Maine Windjammer Cruises®

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  To say the cabins are small is an understatement. There is room for only one person to stand. I am short and could not sit up in bed as it was under the deck. Meaning I had to crawl in. There was a diaper taped to the ceiling just inches from my face. During the cruise I learned that it was to catch water as the boat leaked. It rain while I was on board and I was one of the few lucky ones whose diaper held and my bed stayed dry. Everyone else had a wet bed. While I love sailing, there are no comfortable places to sit on deck. No chairs and few places where you can lean your back on something. I was planning to read and sketch while the boat sailed, but that wasn't a reality. I saw the cook use the bathroom near the kitchen then return to cooking without washing her hands - there are no sinks in the bathrooms, so she would have had to wash her hands in the kitchen sink. You and your fellow passengers can't wash your hands after using the bathroom, as there is no sink and we were told we could not use the sink in the kitchen. You will not be taking a shower during this trip. Yes, there is sort of a shower, but they tell you over and over not to use it. You have to carry an open wash pan of water to your room to wash, then back up the stairs to dump. Not easy on a rocking boat. We were to stay for the entire week, but got off after 3 days when the boat docked to pick up some other passengers. We were not alone in doing this. All the other groups who planned to stay the entire week got off too. This cruise is very expensive, thus I was expecting a more deluxe offering. Everything is crude. And passengers are expected to help wash dishes and clean up after each meal. I'm on vacation, I don't want to do kitchen duty. Needless to say none of the folks in our group have been back or plan to ever return. Go camping in Acadia, you'll have a better time and better accommodations in a tent.
  By Lynda Keyes, September 30, 2017

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