My wife and I experienced our first cruise with Wind Star (Wind Surf was the ship). We have done all the big ships...RCL, NCL, Princess, Celebrity, Oceania etc. We wanted a different experience and we really got it.
The whole experience from embarkation, sailing, ports and disembarkation was by far one of the best experiences we have ever had.
The ship while older was in very good shape. I loved each evenings "sail away" experience. Watching the sails unfurled was part of each days highlights.
Very clean and very well laid out. There are no verandas on this ship but I did not miss it at all.