fedexretiree Posted December 7, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2022 We are thinking about taking the Star Pride next month out of San Juan. Some of the rooms have connecting doors and I know from other ships to stay away from them but the category we are looking out this is all that is available. Anyone ever stay in them and are they noisy? Here are the ports that we are going to. Can anyone tell me which are tender and which are docked? We are wanting to just go to a nice beach on each of the stops so wondering about the smaller islands if there will be taxis or do we need to do ship tours? Thought that I read that they serve complimentary beer or wine on this ship for meals but not finding that anywhere now, is this true? Last question, what is the approximate price of beer and rum punches.. Thanks in advance for the felp San Juan, Puerto Rico - 10:00 PM 2 Charlotte Amalie (St.Thomas), USVI 8:00 AM 10:00pm 3 Gustavia, St. Barthelemy 9:00 AM 10:00 PM 4 Little Bay, Montserrat 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 5 Philipsburg, St. Maarten 7:00 AM 10:00 PM 6 Jost Van Dyke, BVI 8:00 AM 11:59 PM 7 Virgin Gorda, BVI 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 8 San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico - 7:00 PM 2 At Sea - - 3 St. Georges, Grenada 9:00 AM 10:00 PM 4 Bequia, Grenadines 8:00 AM 10:00 PM 5 Pigeon Island, Saint Lucia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 6 Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes), Guadeloupe 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 Philipsburg, St. Maarten 8:00 AM 2:00 PM 8 San Juan, Puerto Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted December 7, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2022 The window and balcony cabins don't really "connect." The doors into the two "connecting" cabins are side by side at the end of a short hallway off the main hallway. To "connect" the two cabins you have to open the door to both cabins and close the door at the main hallway. It's hard to explain. Look at the deck plan and you might understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 7, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, marinaro44 said: The window and balcony cabins don't really "connect." The doors into the two "connecting" cabins are side by side at the end of a short hallway off the main hallway. To "connect" the two cabins you have to open the door to both cabins and close the door at the main hallway. It's hard to explain. Look at the deck plan and you might understand. Oh ok....thxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 8, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I just booked this and saw on the documents where it shows tender or dock so that question has been answered. But I would appreciate any good beach advice on Gustavia, St. Barthelemy Little Bay, Montserrat Jost Van Dyke, BVI Virgin Gorda, BVI Bequia, Grenadines Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes), Guadeloupe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6986 Posted December 8, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 8, 2022 My husband is visually impaired and when we asked a cab driver on Virgin Gorda to take us to the Baths, he suggested we go to Spring Bay instead. It was a great option. The path to the water is not very difficult, it has the large boulders and calm pools of water. It was truly awesome. It was just before the Baths from the direction that we came. In fact we could see part of the Baths from Spring Bay. You can google Spring Bay for more info and also see more info on TripAdvisor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strenz Posted December 8, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Gustavia: nice walk to Shell Beach, need water shoes for beach, taxis very expensive as is the island, lovey marina Jost: White Bay, taxi or open air vans were $5, great beach, we like Gertrude's, buy drink get a chair, great conk fritters Virgin Gorda think that is where beach party/ lunch is, beautiful across from Bitter End, tender to beach Bequia beautiful island taxi to beaches Ils des Saints, beautiful walk to Plage des Pompiers walk with goats, great beach, 10-15 minutes, also on the main street look for the crèpe maker, grumpy old guy but you will think you were at the best crépe maker in France, tiny outdoor shop Enjoy, those are some of our favorite islands. Happy Sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milepig Posted December 8, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Windstar maintains a list of tender (or Zodiac) ports, I'm not sure it's 100% accurate: https://www.windstarcruises.com/accessibility/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Morning Posted December 8, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 8, 2022 As an FYI, we were in Les Saintes 3 weeks ago and Pompierre Beach was being worked on by heavy equipment. Not sure if they have completed their work, but it was definitely not pretty when we were there. Sea weeds everywhere, restaurants all closed. Town was nice though. Maybe they are gearing up the beach for peak tourist season. Bequia: you can either take a taxi to beach or use a water taxi (more fun). Jack's bar is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmidlapp Posted December 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) We were on the Legend in late 19 Prior to "the virus ", 1 week from San Juan. It was the same itinerary as the Pride is currently on. Thoroughly enjoyed the cruise. Only dock ports were St. Thomas and St. Maarten, everywhere else tender. Our favorite day was the beach bbq. Crew went all out, food and service exceptional! Be aware, St. Thomas is on a Sunday, not much open, Good beach day. Montserrat very little to do unless on volcano excursion. We shopped our feet off in St Maarten and St Barts. We wish we would have done the 14 day as the 7 day ended way too soon. Looking so forward to being back on the Legend for 11 nights over new year's! Edited December 9, 2022 by schmidlapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&MSails Posted December 9, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Marmalade restaurant in San Juan is fantastic. It is within walking distance from where the ships dock. It is