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[Petoonya]

53 minutes ago, travelbug2225 said:

 

I never cruise on Windstar but I just came across the deal for 7 days on Tahiti. Is $1399 a great deal?  My husband always want to go to Tahiti. When I show him the Wind Spirit he just fall in love with the ship.  Got a quote last week included the $400 OBC for the B category but haven't get a chance to book by the time I contact my travel agent the promotion is no longer valid.   But we still thinking about booking this cruise.     But since you guys have more experience than me, so just want to hear your opinion.

 

 

Travelbug...I hope that you decide to go! $1399 is a wonderful deal especially because you'd be hard pressed to find a land stay in Tahiti including meals for less. And the magical that is Wind Spirit is hard to describe. I hope you decide to do it! We did the 17 day Nov 2018 and going back for the same May 2021. There are many of us who'd help you with excursions. The prices are impossibly good and will be gone soon.  Please email me if you have more questions. petuniafish@gmail.com

[minidonuts85]

16 hours ago, travelbug2225 said:

 

I never cruise on Windstar but I just came across the deal for 7 days on Tahiti. Is $1399 a great deal?  My husband always want to go to Tahiti. When I show him the Wind Spirit he just fall in love with the ship.  Got a quote last week included the $400 OBC for the B category but haven't get a chance to book by the time I contact my travel agent the promotion is no longer valid.   But we still thinking about booking this cruise.     But since you guys have more experience than me, so just want to hear your opinion.

 

 

That is a great price. For context, our 2022 10-day was $4500 and with the recent pricing, we were able to move to August 2021 for half of that price to an 11-day.. There seems to be a new sale through June 2 that offers $200/OBC for cruises under 14-days. Strike while the iron is hot!

[6rugrats]

Windstar does a wonderful job in French Polynesia and this is a great price.

[TakingFlight]

Well, you all talked me into it. I've booked the 3/25/21 7 day Tahiti cruise. I've had my eye on this cruise for awhile and, as you've said, it's a screaming deal at $1399, plus we are able to use frequent flyer miles for premium air. I would have gone for a 10 day but a) they don't have one in March and we already have travel plans for later in the spring and summer, and b) 7 days is the limit for DH. (We were on a two week cruise once and it really was too long for us.) We have now convinced my brother and sister in law to join us-it will be their first time on Windstar. We had already booked, they had a booking on hold and both of us were upgraded the next day to Category A cabins! Unbelievable times we're living in, for sure.  We are really looking forward to returning to French Polynesia. We've only been there once, chartering a sail boat with friends for our 20th anniversary. Next year will be our 45th wedding anniversary-where does the time go?

[Petoonya]

1 hour ago, TakingFlight said:

Well, you all talked me into it. I've booked the 3/25/21 7 day Tahiti cruise. I've had my eye on this cruise for awhile and, as you've said, it's a screaming deal at $1399, plus we are able to use frequent flyer miles for premium air. I would have gone for a 10 day but a) they don't have one in March and we already have travel plans for later in the spring and summer, and b) 7 days is the limit for DH. (We were on a two week cruise once and it really was too long for us.) We have now convinced my brother and sister in law to join us-it will be their first time on Windstar. We had already booked, they had a booking on hold and both of us were upgraded the next day to Category A cabins! Unbelievable times we're living in, for sure.  We are really looking forward to returning to French Polynesia. We've only been there once, chartering a sail boat with friends for our 20th anniversary. Next year will be our 45th wedding anniversary-where does the time go?

Congratulations and an early happy 45th wedding anniversary. How fun to be returning to Tahiti on a different sailing vessel! Keep the ship warm for us. 🙂

[TakingFlight]

Thank you for your kind words and for all of the information and advice you've posted. It is most helpful and appreciated.

[jaykayham]

Thankfully I came across this forum...

 

I am planning a very special trip in 2021 and decided to have a look on Windstar! I requested a quote, but never received an offer. 

So I contacted the company by Email - again no response.  Finally, after several failed attempts, I received an automatic reply to contact the company by phone - which is useless, as their office is 9 hours ahead and I don't want to wake up at 3am just to get a simple quote. Never experienced such poor customer service. 

 

So, does anyone of you have a direct Email address to the "Vacation Office", or maybe a "real" person I can contact? ThanX!!

[susiesan]

42 minutes ago, jaykayham said:

Thankfully I came across this forum...

 

I am planning a very special trip in 2021 and decided to have a look on Windstar! I requested a quote, but never received an offer. 

