charlottegirl

We too were on this cruise. While it was disappointing to be on cruise that we thought would not have the large group/crowd feeling we try to avoid on larger boats, we had a great time anyway. This group did indeed take over areas of the boat and were quite loud to the point you couldn't hear your own conversations. Lesson learned, next time I make reservations on Windstar, I will inquire as to whether there is an organized group on those dates and will avoid at all costs.

That said, we had a wonderful time with the staff and found the service to be excellent--in line with the Seabourn cruises we have been on. A little appreciation goes a long way with these guys and found them very conscientious and eager to please.

We took the Christophe tour in April and our guide was Terry. They had 2 brand new gorgeous speed boats. We were quite interested in seeing all that we could underwater as we can picnic anytime, and Terry delivered. We were lucky enough to see a Manta ray--gorgeous. I would highly recommend this trip

Our tour was HORRIBLE!! We were fearful the entire drive. The driver could barely keep himself from falling asleep and the van was frequently crossing the center line. My adult son sat in the front seat on the way back to the boat in effort to keep him talking so that he would stay awake. The vehicle was much less comfortable than we expected and did not even have a working speedometer. We went only to Dunn’s River Falls and had to stop for gas on the way back—TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL.

Our unexpected tour guide Marsha, while informative, had an attitude from the start and was quite annoying. She became downright hostile toward the end when we refused to stop for lunch as we just wanted this tour to be over. When we said we would like to pick up a hat and some cigars, she took us to an out of the way dump of a store which specialized in jewelry—we had passed many finer establishments along the way which we would have been happy with—this is NOT what we were expecting.

The final straw was when we were informed as we were 10 minutes from the boat that the cost would be $4 more per person because we had been picked up in Montego Bay rather than Falmouth due to the weather. Really?? We started our tour 2 ½ hours late—that should surely have made up the differential. It was not really the money as you are talking $28, it was the principle!

Prior posts are correct in that he was very prompt in responding and quickly confirmed our private tour for 7. As I had read on other posts prior to booking that it was imperative that Courtney be your actual driver, I confirmed that with him and had the e-mail confirmation in my hand and he still pulled the switch on us substituting another driver and saddling us with a tour guide we had not requested--think twice before booking with him.

We have booked tours throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean and have never been even slightly disappointed. On this tour WE WERE HUGELY DISAPPOINTED !

I have an extra referral coupon and my parents do as well so IF you have already made your final payment or your will be doing so in the near future please contact me. I have had 2 folks back out after committing some time ago, so please only respond if your are making your payment in the very near future or if you have recently made the final payment.

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Joshie56

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I'm not in the US, does that matter? I see pp below you posed the question.

edited to add: can we still use the coupon if paid in full? we called the TA today, she looked up rooms and said we have to pay in full by tomorrow pm so it's happening rather quickly!!

I spoke with Seabourn this morning--it is fine if you have already paid. It is fine too that you are not in the US. If you will contact me at previously posted e-mail address, we can get this done ASAP.

JVJM:

Happy to provide if you contact me at lisa.hysko@rexam.com.

We have several referral coupons we are willing to share. We would prefer to share them with someone who is required to make their final payment in the near future. If you are interested, you can e-mail me at lisa.hysko@rexam.com to make arrangements to receive the coupon prior to your final payment date.