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    Well....attempting to go back to Tahiti one more time. We'll see...

    in Pacific Islands, All

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    23 hours ago, Petoonya said:

    Wind Spirit took off for Indonesia/Australia cruises but then when the possibility of resuming Tahiti loomed apparently the Cook Islands went by-by. Also those governments are less likely to open to cruise ships than Tahiti is. Sorry about your cruise. Really would have been a special one.

    Yeh, they were scheduled for some really special cruises the first half of 2020.  I could see the handwriting on the wall early on when Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, etc. started cutting off ships.  All of sudden, none of our ports were open to ships, so I knew it had to be cancelled.  At least I had the year to have fun with the planning and looking forward to it.  Lost our Caribbean spring break cruise too this year - about 10.5 hours before our flight out!  That cruise was in the first batch of cancellations in March.  Of course, these were the safe and necessary things to have happen. 

     

    However, we just re-booked for the Caribbean in March and Greece and Italy in June with the great sales Windstar has going!  Hoping it will be possible for all of us on here to be able to do our cruises next year!  Enjoying your planning posts for FP!  Planning is a big part of the fun;-)

     

    Pam

    Well....attempting to go back to Tahiti one more time. We'll see...

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    13 hours ago, fedexretiree said:

    Does Windstar go to the Cook Islands?  Do they include all you can drink alcohol in their rates as well?  

    Windstar was doing a cruise that had a stop in the Cook Islands for June this year.  We were booked, but it was cancelled.  It was such a unique itinerary.  Unfortunately, they don't have any of those scheduled again, at least through 2022. 

     

    No Sail Order Extended

    in Windstar Cruises

    Posted

    We are supposed to be on the Wind Spirit on June 8.  No cancellation from Windstar yet, but I don't see how it can be a go.  The area we will be in also suffered a category 5 storm last week (Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, etc.).  So sad to see more devastation in the midst of everything else.

     

    I did not know the BVIs would be closed for so long!  I wonder if all the other islands will shut down that long also.

     

    Pam

    Air Tahiti Nui...

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    JKA,

    I just used the Contact link at the top of the ATN homepage and filled out that form.  TahitianBigKahuna is right - you AA record locator will not work on ATN.  When I emailed, ATN gave me their record locator which will allow you to log in to your reservation with them.  You can choose your seats with that, but actually the person who emailed me back assigned us our seats. 

     

    Good luck!

     

    Pam

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    Air Tahiti Nui...

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    We also have flights booked through AA, with a flight on Air Tahiti Nui, but had no trouble getting seats assigned.  I emailed Air Tahiti Nui and they responded very quickly and assigned our seats with no issues.  They were very friendly and helpful.  We even had to reassign seats when they changed out an airplane and they responded again quickly to my email and assigned us seats again.  Sorry you are having trouble getting your seats.  Hope you can get it worked out.

     

    Pam

    Help fill me in on excursions!

    in Windstar Cruises

    Posted

    Over our years sailing with Windstar, we have done a mix of both ship excursions and private tours.  I find Windstar tours to be excellent and they make a point of keeping the groups small.  Regarding the pricing, I was comparing private tours vs. ship tours for an upcoming cruise and found the ship price, for that particular tour to be exactly the same as what the tour company website was offering.  I found that interesting! 

     

    Also, the number of options offered for different ports does vary.  Some ports just do not have as many excursions that meet Windstar's standards.

     

    Enjoy your cruise!

     

    Pam

    Beach BBQ?

    in Windstar Cruises

    Posted

    On 11/24/2019 at 2:34 PM, Strenz said:

    Hi Pam,

    Plage Pompier takes me about 20 minutes. I am 71 in ok shape I swim everyday and walk almost everyday. You go up a hill out of the village about half way there it becomes flat to the beach. The beach does  not have a big drop to get in the water. If you leave a bag open in the tiny park which is part of the beach area the goats  will get into it especially if there is food, even the smell of gum. It is a small bay so no rip currents or big waves. The top of the hill has beautiful views of the harbor and beyond. You can take a golf cart cab, regular cab, rent a golf cart or walk back which is all down hill. Extremely safe and lovely. I love the walk. I love that island. Enjoy. Happy Sailing.
     

    Hi Strenz!

     

    That sounds perfect!  We will be there on the Wind Surf in March.  Can hardly wait.  Too funny about the goats.  I will get such a kick out of watching them:-)  I so appreciate the information!!!

     

    Pam

    Beach BBQ?

    in Windstar Cruises

    Posted

    On 11/20/2019 at 1:43 PM, Strenz said:

    I think your BBQ will be on Virgin Gorda. We are not excursion folks  so not sure we can help you but we love the following on this trip which we have  done  many times with WS:

    Bequia you can take a cab over to Friendship Bay, beautiful beach, small hotel, if you buy a drink you can use their chairs etc. Princess  Margaret's Beach is a path on the right from the  harbor easy  and beautiful rent chairs, little restaurants there.

    Les Saints walk with the cows and goats to Plage Pompier a georgeous beach, go left up the hill keep going left and up you will see signs, small stands picnic tables, beautiful bay great for swimming. Great real French crepe stand in town on the right from the harbor, on the left side of the road, the owner Is  grumpy, they use the real French flour, yes there is a huge difference. Delicious best I have ever had in North America. Put up with the grumpiness great crepes and I speak French and he is still grumpy. 

    Jost Van Dyke of course Gertrude's great beach, White Bay, fried conk fabulous. 
    Love that trip. Happy Sailing

    Thanks for all this good info!  How long of a walk is it to Plage de Pompier at Les Saints from the tender pier?  Is it pretty clear where to go up that hill?

     

    Pam

    Venice-How to get to San Basilio Dock from hotel with large luggage?

    in Italy Ports

    Posted

    When we took the vaporetto from San Basilio to the train station - we drug our suitcases on and just kept them with us and stood outside. You paid on board - a guy came around to collect money. However, when we did it from the airport to the hotel, we did purchase the ticket at the ticket booth. I bet your hotel can tell you exactly what to do. You may have to change boats to get to San Basilio.

     

     

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    Star Legend in Culebra

    in Windstar Cruises

    Posted

    We were in Culebra last February. You will tender in. The town is very small. But there is a fun place to eat - the Dingy Dock. Good drinks, fish, and sandwiches. You can have a table right along the dock and watch the boats go in and out, as well as see the fresh fish get brought in. The taxi vans are very cheap and efficiently get you out to Flamenco Beach and back. The beach is gorgeous. We loved our relaxing day there!

     

    Pam

     

     

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