Wind Star Review
Wind Star...nothing better anywhere
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We have sailed with Windstar before and they did not disappoint. Within ten seconds after embarkation we met three crew members who remembered us from our previous two cruises. Following our check-in, which also lasted less than five minutes we were in our cabin with our bags.
There is not a single frowny face on this cruise...everyone knew our names by day 2. The food was fantastic, all day, every day. Nothing is ever boring here. The food menu changes for every meal...no repeats except for the dining under the stars experience Candles...not to be missed.
The Panama Canal experience from the deck is unique, not shared by other larger cruise lines. Seeing the ship ascend or descend the walls in the lock chambers beats looking down on a narrow gap that looks the same from lock to lock.It was also a thrill to everyone on deck as we passed the Miraflores Locks to see hundreds of people watching our sailing yacht pass throughthe locks.
Cabin Review
Oceanview Stateroom
Most Wind Star (and Wind Spirit) cabins are the same size, but the layout and furniture offers seemingly more storage than most other cruise ships that we have sailed on. The washroom and shower facilities actually allow for room to bend over and pick up a bar of soap.
DVD TV's in every cabin offer a variety of in cabin movies, available free from the library.
Access to any deck up a flight or two of stairs, without any elevator represents only a brief challenge for disabled travelers (my wife included)...there is a whole lot of less walking anywhere than on large ships. We were in Cabin 203, aft and were not disurbed by the exercise room or any other things normally associated with the aft of any other ship.