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The History of Aqueducts

The History of Aqueducts

It’s impossible to understate how important water is in our everyday lives. Just think about how many things you need running water for — drinking, cooking, washing your hands, taking a shower and even more.  But how did people live before modern plumbing systems? They built aqueducts. From Ancient Rome to the Mayan Empire, here’s

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Cruise Excursions

Cruise Excursions

A complete cruise experience offers more than the chance to see new places via reliable marine transport. With amenities provided by the cruise line for your overseas journey, you can relax until you reach the docking locations, and that’s when the real fun begins. Do you want to partake in active recreation like skiing, hiking

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Travel Experts Point to Windstar as the Gold Standard for Small Ship Cruises

Windstar’s team on board and ashore is thrilled to be awarded by one of the leading travel agent publications – Travel Weekly as a “Gold Winner in Overall Small Cruise Ship” again! In total, we took home three Gold Magellans and two Silver Magellans in the 2017 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards.   Windstar also earned

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Ko Yao Noi, Thailand: Paradise, Peddling and Pad Thai

Let’s be honest. We all want to find untouched paradise, devoid of tourist traffic but by the very nature of our travel we visit destinations where others have been before. We want hotels, restaurants, chaise lounges and often a shared language (usually English) which allows us to communicate. The majority of “desirable” destinations in the

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Guest Testimonial: The Global Adventuress Breezes Through The Caribbean

Dreaming of the Caribbean? Patricia Stone, world traveler for Global Adventuress, shares her top 10 reasons to cruise with Windstar. Patricia sailed from St. Maarten with stops in Pigeon Island, Roseau, Les Saintes, and St. Kitts earlier this year on Wind Surf, and she shared her experience on her blog. Enjoy her adventures below:  Breezing Through the Caribbean on

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Discover the Splendors of Southern Spain aboard the Culinary & Wine Delights II Voyage

By popular demand Windstar is proud to offer the second culinary focused voyage, Culinary & Wine Delights of Spain II.  Sailing the beautiful coast of Southern Spain aboard Wind Surf, guests will enjoy delicious regional food, fine Spanish wine sampling, and themed shore excursions to enhance the experience. Departing on the November 15, 2014 voyage,

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Explore the Beauty and Culture of the Caribbean

The islands of the Caribbean offer more than just turquoise waters and powdery white beaches.  Among these amazing shorelines you’ll also find fascinating culture dating back to the 15th century.  Windstar’s premier collection of Caribbean shore excursions will take you to some of the best of them, plus lots more amazing experiences for each type

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Windstar Offers Food & Wine Enthusiasts First Culinary Focused Sailing

Windstar, in partnership with Culinary & Wine Delights of Spain, exploring the local wine, culture, and regional cuisine of Spain. With a range of food and wine sampling; culinary demonstrations; and themed shore excursions, guests will eat and sip their way through Spain both on and off the yacht on the April 19th voyage. On

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Exploring Dreams of Tahiti

As Windstar prepares to once again sail the beautiful French Polynesia islands, some of our team members recently went down for a site inspection. The team, made up of Windstar’s Director of Marine Operations, Captain Sander Groothuis, and the Director of Product Development, Kelly Hubbard, chartered a small boat to sail the Dreams of Tahiti

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Discover Cornish Traditions While Sailing the British Isles

Explore England’s most charming counties, Devon and Cornwall, and the best of Wales and Ireland in an enchanting voyage on our Idyllic British Isles cruise. On this voyage you’ll discover the fascinating culture and traditions of Cornwall, England, so we thought we would share our top 10 list of some of the most interesting facts

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