Star Breeze Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This ship and this itinerary offered a marvelous way to experience French Polynesia. The beauty of the islands, the warmth of the locals, the elegance and comfort of the vessel, and superb ship's staff are a combination for a perfect vacation.

It was one of our very best vacations. Such a beautiful ship filled with friendly and genuinely kind people. I am looking forward to my next Windstar trip.

We felt very special and well cared for on this cruise. The hospitality team was friendly, accommodating, easy to find and interact with and attentive. The islands were beautiful. Given the size of the ship, there were nights that were very rocky and we found it difficult to sleep… bring ear plugs - Dramamine is free at medical. This is not something that can always be controlled. It is a smaller ship, but older so could be design and engineering that may be better on newer smaller ships. Overall, we would 100% recommend this cruise. Nice diverse group of people and never felt crowded.

The islands of French Polynesia are definitely a bucket list trip and exploring with our first Windstar Cruise was a wonderful experience. Whether you want to enjoy the water or experience island history and culture, there is something for everyone and with Windstar it all seems easier and less crowded than a big ship experience. It was our first small ship experience but won’t be our last. If you need a tropical island getaway for few days of sun and sea then consider this itinerary with Windstar.

Loved the islands and snorkeling excursions, especially the pearl farm. Loved talking with all the passengers. Don't think I would cruise on this small a ship if being at sea for days. Windstar needs to find a better way to provide water to go! Plastic throw away bottles are ruining our oceans!

Tahiti is wonderful, there's no words for it. Unspoiled nature and great people. Cruise was relaxing and I really enjoyed it but I was quite surprised that the food was not better. Breakfast and lunch were fine but dinners were never that great. I even skipped dinner one night just because it wasn't worth the effort.

Loved this cruise, ship, excellent captain and crew, wonderful food and drink, really needed this vacation.. am excited to book another Windstar as it is personal, covid-19 safe, and beautiful in all aspects.

We were glad we went, as this gave us the onboard zodiacs, the highlight for us of the week. We have been on many river cruises (with Vantage and Scenic) and mid-sized Oceania voyages (on Oceania, almost always planning our own tours, often joining with fellow cruisers through Cruisecritic roll calls). This was our first Windstar experience. In balance, we would choose both Scenic and Oceania again, unless there was a specific desire, as there was with the zodiacs.

our cruise was ruined by covid and of course characterized by isolation and quarantine. we were disappointed in the cruise experience with ship spaces not as appealing as luxury, food quality and taste inconsistent, and lack of expedition insights we thought would be connected to a smaller cruise touting a unique itinerary including nature stops. service was either very good or very bad with the latter relating to personnel either misunderstanding or choosing not to answer questions directly (like they had been given a script and not hear the question).

Very nice time on ship. Rather older folks on board. Wished for more water activities. Snorkeling disappointing. Didn’t open up ships Marina. Food and drink and staff great

This was an excellent cruise and the best I have been on so far. I will definitely book more Windstar Cruises in the future and I recommend them without reservation.

nice sampler of French Polynesia. People in the region are very friendly and helpful. The waters are clear and inviting, the snorkeling is fantastic.

Best time ever! clean covid19 free.. we could really enjoy ourselves

We go on a major vacation every 2 years (Hawaii, Germany, France, Sweden, Chile, etc). This was one of the top 3.

For me? It was perfect!!! The Caribbean is a truly glorious place. And close! And I LOVE Windstar - 6 cruises and am already thinking RE my 7th next year. On our trip (only 181 passengers) we had someone who had done Windstar 17 times and another 24 times. Bottomline? You are passionate about Windstar (few folks - but all wonderful; great food; minimal evening activities, etc.) or "it's not your cup of tea" (e.g., if one likes shows, structured activities in the day time, rock walls, shopping on board, etc., etc.)

Wonderful cruise!!!! Highly recommend Windstar. The service and organization is top of the line and the small size ship is something we particularly enjoy.

Great crew and food.  Great atmosphere.  We felt really spoiled.  Loved the on deck chair massages.  Wished the water sports platform had been open in the last two ports.

The Order of the Ditch is the award you receive when you transit the Panama Canal.  We did so on 1/29/17.  We boarded the Sea Breeze in Colon and did the full transit in daylight.  It was a fantastic journey.  The experience was memorable, but our fellow passengers, the staff and crew made the journey even more special. Traveling on a small ship is exciting, but there was nothing small about the services, food, activities and energy throughout the 7 day journey from Panama to Costa Rica.  Every detail - the barbecue on the beach, the tours, the cultural shows on board, the "sail away" each evening - all made this journey very special. If this trip is on your "bucket list" - do it with Windstar - they really excel!

The entire cruise from the time I got on the ship till  departure was an example of exceptional service.  This was a Christmas cruise so there were more children than the ship usually gets.  The staff was always coming up with activities.  The dining was outstanding.  This has spoiled me for sailing on bigger ships.  I never felt rushed, crowded or lacked for things to do.  The best part is that the ship doesn't stop at large ports so still got to see places as they are.  Had to get used to wet landings in Zodiac but once you master that all is good.  The only issue is that both the embarkation and disembarkation occur at shipping ports.  The port in Colon is not it the best part of town and Panama has some strange rules on how they run their ports.

Favorites included the Bonaire Snorkeling on uninhabited island, the Panama Canal Expansion tour, and the trip into the Embria Indian Village.

Windstar cruises are one of the best; great food, service and crew,  However, on this itinerary could have done without Santa Marta with more time in Cartagena Columbia...many aboard felt the same.   The Cruise Director on this ship was a bit "stiff" on his presentations of the ports, sharing only history and maps;   should have highlighted some interesting things to do and places to go in each port, other than the published excursions.

The Bristol Panama Hotel was a great post cruise stayover and located perfectly to all city sites.    I had prepaid my transportation to the airport on Dec 11 thru Windstar and had a notice that my pickup time would be 3PM;  However, and for whatever "hicup" occured they did not show and the hotel kindly got me a cab and paid the transfer cost.....probably need to follow up on this one