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Panal Canal Passage and Quepos Port Highlight of Trip
"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.We were notified shortly before we left for the trip that the ship had a problem with one engine so our Gulfo Dulce excursion port was cancelled...."Read More
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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
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LJWECOC
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We were tired of staying home and have always loved Windstar. Although we were somewhat put off by the COVID restrictions imposed by CDC and other governmental authorities, foreign and domestic, on the cruise lines, we decided to give it a try. It was probably the best cruise we have ever taken (and that is a lot of cruises). We boarded after a mandatory COVID test and stayed in our cabin until ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Wind Star
Cruise Worm
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Ditto other reviews: delicious food, few onboard activities, personalized service, beautiful sail-away events, phenomenal cabin storage, nice L'Occitan toiletries, great shower with 2 heads, great spa with massages, & best of all--fantastic talks by naturalist. But the ship seems tired--1 of 2 generators that power propeller went out, so kitchen was an hour late in preparing dinner the first ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Wind Star
Mocamps
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We were excited about this cruise, having been on a cruise on the Royal Clipper several years ago and expecting it to be a similar experience. We were disappointed that it wasn't.
Prior to the cruise the admin left a lot to be desired as we didn't get any final documentation until a few days before we left despite having paid in full when we booked. Although loyal Windstar cruisers on CC ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Wind Star
grundle
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
My husband and I are in our 60s and have traveled around the world creating our own itineraries and arranging our own transportation. We never thought cruising was for us but in the last few years we have sampled several medium to large ships with friends (Royal Caribbean, Princess, Carnival). The Panama Canal transit with WindStar seemed a pleasant way to experience a small ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Wind Star
Mark Whitman
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
I love Windstar’s small-boat (148 passengers) approach to cruising, but I found this particular boat, their flagship, to be lacking and I was also dismayed by several avoidable missteps by the ship’s management.
The destinations are a wonderful experience. The Panama Canal, Panama City and Costa Rica in January are absolutely must-do experiences. The destinations are 5+.
Windstar (really ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
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 Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Wind Star
mediapro
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
First a disclaimer.
I have enjoyed five cruises on the Paul Gauguin and wanted a fair comparison between PG and the recently refitted former Seabourn ships. I understood the key difference between the two - PG as totally all inclusive and the Winstar Star Breeze as lodging, meals and non-alcoholic included - yet eager to compare the differences in service, food, entertainment, enrichment, ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2016
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Wind Star
kathki
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We took our first ever Windstar cruise from Colon Panama to Porto Caldera Costa Rica earlier this month. We were a bit worried as this would be the smallest ship by far that we had ever been on and were not sure what to expect! We were very pleased with our experience and having been on many other ships were surprised with the number of firsts we experienced from swimming of the back of the ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2013
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
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