So I contacted the company by Email - again no response.  Finally, after several failed attempts, I received an automatic reply to contact the company by phone - which is useless, as their office is 9 hours ahead and I don't want to wake up at 3am just to get a simple quote. Never experienced such poor customer service. 

 

So, does anyone of you have a direct Email address to the "Vacation Office", or maybe a "real" person I can contact? ThanX!!

You don't need to contact Windstar direct to book. use a TA. That's what I did. You will get a better deal with OBC and other perks shown in by the agency. 

[Petoonya]

1 hour ago, jaykayham said:

So, does anyone of you have a direct Email address to the "Vacation Office", or maybe a "real" person I can contact? ThanX!!

Agree with Susie.

Cruise Critic doesn't allow recommendation of travel agents or agencies so no one can help you there. But if you know some agencies all you need to do is pull up their website and attempt to book it. You can't really book Windstar online with any online agency. But if you try you'll get an email to request info about the cruise from the agency. In the comments in your email explain that you are 9 hours ahead and can only communicate by email.

 

The catch is for whatever reason not all agencies sell Windstar so you may have to hunt a bit. If you put your ship, destination, date info into Cruise Critics "find a cruise" feature, the name of an agency who sells Windstar will pop up and you can email that company. Email more than one agency to get the best deal. Google "best online cruise agencies". There is a website where you can enter your ship, date etc and various agents send their best offer to you so you can select. But unfortunately Cruise Critics rules prevent me from telling you the name. Again google.

 

If you are looking at Tahiti do this quickly- like I would send out several emails to online cruise agencies today. Tahiti prices are so good a lot of the inventory is sold out. You don't have a lot of time. Good luck to you. Wish we could all be of more help.

Edited June 7, 2020 by Petoonya

[Heartfelttraveler]

3 hours ago, jaykayham said:

Thankfully I came across this forum...

 

I am planning a very special trip in 2021 and decided to have a look on Windstar! I requested a quote, but never received an offer. 

So I contacted the company by Email - again no response.  Finally, after several failed attempts, I received an automatic reply to contact the company by phone - which is useless, as their office is 9 hours ahead and I don't want to wake up at 3am just to get a simple quote. Never experienced such poor customer service. 

 

So, does anyone of you have a direct Email address to the "Vacation Office", or maybe a "real" person I can contact? ThanX!!

 

You do not say where you live, but from the 9 hour time difference I am guessing it is not the US.  The Windstar Cruises website has a listing of their worldwide offices at https://www.windstarcruises.com/our-company/world-offices/

 

And here is the list if the link above does not work for you.

 

