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Vote for Windstar Cruises Best Boutique Cruise Line

UPDATE: Windstar Cruises is Named Best Boutique Cruise Line in USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2016 Award. A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Thank you everyone for voting for Windstar! Vote today! Windstar Cruises has been nominated

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15 Brand New Cruises to Asia & the Caribbean in 2017 & 2018 Debut on Star Perks Event

We recently unveiled Windstar’s 2017-2018 Winter Voyage Collection, including 15 brand new cruises. The elegant 212-guest Star Legend is charting an adventurous course to the exotic ports of Asia and Arabia on 8 new itineraries beginning in October 2017 through April 2018. Also on deck, are 7 new sailings playing to Windstar’s small ship strengths and cruising

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Hitting Overdrive: Experiencing the Sexiest Automobile Races in the World

Do you have the need for speed? Whether it be hearing the sound of the engines, smelling the burnt rubber on the track, or watching the frenzied pit crew, attending a top international auto race boasts an experience unmatched by any other. However, the journey doesn’t begin and end at the track – bearing witness

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Chef Michael’s Thanksgiving Recipes: Traditional Turkey with Bacon, Fennel & Apple Bread Dressing & Cider Gravy

by Windstar Cruises Corporate Executive Chef Michael Sabourin The holidays are a time to gather, take time out of busy schedules to enjoy the company of family and friends, and give thanks. There is no better place to relax and enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving meal than on board a Windstar yacht. The staff and crew

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Size Matters: Why Cruising The Panama Canal on a Small Cruise Ship is Best

By Aaron Saunders They said it was the canal that couldn’t be built — and for a while, it was. In 1881, the French tried for more than a decade before admitting defeat. The United States picked up the cause in 1904, and it took them another 10 years before the engineering marvel that is

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Windstar Wins Gold for Small Ship Cruising, Best Itinerary & Best Excursions

We are thrilled to have recently received three Gold Magellan Awards in the 2016 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. Voted on by travel professionals in the know, the awards recognized Windstar Cruises as a leader in small ship cruising with the top level gold award. Gold accolades were also bestowed upon the Windstar team for having

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Visit Dozens of UNESCO Sites on a Luxury Cruise

There are more than 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites across the globe, which means the United Nations has said there are a millennium of culturally or physically significant places to see (including buildings, cities, deserts, lakes, monuments, mountains, and islands). What an amazing world we live in! We love this program SO MUCH because we

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Try Seattle Chef Hines’ Lobster Risotto Recipe from James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruise

We recently had the pleasure of sailing with Chef Maria Hines on our James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruise of Spain and France. While on board, Maria prepared nightly specials for diners in AmphorA. The watermelon carpaccio topped with whipped fresh cantaloupe and ricotta was a particular treat with melons fresh from the local market, and

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Guest Review: Grand Prix Romance on Star Breeze

Written by Collette and Scott Stohler, Roamaroo “Cruising is for old people,” they said. “The food on cruise ships is terrible,” they thought. “I don’t want just a few hours in a port…I want to see it like a local,” they remarked. Well ladies and gentlemen, step right up because there’s a cruise company making

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Travel Guru Wendy Perrin Vacations Yacht Style on a Windstar Caribbean Cruise

Wendy Perrin is a travel addict (90 countries) and mom of two boys (28 countries). One of the most influential women in travel, in May of 2015, Wendy accepted the honor of being named Godmother to Windstar’s new-to-fleet, all-suite yacht Star Breeze, catering to just 212 guests, most often couples. In true maritime tradition, Wendy

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Award-winning Fusion: Small Cruise Ships & Outstanding Service

We are very excited to announce that Windstar Cruises recently landed on two “World’s Best” lists, named both #3 World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line and #3 World’s Best Medium Cruise Line in Travel + Leisure’s annual readers’ awards. Voters specifically recognized our ship staff for their high level of service standards. “Windstar Cruises —

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