Our third day on the Star Pride was at sea and was simply one of relaxing and enjoying the friendly Windstar service.   (I did skip the knot tying event on the bridge, however.  By the way Windstar has an “open bridge” policy so when not in port you can visit the bridge.)  Overall the small

We awoke on Day 2 in the small town of Bartin, Turkey (identified, for some reason unknown to me as Amasra, Turkey).  Being that it was an early start, I popped up to The Yacht Club (formerly the Observation Lounge) for a freshly brewed double espresso and a café Americano along with a fresh yogurt,

My flights to Istanbul to join Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride (formerly the Seabourn Pride) were fine, but did remind me how much I dislike Frankfurt airport.  My flight from Newark to Frankfurt was delayed because of weather resulting in my having only one hour to connect to my flight to Istanbul.  Of course it was

Windstar’s Star Pride (formerly the Seabourn Pride) was christened yesterday in Barcelona. Now with all-suite accommodations for 212 guests and a newly refurbished interior – which have some major changes – the Star Pride will start her Mediterranean season. I am anxious to actually see the newly redesigned Yacht Club (previously the Observation Lounge) and