Wind Spirit Review

4.0 / 5.0
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First time on Windstar - hopefully not the last

Review for the South Pacific Cruise on Wind Spirit
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MiMiT
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Aug 2014

My husband and I recently returned from our first Windstar cruise celebrating our 45th Anniversary. From start to finish, we can not say enough good about our experience. The staff and crew on the Wind Spirit were top notch and waited on us continually with cheerful attitudes. This was in spite of unusually cloudy/rainy weather for Tahiti this time of the year. Almost all of their planned activities had to be moved, rearranged and brought on board - no easy task, but they made the most of it. We would be hard pressed to find anything to complain about.

The one inconvenience on this ship over a larger cruise ship is the gangway - a steep stairway rather than the ramp we are used to. It is a lot harder on older knees, but someone was usually there to carry our gear and towels etc to allow us two hands to grasp the rail. There is no elevator on this ship - it would have been nice at times, but they often carried our snorkel gear etc to our room for us. And the only other item of complaint we had was at our Candles outdoor dinner (also moved under cover because of rain), our table was right next to the serving/cooking area. As we were finishing our dessert, the wait staff was disassembling the serving area, removing table cloths etc which dampened the ambiance. We felt they could have waited a few minutes on that.

So that being the only items we could criticize, we loved our entire week. Everyone was friendly, learned our names and used them, offered help, just all around great service in every area. Our weather was the only downer and that couldn't be helped. We met many new friends on board, and could not have had a better week. We now love Windstar.

Cabin Review

We were surprised that our cabin did not seem smaller than regular cruise ship cabins we have had. Storage space was amazing, and everything we asked for Ceppy our steward got for us. Extra pillows, a nightlight for the bathroom (the cabin is very dark at night), ice bucket constantly refilled - any request. Our bed was comfortable, tv worked well, lighting was a little less bright than I like - especially for makeup. But there were great reading lights over the bed. I took a power strip so had plenty of plugs for hairdryer (supplied in cabin) and battery chargers. Robes and slippers were provided as well. We loved being on the second floor as not so many steps every time we went anywhere, since there is no elevator.

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