There are many places to locate cruise ship ratings. Official cruise line literature - brochures, for example - may have ratings, though passengers can expect those details to be biased in favor of the line. Impartial guide books are another ratings resource that may be more willing to examine even the unkind details of a cruise, while cruise travel forums, blogs, and websites have many different ratings passengers can review and even contribute to. Sites that feature Windstar ratings include:
Before reading ratings, interested travelers should read the background information on the ratings levels because websites vary slightly in how they score different cruise lines and ships. Also, it is important to read multiple ratings and reviews from different sources - one individual review may be a result of an especially good or bad cruise vacation, and its rating will naturally be less valuable because of that experience, whereas a larger number of ratings can create a more accurate picture. For even greater accuracy, the ratings and reviews should be less than two years old -- many ships undergo frequent renovations and crew rotations that can affect the vacation experience.