Public Areas & Facilities

Comfort is the key element that ties Wind Spirit's interiors together. Blue and cream, echoing hues of the sea and sandy beaches, predominate in the formal restaurant and cozy main lounge, where you'll find a tiny casino tucked into a corner. With its large windows and a skylight, the lounge is flooded with natural light during daytime hours.

Public spaces are proportionately small on such a diminutive vessel and feature yachtlike touches of polished wood, columns wrapped in rope, and nautical artwork shipwide as well as abundant fresh flower arrangements. The library contains books, movies to play in your cabin, and a computer for sending or receiving e-mail (although there's no Internet access at this writing).

Passenger accommodations and public areas are all found in the aft two-thirds of the ship, with dining and entertainment located on the top two decks.

Restaurants

The formal restaurant offers open seating during scheduled hours and is large enough to serve all passengers at once. For a more casual setting, the Veranda Café has indoor and outdoor seating for breakfast and lunch. A grill whips up cooked-to-order breakfast items, and an outdoor barbeque when weather permits.

What Works & What Doesn't

Water babies, no matter what their age, naturally gravitate to the water-sports platform when the ship is at anchor in calm water. Water toys and activities, including sail boats, sailboards, and kayaks -- as well as water skiing and banana boat rides -- are plentiful, and there's seldom a wait. In contrast, with so much time spent outside, the aft pool and hot tub are popular relaxation spots and apt to feel crowded.

The pool bar has a permanent food station for Continental breakfast, afternoon tea, desserts, and evening canapés.

Accommodations

Layout-Amenities: Wind Spirit's oceanview staterooms are ingeniously designed for efficiency. Hanging lockers (closets) are generous and contain shoe racks and shelves for gear. A small enclosed cabinet conceals a personal safe, and an entertainment center includes a flat-screen TV and DVD and CD players. The combination vanity-desk and bedside table have drawers for ample storage.

Suites: A single Owner's Suite, the only premium accommodation on board, has a sitting area with a sofa bed to offer a berth for a third passenger.

Good to Know: Special touches in each stateroom are fresh flowers, terry robes for use during the voyage, and bath toiletries. The teak-floor bathrooms are big enough for two. All staterooms and suites are equipped with barware, a minibar, and hair dryer; portholes have deadheads, which can be closed in high seas. Ten staterooms have adjoining doors, and a limited number of standard cabins have upper fold-down Pullman berths for a third passenger. There are no cabins configured for wheelchair accessibility.

Category	Size (square feet)
Suite	220
Oceanview	188

Favorites

Best Splurge: A scuba-diving adventure -- the dive team rigs and maintains the gear so just sign up and be ready -- allows even novices to participate after they complete a two-hour course.

Best Added Value: Each evening before dinner, most passengers gather in the lounge for really informative port talks while hot-and-cold appetizers are served by roaming waiters.

Our Favorite Spot for a Nightcap: Deck chairs by the pool, especially on a starry night when the sails are raised, are the best place to sit for a quiet drink.

Best Thoughtful Touch: Select a movie from the extensive DVD collection to watch in the privacy of your stateroom, and don't forget the popcorn. Just call room service.