Windstar Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Star Pride
elklemi
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
My very first cruise ever was in 2007 on Carnival that included an excursion of partial transfer of Panama Canal. Always wanted to do total crossing and Windstar had a reduced single supplement so figured March 2 would be a good time as I had trips scheduled for December, January, and February so March was booked. I could find very little information on this cruise so even though this was last ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2024
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Wind Star
Jeff in Virginia
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
We were excited to tour the Panama Canal and to end up in Aruba. Overall the ship met our expectations and we were very pleased with the following:
* Nice Cabin: We upgraded from the porthole floor (3rd) to the large window cabin on the 4th level and were glad we did that. Overall the room was large, nice walk-in closet, large bathroom with great shower. The seating area was comfortable and we ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Wind Star
msandrews52
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise because we wanted to do a full transit of the Panama canal on a small ship and do a one week cruise.
The service was excellent, the cabin was comfortable and well designed. We got to use the water sports platform one day in Quepos and it was fun. The food was very good, especially at dinner. I wish they would serve more sandwich meat and cold salad (Deli-style) options at ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Star Breeze
CruiseOrLand
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
Whichever direction your cruise is traveling through the canal, you will be flying into or out of the Pacific Ocean end of the canal, Panama City. Since we were going towards the Pacific, our Embarcation was in Colon, about 1 ½ hours from Panama City.
Windstar notified us a couple of weeks in advance that they needed to do some maintenance just before our boarding, so the Embarkation would be ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Ocean View Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Star Breeze
ATravelinFoodie
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Crew – 5 stars, Food – 4 to 5 stars, Ship – 4 stars
EMBARKATION – in Aruba – a long walk from where the cab drops you off to the yacht, because only the big ships get front docking. They have a shuttle, but we elected to walk our luggage, so that was a bit hot in the blazing sun. Covered tent at the gangway with someone to check off your name and label your bags that the crew will take to your ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Wind Star
aleeoc
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Decided to try Windstar after liking the smaller ship experience on Viking and Azamara and Viking River. Overall, the food was very good, the crew friendly and eager to please however we started off by delaying our sail away by a day due to "two small holes" in the hull that required underwater welding. This resulted in a sea day instead of our scheduled port of call in Cartagena which was the ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Wind Surf
Duthie
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We had been on three Wind Star cruises before but all were on the smaller Wind Song and Wind Spirit ships so we weren't exactly sure on what to expect with the larger Wind Surf. We loved it. Our cruise had 296 guests on board but you never seemed to see any crowds at all except perhaps during dinner in the main dining room. As like all Wind Star cruises the crew were so friendly and helpful. ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2018
Cabin Type: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Star Breeze
mwf7501
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
Chose this because we wanted a 7-day canal transit on a small ship. First time on Windstar. Overall very good -- excellent service, food was quite satisfactory, ship was in good but not outstanding condition. The cabin space was excellent -- was skeptical of the french balcony, but liked it a great deal. Since you have a whole suite, no need for a separate balcony, and opening the sliders ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Star Breeze
kctraveler
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We were looking to go through the Panama Canal on a small ship and not have to visit various Caribbean islands that we have already seen. We had not visited Costa Rica or Panama so the itinerary on this ship fit our requirement. Embarkation was terrible and almost had us worrying what we got ourselves into. We took an independent tour from a hotel we booked on our own, which was cheaper than their ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2018
Cabin Type: Ocean View Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Star Breeze
ecuerda
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
Really nothing to complain, we cannot compare because it was our first cruise.
Ship was small enough to meet people and feel as home.
Ports and share excursions were quite well done.
Entertainment and activities were pretty nice, having in account that it is a small ship, even during the "at sea days" we found activities to do, such as visiting the kitchen or a cocktail course. The only ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony Suite
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