We sailed from St. Maarten, March 15th. My wife & I, and this was our 1st Windstar cruise, but maybe our 20th cruise overall. We’ve sailed on Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Seven Seas, Oceania, and Princess. The islands we visited were Antigua, Tortola, Jost, St. Barths, and Virgin Gorda.
We flew in 1 day early and stayed in Philipsburg, in the center of town (at the Sea View Hotel – not recommended). I would recommend, however, planning to get here at least 1 day early because the airport here is very crowded and unpredictable – all of our flights, in & out, were delayed therefor causing missed connections and re-scheduled flights. It was very hectic.
However, once aboard the Wind Surf everything changed. I have nothing to complain about, no negative comments.
3rd floor cabin, but not a suite. I feel that the 3rd floor was the absolute perfect location - close to everything. But it is a small ship, so maybe it really didn't matter. However, I will book the same floor agin next time :)