Author name: Windstar Cruises

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Meet Signature Expeditions Creator: New Expedition Captain James Griffiths

Windstar Buzz / 3 minutes of reading

We are excited to announce the appointment of Captain James Griffiths to a new position as Expedition Captain for the award-winning small ship cruise line. In this new capacity, Griffiths is overseeing the holistic creation, development and implementation of the line’s newly-announced Signature Expeditions program. Griffiths joined Windstar in 2014 as Captain of the MSY […]

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How to Make a Travel Journal (Diary)

Travel Tips / 23 minutes of reading

When you travel, you enjoy immersing yourself in different cultures and expanding your mind to new perspectives. Time and experiences pass quickly. Every day is full of new and unique adventures, particularly when you’re visiting exciting and magical ports. On your trip, your five senses become thoroughly engaged. And the further afield you travel, the

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Cruise Report: Caribbean Islands Open for Travel Adventures

Destinations / 3 minutes of reading

Caribbean Cruise Report: Windstar Vice President of Sales Steve Simao recently traveled on the November 25 sailing of Star Pride, the ship’s first port call into San Juan for the season. Below we share his impressions of the cruise as the ship visited tropical islands. A few months ago we watched as two hurricanes crossed

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Windstar’s New Signature Expeditions Program Debuts in Alaska

Destinations / 5 minutes of reading

Windstar Cruises is serving up intimate adventures and active enrichment with a luxurious twist announcing the launch of a new Signature Expeditions program. Windstar’s Signature Expeditions will offer extremely high touch experiences both onboard ship and in the marine and wildlife environments where the award-winning boutique line sails. The new Signature Expeditions program kicks off

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Vote for Windstar for Best Boutique Cruise & More Awards in USA Today’s “10 Best” Poll

Windstar Buzz / 3 minutes of reading

Windstar Cruises has been nominated in five prestigious categories by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest! Last year Windstar proudly took home Best Boutique Cruise Line USA Today 10Best Award. Please help us win by voting for us through the below buttons. This contest gives you four weeks to vote for Windstar. You

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5 Bucket-List Trips that Reveal Traditional Asia

Destinations / 2 minutes of reading

Exotic Asia — where exciting, futuristic cities compete with laid-back, traditional villages to reveal the region’s pulsing heartbeat. And there’s no better way to sample them than on a cruise. As Windstar Cruises adds Asia to its destinations for the 2017-2018 winter season, its Star Legend will call on major cities from Bangkok to Tokyo.

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Behind The Scenes: Goats in Trees & Other Unexpected Cruise Ads

Windstar Buzz / 4 minutes of reading

Like nothing you’ve ever seen. Twenty feet in the air, the amazing, climbing goats of Agadir are feasting on the fruit of the argan tree. Sunlight is streaming over the horizon and the azure sky is brushed with rose-gold. And here you stand, in the center of it all, with the feeling that anything could

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When the Sea is Your Runway, You Hoist French Couture Sails

Windstar Buzz / 4 minutes of reading

Our flagship sailing vessel Wind Surf, one of the largest motor sail yachts (MSY) in the world at 14,745 GRT, recently received crisp new sails, nearly half a football field worth of sturdy Dacron sail-cloth measuring 21,570 square feet. Wind Surf’s five new sails were hand-crafted in France by a world-class team of maritime designers

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Unexpected Sweepstakes: Win a 2018 Cruise to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

Windstar Buzz / 4 minutes of reading

Here at Windstar we are enjoying an “Unexpected Fall” and invite our favorite cruisers along to do the same. UNEXPECTED SWEEPSTAKES – TAKE THE QUIZ & ENTER TO WIN If you haven’t entered our Unexpected Windstar Sweepstakes yet, do so today! Windstar’s Unexpected Sweepstakes entrants learn about Windstar’s upscale cruise experience through taking a fun

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Celebrate the Moment! Small Groups Earn Free Cruises on Windstar

Travel Tips / 4 minutes of reading

“If you wait until retirement to go see the Parthenon, you might not make it up the steps.” Wise words from an anonymous traveler. At Windstar we are applauding a growing trend among our guests: celebrating their milestone moments as they define them. We’re talking taking that cruise to Alaska because you crave one more

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Exotic Asia Adventures: 3 Big Land Tours & 31 Small Ship Cruises

Destinations / 4 minutes of reading

Sailing aboard our boutique Star Legend is like having your own private yacht and very soon this small ship is heading for Arabia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia in a BIG way. Windstar’s Asia and Arabia cruises offer larger-than-life adventures and exceptional experiences only possible on a small ship. Choose from 31 exciting voyages that

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Hugh Acheson’s Cod With Leeks, Chorizo And Pimenton Recipe

Eat+Drink / 3 minutes of reading

We are thrilled to be the 2017 Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. Our James Beard Culinary Cruises offer guests cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, featured dishes and wine pairings at dinner, as well as ample opportunities for one-on-one interaction with the chefs. Chef Hugh Acheson, winner of multiple James Beard awards and current

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Windstar Unveils New ‘Unexpected’ Advertisement Campaign

Windstar Buzz / 6 minutes of reading

We’re taking travelers in a different direction with the launch of an intriguing new marketing campaign that introduces a brand evolution for our award-winning small ship cruise line. The new ad campaign emphasizes our specialty in creating vacation experiences that are 180 degrees from ordinary. The novel advertising campaign titled “Unexpected” and debuting this fall,

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