{"id":2536,"date":"2026-07-04T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2026-07-04T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:00:20","slug":"i-was-completely-wrong-about-sailing-ship-cruises-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2536","title":{"rendered":"I Was Completely Wrong About Sailing Ship Cruises. Here&#8217;s Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AeFUmadYBhQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After 100+ regular ocean cruises, I finally tried a sailing ship cruise \u2014 and almost everything I assumed going in turned out to be wrong.I sailed with Windstar on their 342-passenger flagship Wind Surf, an 8-night Venice to Rome itinerary on a five-mast sailing ship.<br \/>\nIn this video I cover what I discovered including:<br \/>\n* How similar (and different) the onboard experience actually is to a regular cruise ship<br \/>\n* The truth about sailing with sails<br \/>\n* Cabin trade-offs and issues<br \/>\n* Itinerary upsides, downsides, and risks<br \/>\n* Whether the premium price is worth it<br \/>\n* and who this type of cruise is really for<\/p>\n<p>mentioned in the video:<br \/>\nSEA CLOUD SAILING SHIPS:<br \/>\nFootage of Sea Cloud sailing ships in video https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CHSOfRky-HA  and to find out more visit https:\/\/www.seacloud.com\/<\/p>\n<p>For bonus &amp; exclusive content (including videos, articles, eBooks and more) become a channel member or patron:<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n* Patreon Patron: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tipsfortravellers<br \/>\n* YouTube Channel Member: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qE-Obs2ocdmPXY0TIU-cw\/join <\/p>\n<p>Check out my cruise-themed T-shirts and products:<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n* TeePublic Store: https:\/\/tipsfortravellers.dashery.com<br \/>\n* Teespring Store: https:\/\/tips-for-travellers-youtube.creator-spring.com<br \/>\n* Fourthwall: https:\/\/gary-bembridge-1-shop.fourthwall.com <\/p>\n<p>Book Cruise Port Excursions<br \/>\n* Venture Ashore: https:\/\/www.tipsfortravellers.com\/excursions<br \/>\n* Shore Excursions Group: https:\/\/www.tipsfortravellers.com\/shoreexcursions<\/p>\n<p>My social media:<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n* Blog: https:\/\/www.tipsfortravellers.com<br \/>\n* Twitter: http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/garybembridge<br \/>\n* Facebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tipsfortravellers<br \/>\n* Instagram: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/garybembridge<br \/>\n* LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bembridge<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS:  If you want to get cruising right, Tips For Travellers makes it easy to plan and have the incredible cruise experiences you dream of every time. 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