Venice to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Windstar Star Pride Cruise Reviews

Europe is incredibly hot and crowded in the summer, although still crowded for this trip. Did notice a drop in service level compared to prior Windstar cruises. Looks like they are pinching pennies in certain areas. Definitely less focus on customer service from corporate side. Nice to travel with smaller groups, but don't fall for "travel in private yacht style". Excursions are very pricey ...

Our cruise was called Venetian Passageways. Overall iit was excellent. All the ports of call with the exception of Albania were very interesting. Everyone loved swimming in the sea and water sports from the Marina deck while the ship was anchored off Dubrovnik. The open deck barbecue night followed by line dancing was sensational. Other highlights included Windstsr's complimentary private ...

Despite rather spotty reviews regarding Star Pride and the fact that it had a grounding episode last fall, we decided to give it a try. That was based on several factors. First, it fit with the rest of our travel plans and was the right length cruise. Second, we had sailed twice with Windstar on two of their sailing vessels many years ago and had really loved it. Third, the ship had just gone ...

We chose to cruise on Star Pride because of the unique "Venetian Passageways" itinerary - particularly the stop at Itea Greece (for Delphi) and the transit of the Corinth Canal. The cruise was booked before the Seabourn Pride became the Star Pride, and I watched closely for reviews of the new ship. The posted reviews raised many concerns due to mixed reviews on the condition of the ship. As it ...