ARGENTINA Discover The World - Argentina TEL: 54-11-5274-1600 Charlier@discovertheworld.com.ar		AUSTRALIA Travel The World TEL: 61-2-8296-7077 sussanaht@traveltheworldgroup.com.au
BELGIUM Discover The World - Belgium TEL: +31-(0)-202410168 andre_vandersluis@discovertheworld.com		BOLIVIA PACIFIC REPS. LTD TEL: 562-2334-7000 cruceros@pacificreps.cl
BRAZIL Queensberry Viagens E Turismo TEL: 55-11-3217-7100 m.jensen@queensberry.com.br		CHILE PACIFIC REPS. LTD TEL: 562-2334-7000 cruceros@pacificreps.cl
CHINA BJ Newayer Travel TEL: 8610-8644-666 alan@newayer.com		COSTA RICA DISCOVER THE WORLD TEL: 507-301-0404 ventas@discover.com.pa
COLOMBIA Crusalia S.A. TEL:50-78365475 OCASTILLO@CRUSAIIA.COM		CYPRUS Century Travel TEL: 35770000970 dan@centurycyprus.com
CZECH REPUBLIC Discover the World TEL: 420-223-312-186 jana_mitkovova@discovertheworld.biz		DENMARK BELLA VISTA TEL: 452-020-0400 jbs@BellaVista.dk
FRANCE Compagnie Internationale de Croisieres TEL: 33-1-4575-7894 V.RICHER@unoceandecroisieres.com		GERMANY Unlimited Cruises TEL: 49-06103-70646-0 info@unlimited-*****
GREECE DISCOVER THE WORLD - GREECE TEL: +30-210-9690-167 dino_frantzeskakis@discovertheworld.gr		HONG KONG Sightseers (HK) Limited TEL: 852-228-506-168 linda@sightseers.com.hk
HUNGARY Discover the World TEL: 361783-3083 istvan.kuti@discovertheworld.hu		INDIA STIC Travel Group TEL: 91-124-459-5300 richa@sticgroup.com
INDONESIA Discover The World TEL: +62-21-521-2129 belindasin@discovertheworld.com.sg		ISRAEL Arei Travel Wholesalers, LTD. TEL: 011-972-3528-4010 zeev@arei.co.il
ITALY GIOCO VIAGGI s.r.l. TEL: +39 010 55 531169 clagioni@giocoviaggi.com		JAPAN Seven Seas Relations TEL: 81-90-2157-7070 operator@windstarcruises.jp
LUXEMBOURG DISCOVER THE WORLD TEL: 316-2-214-37-37 andre_vandersluis@discovertheworld.com		MACAU Sightseers (HK) Limited TEL: 852--228--506-168 linda@sightseers.com.hk
MALAYSIA DISCOVER THE WORLD TEL: +60-327-3-2715-2277 vivianku@discovertheworld.com.sg		MEXICO Central De Cruceros De Mexico SA DE CV TEL: 5255-5250-6223 bph@cruceros.com.mx
NETHERLANDS Cruise Travel Nederland TEL: 31-3-41-37-1137 pauline.mak@cruisetravel.nl		NEW ZEALAND Francis Travel Marketing TEL: 64-9-489-1363 susan@francistravelmarketing.co.nz
NORWAY AUSTRALIAREISER TEL: 47-23-31-77-00 martin@australiaresiser.no		PANAMA DISCOVER THE WORLD TEL: 507-301-0404 ventas@discover.com.pa
PARAGUAY DISCOVER THE WORLD- ARGENTINA TEL: 54-11-5274-1600 charlier@discovertheworld.com.ar		PERU Pacific Reps TEL: 562-2334-7000 mwatkinson@pacificreps.cl
PORTUGAL Un Mundo de Cruceros TEL: 35-121-032-9444 geral@unmundodecruceros.com		PUERTO RICO First Class Services, Inc. TEL: 787-722-8536 mtoste@firstclasspr.com
RUSSIA Via Maris TEL: 7-495-565-3457 elena.k@viamaris.ru		SINGAPORE Discover The World TEL: +60-327-3-2715-2277 jimmykwan@discovertheworld.com.sg
SOUTH AFRICA Cruises International TEL: +27 11-327-0327 reservations@cruises.co.za		SOUTH KOREA Cruises International TEL: 082-2-319-0900 sales@cruise.co.kr
SPAIN Un Mundo de Cruceros TEL: 34 93 412 51 37 or 34 91 542 76 63 comercial@unmundodecruceros.com		SWEDEN Fijiresor & Australienresor - Sweden TEL: 468 676-9790 rod@australienresor.se
SWITZERLAND Delphi Reisen AG TEL: 41-44-718-48-88 nnoser@delphitravel.ch		TAIWAN Trans Pacific Express TEL: 886-02-2521-6833 haltpe@ms22.hinet.net
TURKEY Golden Bay Tour TEL: 90-212-232-8800 serkan.demirtemel@goldenbaytour.com		UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DISCOVER THE WORLD -DUBAI TEL: 971-4-44-65703 cruise@discovertheworld.co
Uruguay DISCOVER THE WORLD - ARGENTINA TEL: +54-11-5274-1600 charlier@discovertheworld.com.ar		VENEZUELA Representaciones High Class, C.A. TEL: 5-82127E+11 anavas@rephighclass.com
WEST BALKANS Discover the World TEL: 381-11-243-50-64 nikola.dudukovic@discovertheworld.rs goran.jokic@discovertheworld.rs

[Strenz]

Do not give up on Windstar. Your experience with Seattle is not even remotely like what your experience on board will be. Their Tahiti is bliss, about as perfect as one can get.

Seattle does not even come close in service as  what you  will get on the ship. Use a travel agent. You will not get frustrated or angry.  Why  the difference who knows, I have always wondered how they got business but once on you will  be so happy . You are making a good decision, call a few travel agents get the one that knows the most about cruising and Windstar. Happy Sailing.

[Host Jazzbeau]

Thanks @Heartfelttraveler for posting the worldwide links.  I have copied your post into a new Sticky, so it can always be found.

[Petoonya]

Thanks @Heartfelttraveler- really nice to have.

[jaykayham]

@Heartfelttraveler

 

Thank you! Will contact the nearest office for booking...