Wind Surf Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Intimate size, excellent service, great food, and good wine list.  Our suite was nicely configured and second bathroom a real plus.  Menu lacked sufficient variety by week's end and some staff were difficult to understand.

Windstar from Istanbul to Athens offered more interesting posts of call.

My husband and I really enjoyed this cruise.  The ports chosen, service and food on board were outstanding.  There were many opportunities to meet and enjoy conversations with other passengers or spend time alone.  I especially would like to applaud the friendly and helpful staff on board.

This was the best cruise i have taken. I felt I was travelling with like minded people. No small children underfoot. Food was great, but what made it the best was the staff, everyone from the captain to the engine room workers. Service was exceptional, the ship was very well kept. I was proud to tell people in our ports - that is our ship! Looking forward to sailing with Windstar again

After taking big ship cruises every year, this was quite a pleasant surprise.  The crew was phenomenal, food outstanding.  Can't say enough good things about the cruise.  Will definitely go WindStar again!  Can't wait!

Staterooms, food, bar services, staff, dining, entertainment are all very good. The dining staff is very unorganized. Lots of people running around but nothing getting accomplished. No set assignments, very slow to clear tables. The Veranda is not set-up well for breakfast or lunch if cold or inclement weather.

Perfect size, great atmosphere.

How thrilling to see the Wind Surf for the first time as we approached berth. Check in was a little disorganized onboard but after that we were very happy with everything. Top notch food served in main, specialty and all fresco. All no extra charge. Pleasant entertainment especially crew talent show. Drop down aft sports platform is so much fun. Complimentary wind surfers rafts boats. U r welcome on the bridge while underway. Spectacular excursions not included in price but very complete. We dove on Dominica zipped and soaked in sulphur baths on st lucia,had a food demo and,fort tour on Guadeloupe. Dropped anchor just off there for dinner on the deck that night. Sailed right up to the Grand Pitons. Beautiful cabins. Did not miss a balcony at all. Small ship 2 minutes we were on deck.

How to describe this cruise..first of all, the ship is so intimate and calming..there were only about 300 people on this cruise. No kids, and we love kids! NO bright lights etc, it was so relaxing to have the sails brought out and the music so exciting and the captain so accessible! The food wonderful, the staff excellent and so friendly and fun to chat with! Also the state room was nice and well maintained! The ports of call were the very best!

If you love to cruise, try this cruiseline out...Sailing yachts!  We were so impressed our friends went the next year!

We were in suite 503 and it way lovely. I would book it again!

Windsurf is a beautifully put together Yatch. You feel the ambiance without the formality! It was kept imaculate and all the staff and ships personnel go out of their way to make you feel special.

This ship was very nice, clean and well maintained

We recently sailed on the WindSurf (their Rome/Monte Carlo voyage) and had a wonderful time. The staff were extremely warm and attentative, the food and entertainment was terrific . . . it was truly the best experience of our lives. We'll be booking another cruise this summer.

We love Windstar and this was our 5th. cruise with them. Embarkation was exceedingly smooth. We arrived by private taxi and were able to board immediately. The room was very clean and everything worked well. As always, our cabin steward was a dream. They learn your comings and goings immediately and are never intrusive. Dining room service was also very good. The stewards are very eager to please and try to accommodate everyone. We often bring our own wine, purchased locally, and pay a $10 corkage fee. The menu is varied and the food is good, but not great. If you request a dish of caviar or 5 lobsters, they will always try to grant your wishes. Service was occasionally a little slow but the Dining Room Managers always go our of their way to make the experience exceptional. Morning room service was always punctual.The band was very good for a small ship and they were able to get everyone up to dance. Unfortunately they always retired at 12:00AM, even if there were people in the lounge. The duo in the bar was also enjoyable. The ports could have been a little better, especially Rostock, Germany and Latvia. Talinn, Estonia was wonderful, but we only spent 1/2 day there so that we could get to St. Petersburg early the next morning. This is one of the drawbacks in sailing on a smaller ship. We rarely take the tours but did so in St. Petersburg because we did not have Russian visas. The tours, run by Baltic Travel, were great. All in all, we had a wonderful experience and found all of the crew friendly and helpful, as always. The only inconvenience was when we disembarked. We have learned that it is rarely necessary to buy ground transfers and prefer to leisurely take our own taxi. In Copenhagen, we were only a 10 minute ride from the hotel. The bus for the people utilizing the ground transfer service never arrived, so the member of the Wind Surf social staff commandeered all of the taxis, leaving the rest of us to wait in a long line, after rushing to get us off of the ship. It would have been a little classier if they had allowed us a little more time to linger over breakfast.

We waited at the airport for transportation to the ship. No one greeted us.Embarkation was disorganized. We arrived early (based on their travel arrangements), only to be refused boarding for several more hours.Since we had traveled all night, this was extremely difficult.The ship looked old, but was maintained okay (not great though). The stateroom was adequate, but small, the pillows and linens were no different than those of other "ordinary cruise lines."The room would not cool properly. We had to request three times that it be corrected, eventually it was. Other service also required several requests.The food was good, but not better than we had with Celebrity Cruises, or even Disney. There was no flexibility on the preparation, something we experienced on the Celebrity cruise. The service was fair, one evening we left before dessert because no one came to take our order.Room service was used one morning, we waited 45 minutes, only then to be told they only had two people delivering and it may take longer. When the food arrived, the order was wrong.The ports were great and the casual atmosphere was very enjoyable. I would recommend the ship for the itinerary, not the amenities. Overall, we did not feel anything was outstanding, we felt it was just ordinary.

Again, this was everything we hoped for and were rewarded with they are still the best line.

We had a wonderful experience on the Wind Surf. This was our first Windstar Cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed everything about it. The passenger to crew ratio is much better than the large cruise ships we have been on. We much prefer the small personalized ship. We already reserved a spot on a future Windstar Cruise.

Had been on the smaller Wind Song and Wind Spirit ships so we were uncertain on how we would like the larger Wind Surf. It was great. 300 passengers and rarely saw a crowd except at dinner and daily talks. Shore excursions are expensive, we booked 2 excursions before we traveled for the exact same ones the shipped offered and they were less than half the price. Beverage packages should not be part of an upscale cruise. Charge a little more and make it all inclusive. Crew was its normal Wind Star fantastic.