minidonuts85 Posted February 24, 2021 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2021 :( Here is the link to the updated notice https://www.windstarcruises.com/travel-health-advisory/ Summary New timeline for resumption of operations: Wind Spirit – June 10, 2021 – Tahiti Star Breeze – June 19, 2021 – Caribbean Wind Star – June 19, 2021 – Mediterranean Wind Surf – June 29, 2021 – Mediterranean Star Legend – July 4, 2021 – Mediterranean Star Pride – July 14, 2021 – Northern Europe/Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted February 24, 2021 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2021 So sorry for Zukini😧and everyone else affected by this. Hope that you decide to pick up the pieces and rebook the next best thing. Deb- you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minidonuts85 Posted February 24, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted February 24, 2021 @Petoonya i would say unlikely at this point. FP is in April sometime and I might see if I can get the payment date pushed out to see how things are going for the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloothecat Posted February 25, 2021 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2021 So disappointed our May31st Tahiti&Tuamotos cruise was cancelled. Sent our agent an email to see if he can rebook us in the fall or 2022. I then immediately booked us for a week in Napili, Maui in April. It’s not the same but it made me feel better. keeping our air to Tahiti booked and our hotels in Tahaa and Bora Bora we were visiting precruise. If French Polynesia open up, we may just add on nights in Moorea to the other two islands and do a land only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted February 25, 2021 #5 Share Posted February 25, 2021 @baloothecat If you can bear waiting that long a few of us have already booked the 18 day or parts thereof for Aug 4 2022. The 11 day Tuamotu piece is 8/11/22. The beauty of it that is if independent excursions are allowed by then we'll have our tour numbers rounded out if you're interested in any of them. Our cancelled cruise was 4/29/21. It sure did seem a year ago that COVID would be waning and the cruise would be a go. Fruitless to count on anything at this point I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloothecat Posted February 25, 2021 #6 Share Posted February 25, 2021 @Petoonya The problem is the rates are now much higher than when we booked a year ago. Were you guys able to get WS to honor your cancelled booking to 2022? Any tips? I know others on here have done so for 2021. That would be awesome to already have the numbers for tours etc ! I already have so many of your posts bookmarked for recommendations and I even booked our hotel stay at Le Tahaa based on your review of the coral gardens there. I’m going to email my agent right now to let him know my preferred date to change is 8/11/,22 and we will see what happens! Fingers crossed 🤞 Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted February 25, 2021 #7 Share Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Petoonya said: So sorry for Zukini😧and everyone else affected by this. Hope that you decide to pick up the pieces and rebook the next best thing. Yep, only surprised it took this long. It's actually a bit of a relief, the hemming and hawing was starting to take its toll. We're working with our travel agent to try to get rebooked for next year...I think we're going to cancel the September "backup" cruise, as it's just too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted February 25, 2021 #8 Share Posted February 25, 2021 @baloothecat Yes you should be able to transfer the super-duper price we got for 2021 to 2022. I did, but it was with the help of someone else here. I'll email you later this evening and give you some ideas. I'd love to see you on our August 2022 cruise. You too Zukini. Sorry to see you miss out this year but glad the stress of it all the arrangements is over for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTCOP Posted February 25, 2021 #9 Share Posted February 25, 2021 We lost our June Athens-Rome cruise with these cancellations. I knew it was likely to happen, but still always a bummer when it actually happens. This is our 4th cruise cancelled. Hopeful for 2022. i so miss being on Windstar, on a ship, anywhere! Pam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted March 2, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Well, I believe I'm done with Windstar. They refused to give price protection to move to 2022, which would have increased the price of our cruise by over $3000. They were completely inflexible, so I've also cancelled the back-up booking we had made for September of 2021. We do not need to visit French Polynesia so badly that we are willing to be price-gouged to do it. I'm very sad and frustrated that they would not make things right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted March 3, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Zukini said: Well, I believe I'm done with Windstar. They refused to give price protection to move to 2022, which would have increased the price of our cruise by over $3000. They were completely inflexible, so I've also cancelled the back-up booking we had made for September of 2021. We do not need to visit French Polynesia so badly that we are willing to be price-gouged to do it. I'm very sad and frustrated that they would not make things right. Awwww. I am so sorry. You and I got such a great deal and it's unfortunate that they would not price protect. Did you push back hard and speak with a supervisor? I hate to be a Karen but at times I will if I'm treated unfairly. We go way back in our efforts to cruise together and I'd loved it if you got to experience this. Hard to let go after so long anticipating. You too @LTCOP Four cruises is an awful lot. I hope that you are able to rebook. Maybe try 2022? Edited March 3, 2021 by Petoonya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted March 3, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Petoonya said: Awwww. I am so sorry. You and I got such a great deal and it's unfortunate that they would not price protect. Did you push back hard and speak with a supervisor? I hate to be a Karen but at times I will if I'm treated unfairly. We go way back in our efforts to cruise together and I'd loved it if you got to experience this. Hard to let go after so long anticipating. I was working through a travel agent, but we pushed back hard. They ultimately allowed a $500pp credit, but that was it. Figuring in the credit and the 125% FCC for funds already paid, it still would have cost us in excess of $3000 over what we have already paid. It shouldn't be necessary to have to fight tooth and nail to get them to do what's right, but I guess they foresee enough pent-up demand that they can charge what they want and someone will pay it. The idea of sailing French Polynesia on Wind Spirit was a nice dream while it lasted. We undoubtedly would never have considered a trip to FP otherwise. This has left a very bitter taste in my mouth, and I'm unspeakably angry at the way Windstar has treated us (and presumably anyone else in this last round of cancellations). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted March 17, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I'm happy to say that Windstar (with a LOT of persistence from my travel agent) has finally made things right. While I'm not at liberty to discuss the details, we are now booked for May 2022 in Tahiti! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloothecat Posted March 21, 2021 #14 Share Posted March 21, 2021 @Zukini Yay So happy for you! We ended up switching to the Breeze Oct.6th sailing. While it wasn’t the Aug22 sailing with Petoonya that we were trying for , whale season was a big draw for us. We are optimistically hopeful for border reopening and restart of cruising in French Polynesia ⚓️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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