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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In this episode of Cruise Radio, we interview Chris about his 11-night cruise on Windstar Cruises' Star Breeze to Alaska.

Chris shares his pre-cruise thoughts, experience boarding the ship, and itinerary highlights. He recommends Windstar Cruises for their knowledgeable expedition leaders and the Star Breeze as an expedition ship. Doug and Chris also discuss dining options and enrichment and entertainment options on the ship.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.0	I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance.
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0:09.0	Here we go.
0:10.0	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:15.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:17.0	So Chris and his wife just returned from an 11-night cruise.
0:20.0	It was a one-way trip from Vancouver to Seward, Alaska, and it went all through southeast and north up to Seward in Alaska. It was on Windstar Cruises, Star Breeze, and Chris joins us on the line right now. Hey, Chris.
0:33.9	Hello, Doug. Thank you for having me on. Absolutely. Excited to hear about Star Breeze.
0:38.0	This was an old Seaborne Cruises ship that Windstar got a few years back and completely refurbished it. So before we get to the ship itself, as we always do, we're going to take a step back. Give us some pre-cruised thoughts. You're out there in Wisconsin. What made you want to fly over there to Vancouver and take that 11-night northbound on Star Breeze?
0:39.0	It was a bucket. Listen. you're out there in Wisconsin. What made you want to fly over there to Vancouver and take that 11-night northbound on Star Breeze?
0:57.3	It was a bucketless item for us in 2019.
1:01.6	And so we had we booked it and was looking forward to a 2020 summer cruise.
1:06.6	And of course, with a pandemic, that got pushed to 21 and then again pushed to 22. So third time
1:13.2	was the charm for us. And the three years, not only gave us the opportunity to think more about it and
1:19.6	plan different excursions, but this year was our 30th winning anniversary. So it was a double
1:24.8	whammy for us. We got to go, and it was our 30th wedding anniversary.
1:28.5	So we picked the it itinerary this year where we would be on the ship for the occasion.
1:34.8	Oh, that's very cool.
1:35.7	Well, congratulations.
1:36.8	And you make your way from, where do you fly out of?
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