pricey but well worth it. Get reservations and go with a group, lots of fun Beer and wine are not complimentary on Windstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracebest Posted December 10, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 10, 2022 We stayed in a "connecting" cabin in September on the Pride. There is a very small alcove off the main hallway, with two cabin doors very close together. That being said the only noise we heard was if our"'suitemate" let the door slam when entering or leaving. We were very mindful of that, as was our suitemates, so it wasn't a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 10:06 PM, 6986 said: My husband is visually impaired and when we asked a cab driver on Virgin Gorda to take us to the Baths, he suggested we go to Spring Bay instead. It was a great option. The path to the water is not very difficult, it has the large boulders and calm pools of water. It was truly awesome. It was just before the Baths from the direction that we came. In fact we could see part of the Baths from Spring Bay. You can google Spring Bay for more info and also see more info on TripAdvisor. THANKS..This will be a great option for us if we don't think that we can do the other trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 7:24 AM, Strenz said: Gustavia: nice walk to Shell Beach, need water shoes for beach, taxis very expensive as is the island, lovey marina Jost: White Bay, taxi or open air vans were $5, great beach, we like Gertrude's, buy drink get a chair, great conk fritters Virgin Gorda think that is where beach party/ lunch is, beautiful across from Bitter End, tender to beach Bequia beautiful island taxi to beaches Ils des Saints, beautiful walk to Plage des Pompiers walk with goats, great beach, 10-15 minutes, also on the main street look for the crèpe maker, grumpy old guy but you will think you were at the best crépe maker in France, tiny outdoor shop Enjoy, those are some of our favorite islands. Happy Sailing AWESOME information. thanks for taking the time to break it down for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 8:40 AM, milepig said: Windstar maintains a list of tender (or Zodiac) ports, I'm not sure it's 100% accurate: https://www.windstarcruises.com/accessibility/ PERFECT...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 5:31 PM, Misty Morning said: As an FYI, we were in Les Saintes 3 weeks ago and Pompierre Beach was being worked on by heavy equipment. Not sure if they have completed their work, but it was definitely not pretty when we were there. Sea weeds everywhere, restaurants all closed. Town was nice though. Maybe they are gearing up the beach for peak tourist season. Bequia: you can either take a taxi to beach or use a water taxi (more fun). Jack's bar is great THANKS....Oh gosh so sorry to hear that...Do you have another beach suggestion in Les Saintes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 8:09 AM, schmidlapp said: We were on the Legend in late 19 Prior to "the virus ", 1 week from San Juan. It was the same itinerary as the Pride is currently on. Thoroughly enjoyed the cruise. Only dock ports were St. Thomas and St. Maarten, everywhere else tender. Our favorite day was the beach bbq. Crew went all out, food and service exceptional! Be aware, St. Thomas is on a Sunday, not much open, Good beach day. Montserrat very little to do unless on volcano excursion. We shopped our feet off in St Maarten and St Barts. We wish we would have done the 14 day as the 7 day ended way too soon. Looking so forward to being back on the Legend for 11 nights over new year's! THANKS so much. Beach BBQ sounds wonderful from what I have been told. So excited for this trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 2:33 PM, J&MSails said: Marmalade restaurant in San Juan is fantastic. It is within walking distance from where the ships dock. It is pricey but well worth it. Get reservations and go with a group, lots of fun Beer and wine are not complimentary on Windstar THANKS. Wish beer and wine were complimentary...Darn... We are used to Celebrity but actually its not really complimentary on there either ...it is actually hidden in the cost of the trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 hours ago, gracebest said: We stayed in a "connecting" cabin in September on the Pride. There is a very small alcove off the main hallway, with two cabin doors very close together. That being said the only noise we heard was if our"'suitemate" let the door slam when entering or leaving. We were very mindful of that, as was our suitemates, so it wasn't a problem. Great.. I slightly panicked when I saw that almost all of the cabins were "connecting" Thought about the noise we had on a connecting door on Celebrity...Never again for that type of cabin...Avoid at all cost...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 10, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Wanting to thank all that have responded to my post. Please if there are any other suggestions, beach ship tips or whatever please post.... It's always good to have great information from previous travelers that have been there and done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6986 Posted December 21, 2022 #20 Share Posted December 21, 2022 We also did the underwater submarine excursion in St. Barts and were surprised how much we enjoyed that. We saw lots of fish. We walked to Pebble Beach after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 22, 2022 Author #21 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Is this the Yellow Submarine? If so I Google it today and the are out of business. Looked like a nice trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Morning Posted December 23, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Funny because the Yellow Submarine is still showing as an excursion in St Barth on the Windstar website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedexretiree Posted December 23, 2022 Author #23 Share Posted December 23, 2022 That is weird...I did a google search and it took me to trip advisor and it shows permently closed. I just did another search and guessing they are still in business. Gonna send them a msg. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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