Nice way to sample the Rivieras!

Wind Surf Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Wind Surf

7 Night Yachtsmans Harbors Of The Rivieras (Rome To Barcelona)

Sail date: August 25, 2018

Ship: Wind Surf

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 141

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Over all we enjoyed our cruise. Thought the sails would be used more than they were. Food was nice for the most part, but desserts lacked. Need more hooks in staterooms. Floor plan of yacht in the elevators is oriented the wrong way...should be facing the same way the boat is: The hallways all look the same, so it can be difficult the first few days to know if you are walking to the bow or the stern. Also, these plans of the ship should be posted in the hallway near steps as well. Evening entertainment was nice, but needed a bit more spark and diversity. The BBQ was very nicely done! We are just extremely disappointed in the alternate port that Windstar chose due to high winds. La Seine was a terrible port and we lost a complete day of our trip there. Taxi's were unavailable at the port. The least Windstar could have done was to provide some sort of shuttle service or at least notified local taxi company of our unplanned day in port. We understand that port reservations are made a year in advance, but if Windstar knows that this area of the Mediterranean is traditionally very windy at this time of year, then a port should be planned rather than hoping to use the tenders.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Rooms style/sizes do not vary unless you are on the top deck.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5

Port Vendres, France

5 out of 5

Sanary-Sur-Mer, France Did not visit port

It was too windy to use the tenders and we could not dock in this port. The alternative (La Seine) was an awful plan B. This was a depressing run down area and not what we would have ever expected to port at on this cruise. Major disappointment and a complete loss of a day of our holiday.

Monte Carlo, Monaco

4 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Portofino, Italy

5 out of 5

Portoferraio, Elba

4 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

We only embarked here, so no time to visit area.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

cruisellama    5 years ago

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Thanks for your review