Windstar Dublin to Lisbon, Sept. 10

Item: Wind Surf
Rating: 3.2
Author: Edhenry12

Wind Surf Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Edhenry12

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

8 Night Best Of Europe's West Coast (Dublin To Lisbon)

Sail date: September 10, 2017

Ship: Wind Surf

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall, not a good itinerary for this ship. We should have sailed directly from Dubin to Porto and stayed in Portugal for a week. Seas were rough, but not terribly bad. Lots of bad weather and rain. I would choose a different cruise ship to travel in this area again.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

The port the ship was scheduled to depart from was changed at some point, yet nobody was ever notified by Windstar. Many passengers eneded up at the wrong port and had to bus or taxi over to correct port. I was tracking ship so I knew where it was, but I consider the lack of any kind of email notification to be very poor service. Many passengers were really upset.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Dining rooms were nice, but both my wife and I felt the food was mediocre, a step above cafeteria food. I had supposedly fresh fish 3 times during the cruise, and it was not prepared well. Very disappointed with the food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Friendly staff, but seemed like they were going through the motions......

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

This is a warm weather destination ship. Designed for warm weather and life on the deck. If you have rain or inclement weather, it feels small and congested.

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