows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkbay Posted December 19, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Yes, they play it on the Star Pride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60andhappy Posted December 19, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 19, 2017 i know many of you are concerned about embarking from San Juan. No worries! Flew in yesterday and airport has electricity, Starbucks had a line, taxis easy to get. roads are great, stayed at Sheraton wonderful!! Ship is clean, food great, no problems!! I have been on countless cruises and the embarkation rates a 10! Will post more when I get back:) Thanks kkbay, nice to hear San Jaun is getting back in its feet. We are booked at the Sheraton Old San Juan in Feb. Is that where you stayed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@Cagain Posted December 20, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I know I sound like I have stock in the place, but I don't... For a pre or postcruise stay, look at El Convento in Old San Juan. It is a boutique hotel, the old convent for the cathedral next door. Easy walking distance to the Old San Juan pier. Wonderful customer service, great happy hour on the roof garden/pool/hot tub. You will feel that you are in old Spain. While San Juan (and all the main towns in the Caribbean hit by Irma and/or Maria) are back to business, remember that the folks living in the outlying areas may still be without services and rely on tourist revenue. I was appreciative that they thanked the guests on the Star Pride for coming to the Caribbean during reconstruction. :halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samedy Posted December 22, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 22, 2017 What time did you have to leave St Bart’s, and how early could get on the island? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
put me on a ship Posted December 22, 2017 #15 Share Posted December 22, 2017 We were also on the Dec 9 sailing. San Juan is functional, still has a ways to go before normal. Outside of San Juan is still a mess. After 30+ cruises, all on bigger ships, we fell in love with WindStar. We are planning on booking 2 weeks on Wind Surf next December, and the 11 day Tahiti cruise for May of 2019. The food, service and atmosphere does not even begin to compare with the larger mainstream cruise lines. We live in FL, and cruise a lot, and will still sail on the larger ships, but I think WindStar may very well have become our favorite. Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRoot Posted December 22, 2017 #16 Share Posted December 22, 2017 We were also on the Dec 9 sailing. San Juan is functional, still has a ways to go before normal. Outside of San Juan is still a mess. After 30+ cruises, all on bigger ships, we fell in love with WindStar. We are planning on booking 2 weeks on Wind Surf next December, and the 11 day Tahiti cruise for May of 2019. The food, service and atmosphere does not even begin to compare with the larger mainstream cruise lines. We live in FL, and cruise a lot, and will still sail on the larger ships, but I think WindStar may very well have become our favorite. Kat Just remember the Wind Surf is not as nice of a ship as the Pride. The cabins are much smaller. The service is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_cruiser Posted December 22, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Just remember the Wind Surf is not as nice of a ship as the Pride. The cabins are much smaller. The service is the same. I wouldn't say that the Wind Surf is not as nice a ship. I quite like the sail ships. The regular cabins are adequate size as compared to the large suites on the motor yachts. Still they are well designed and comfortable. IMO, the public spaces are just as nice. Windsurf has some suites which are twice the size of the regular cabins. Tahiti will also be one of the sail ships - Wind Spirit - it is smaller and doesn't have elevators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strenz Posted December 22, 2017 #18 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Beg to differ. We love the Sailing ships, beautiful, great deck space, lovely rooms, more outside space. It is very subjective sail vs motor. We have completed 19 sails and 1 motor. We loved the motor yacht but our preference is is the sails. What is superb on both food, service, ambience, comfort, itinearies, and the joy of small ship sailing. Happy Sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
put me on a ship Posted December 24, 2017 #19 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Just remember the Wind Surf is not as nice of a ship as the Pride. The cabins are much smaller. The service is the same. We know the cabins are smaller, and honestly, the ship itself doesn't matter. It's more about the food, service and overall ambiance of the ship. And the Pride is old, and showing her age, but that did not affect our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
put me on a ship Posted December 24, 2017 #20 Share Posted December 24, 2017 What time did you have to leave St Bart’s, and how early could get on the island? Sent from my iPhone using Forums We left St Bart's at 1:30 pm, and got there around 7 am. We did the 1 hour island tour, and a little shopping. I would say about 50% of the stores were still closed due to hurricane damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
put me on a ship Posted December 24, 2017 #21 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Beg to differ. We love the Sailing ships, beautiful, great deck space, lovely rooms, more outside space. It is very subjective sail vs motor. We have completed 19 sails and 1 motor. We loved the motor yacht but our preference is is the sails. What is superb on both food, service, ambience, comfort, itinearies, and the joy of small ship sailing. Happy Sailing We were in Les Saintes with Wind Surf, and the captains arranged to leave at the same time. We went out first, then waited for Wind Surf, and we sat there and watched as she raised her sails. Impressive! (We were also treated to a meteor shower at the same time!!) Quite a magical night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkbay Posted January 19, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Loved the Star Pride. I will say this - if you have any type of problems walking or getting into a tender, this is NOT the ship for you. Many people need to be aware of this situation before they book a cruise on this ship. Every port is a tender. There might be an elevator to get to the lower deck to tender, but I never saw one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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