HOW TO COOK OCTOPUS
Chef Annie uses classic French techniques on Southern and Midwestern ingredients at her lauded Louisville restaurant, Decca, where her wood-fired cooking program is a hot attraction.
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Cruise with Windstar to the Best Beaches of the World
by Veronica Stoddart So many beaches, so little time. Want to visit some of the most beautiful ones in the world? Condé Nast Traveler readers picked the top 20 from a recent Readers’ Choice Awards. Here are six that you can visit on a Windstar cruise. Reduit Beach, St. Lucia Golden sand. Check.
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Forget Mega-Ships: Small Ship Cruising Offers Big Benefits
Intimacy, exclusivity and like-minded passengers are among many advantages of a small-ship cruise. By Veronica Stoddart Under a warm welcoming sun, your small cruise ship pulls into a tiny picture-perfect port along the Mediterranean coast while its handful of passengers gets ready to disembark by strolling right on shore. Ahead of you is a
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Guest Review of Windstar’s Costa Rica & Panama Canal Cruise
Two years ago we cruised with Windstar on Star Breeze from Barcelona to Lisbon and fell in love with sailing the seas on this small luxury ship. So, when we found out Star Breeze would be cruising Costa Rica and the Panama Canal we knew it would be an ideal ship to transit the Canal.
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The Best Way to Collect Windstar Voyages
This summer we launched a fresh series of back to back cruises, where longer and more in-depth voyages from 14 to 34 days feature few repeated ports in the new Star Collector Voyages. In addition to the elegance of an extended trip with the luxury of unpacking only once, guests also get to take advantage
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Five People You’ll Meet on a Windstar Cruise
by Lena Katz Everyone has a mental picture of the stereotypical sunburned and hard-drinking cruiser that frequents inexpensive mass-market ships; as well as the well heeled elderly type found on a luxury ocean cruise line. However, the spectrum of typical cruise ship passengers found on mega-ships is completely different from the spectrum of personalities
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20 Chances to See Europe in a New Way
We continue making big changes to our fleet deployment, and recently announced eight new itineraries in Northern Europe and 12 new Mediterranean itineraries, bringing Windstar’s total unique itineraries in Europe for 2018 to an impressive 40. The itineraries beget 26 new European ports, increasing our the company’s global number of maiden ports to 93 for
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Why is Croatia the New Cruise Hot Spot?
By Everett Potter There’s a remarkable country on everyone’s short list these days, a place where visitors return with tales of a spectacular sapphire sea and a coastline dotted with islands, outstanding Mediterranean food and a pantheon of historic cities and villages. In the past few years, Croatia has been wowing everyone who arrives on
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Taste of Windstar: Cucumber Press Recipe
June signifies the arrival of summer – the beginnings of outdoor cook-outs, long lazy afternoons, fragrant garden parties and early evening cocktails. Straight off our sailing yachts’ cocktail menus, this versatile cucumber press beverage is as refreshing as you’d expect. Exhilarating as a day on the high seas, this bubbly mix of cucumber and soda
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Wind Spirit Soars to New Heights with Major Dry Dock Refresh
Wind Spirit underwent extensive renovations recently, traveling from Tahiti to Auckland, New Zealand where it was in the dry dock facility for 12 days. Work was being done continuously on the ship for the entire time it was out of service. By the numbers, it is estimated that: Total work amounted to 48,960 hours of
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Windstar Voices: Passengers Speak Out
By Veronica Stoddart Janet and Tim Elliott, retirees from Wilmington, N.C., were drawn to their first Windstar cruise, in the South Pacific, by the small size of Windstar’s yachts. “The smaller number of people appealed to me,” says Janet. “The size is perfect.” What they didn’t expect, however, was that five years later on
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Shh! 6 Mediterranean Ports You’ve Never Heard of … but Wish You Had
By David Swanson Ah, the Mediterranean. A fantasy cruise destination for many. While its major ports with their world-class attractions get all the attention, its quieter ports often reveal the soul of a destination and its people. Sometimes, these smaller harbors are gateways to the Mediterranean’s real treasures. Here are six worthy of
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Behind-the-Scenes: Exploring New Ports in Japan with Windstar
If you love a good behind-the-scenes glance at cruise planning like we do, read on…! We are constantly working with local tourism boards and government agencies around the world to find new places to sail. When offered the opportunity to experience a new product first hand we love to take full advantage to learn more
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Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation Announce Super-Star Chef Lineup for New Culinary Cruise Collection
Today at a celebration of Windstar Cruises as the official cruise line of the James Beard Foundation at the famed Beard House in New York City, the two organizations unveiled the full lineup for their James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruise Collection. Offered on eight sailings in Windstar’s diverse portfolio of cruise destinations – including the
Windstar Cruises’ New “Have You Ever” Promotion Includes 22 Can’t-Miss Itineraries in Europe 2017 Summer Sale
Never have I ever heard the visceral roar of the Monaco Grand Prix from premier grandstand seats, or mingled with the “glitterati” of Monte Carlo before retiring to my yacht. Never have I ever watched a live Russian ballet performance actually in Russia. Never have I ever chased shots of ouzo with plates of mezes
7 Magical Things to Do in the Land of the Midnight Sun
By Everett Potter Summer is the most magical time of year to visit Northern Europe, the land of the Midnight Sun. Whether you choose to cruise the Stockholm archipelago, explore the aftermath of an Icelandic volcano, savor the style of an Art Nouveau port or simply enjoy the splendor of Norway’s fjords, the wild beauty
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