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We got the tote bag as expected (I have several now as well, all different!), but no zip case with luggage tags. We did as the above posters indicated, just brought the bags to the pier and they tagged them for us.

Thanks for the info, both of you! Much appreciated.

Does Windstar still mail out embarkation documents/luggage tags prior to sailing? We sail out a week from Saturday and haven't received anything. It's been more than a decade since we last sailed with them, so apologies if this is old news. I tried to search the board for an answer to this and couldn't turn anything up.

Curious about this. Were you able to connect?

IMO, the Clipper captain is correct; the Clippers are more true "sailboats" and Windstar has "sailing yachts" with significant stabilizers that keep the ship level at most normal sea conditions. I've only done two Windstar cruises; the first one was Costa Rica and IIRC, we spent something like 85-90% it under sail. We had one day of rough seas, and that was just a lot of rocking and rolling, not heeling. When it wasn't rough, I don't recall much of a heel at all. IMO, the Star Clippers are adventure sailing, Wind Star is charming, gentle, luxury sailing.

Great news, thank you, ahottoddie! We were originally booked in 151, but got upgraded to 245 so I came to this thread to see if there was any info on that. Your info makes me even more excited. Our traveling companions are in 243, so I assume they're in just about the same boat (pun not intended, but not avoided). 🙂

Better than nothing! Thanks for the effort and response. 🙂

This thread is dormant, but just wanted to see if anyone had any info/feedback/suggestions for where to look for more data. Spouse and I, and my sister & her daughter are booked on the Ocean Crossing from Lisbon to St. Maarten this coming November. We're booked in rooms 151 and 149. Feedback suggests 149 must be fine and 151 might catch cigarette smoke. Wondering if there's any new info on that. My BIGGER question is, tho -- is there any chart or rubric to figure out which direction the beds are facing? My spouse prefers the cozy against-the-wall side of the bed, and I prefer the opposite, the side towards the rest of the cabin. As our cabins are on the starboard side, this means we'd prefer the head of the bed to be forward, our feet aftward. Any way to figure out if we lucked out?