Star Pride Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Iceland is a bucket list location that does not disappoint. Experiencing it on a cruise with a smaller ship, like WindStar Star Pride provided unique port opportunities that would not have been possible with a large vessel. The people of Iceland are warm and friendly, as is the staff on the ship. I loved that they called us when Northern Lights appeared to ensure we did not miss that opportunity. Although we sailed on the next to the last week, we were fortunate with better than usual weather. Every day was sunny and the rare time it rained, it was only a sprinkle. The excursions are a must-do. We generally make our own excursions when we cruise, but I am glad that we decided to take advantage of the WindStar excursions. The tour guides were knowledgeable and friendly throughout.

Windstar is fantastic! The food, the excursions, the spa (I had two awesome massages), the staff. Everything was very organized from start to finish.

The ship itself is the perfect size - around 250 passengers. The staff were amazing, food excellent. The only negative was the delayed disembarkation and resultant stress at the airport on the departure flight. A truly unprofessional end to an otherwise excellent holiday experience.

We enjoyed this cruise and the itinerary. We have sailed previously on Wind Spirit, which was nice, but we really like the Star Pride class ships.

i would recommend windstar to anyone and everyone - right up there with silver seas!

Getting to Iceland and Greenland was fantastic! It was pretty chilly but we packed a ton of warm clothing. Didn't see the sun very much but it didn't change how much fun we had. Windstar is the best cruise line in our opinion

Same great people and service and was somewhat disappointed in the food quality at times. We'll be back. Many Thanks for all, Kurt

Great Itinerary, was expecting better food & service.

If you can find a better cruise line such as Seabourn at the same or slightly higher price point, I'd go for that because the experience is night-and-day.

Fun enjoyable trip to the Caribbean, with small boat, allowing us to stop at places the big boats can't go.

We had a very good cruise, along with friends who traveled with us. The only problem was one of the two AC plants kept crashing over several days making some public areas and some cabins very hot and humid. Sleeping some nights was very difficult in the affected cabins. Conditions were worse for the crew quarters. Windstar did it’s best to deal with the situation and even flew an expert technician to travel with the ship and get the AC up as quickly as possible whenever it crashed. The passengers were understanding and patient. Windstar provide some compensation to the affected guests.

First time in a smaller ship. Pro: great service and attention from the crew and staff, efficient and easy, getting on and off the ship is a breeze. Con: smaller ship bounces a lot in open seas. Every time we left the protected fjords it was really noticeable. One review I read before the trip was that it would be a mix of US, UK and Canadians and middle-aged. It was 90+% US. And if 70 is the new middle age then I am feeling really young. Great cruise though.

Only thing that went wrong was trying to get Taxi after disembarkation. REALLY BAD!!!

Such a great experience we had that we become a Windstar Cruises lovers!

We really enjoyed the cruise as the food was great , the room was spacious the crew was great and the port were fun to visit. Would highly recommend both a trip to Iceland and travel on a Windstar Cruise. We have cruised with Cunard, Princess, Holland America. Royal Caribbean and Ama-Waterways and plan to cruise with Windstar again.

The size of the ship is nice as you have no long lines and the service was wonderful. Food was well prepared and presented. Balconies to the rooms were very disappointing but the cabin size was good. Activities were poor and excursions excessively expensive but the ports of call were just fabulous.

The crew was friendly and attentive without being nosy. They began using our names early into the cruise.

The food was delicious and prepared to our satisfaction. Lots of different selections each day.

We enjoyed our cruise very immensely and will definitely cruise with Windstar again.

We absolutely loved this cruise!  The staterooms on the Star Pride are larger than a hotel room and beautifully appointed.  The food is excellent, the staff friendly and always willing to assist.  The ports are some of the best in the Caribbean. The only caution I have is that there is very limited entertainment on the ship so if you are looking for the big live shows found on the large cruise ships you will be disappointed.  

Windstar has spoiled us.  We are already planning our next cruise experience with Windstar!

This is my second review of the "Star Pride" --- my first was the maiden voyage in 2014, immediately after the ship was acquired from Seabourn.  I noticed several changes, almost all of which were positive.

Our cruise started in Colon, Panama and traversed the Panama Canal, with later stops in several small ports in Costa Rica.  The voyage through the Canal was interesting, but not particularly scenic. Some recent passengers have complained that the Costa Rican ports are relatively unknown, but I really liked seeing the smaller venues that feature local culture and wildlife.  Like us (13 previous cruises), over half of the passengers were Windstar alumni cruisers.   Also in attendance were the new Windstar President John Delaney, and several members of his executive team.  I had the opportunity to spend some “quality time” with John, and found him to be attentive, engaging, and passionate about small ship cruising, with many ideas for improving the Windstar brand. Prior to our embarkation, we flew into Panama City and stayed at the Bristol Hotel, located in the middle of the banking/financial district.  Panama City is located on the Pacific coast, so we took an hour-long bus ride over to Colon’ on the Atlantic coast before boarding the ship.  This might seem a bit odd, until you see that Panama City is a modern metropolis dominated by skyscraper hotels and high-rise office buildings, while Colon’ is mostly industrial, with little to offer tourists.

The best part of this cruise was the transit through the Canal, it truly is an engineering marvel and I am so glad to have experienced it.  The small ship is nice but beyond that I was disappointed with Windstar.  The staff is very friendly but they are all very young and lack training regarding how to deliver good service. Dining on a cruise is usually special but their menus were limited and very ordinary, a big disappointment.  Being only offered a deck BBQ on cheap plastic chairs is not what I expected, I am not a fan of buffet lines.  This is really an itinerary of nature ports with opportunity for only the scheduled tours as options for daily activities, little if anything to do in port otherwise, beach visits only.  It may be good to know prior to arrival. All of this contributed to my disappointment as I was left to more free time than I had expected.  The star of this trip is the Canal transit and that was something I will always remember as spectacular!