Editor’s Update (November 14): There will be no spoiler alerts here, other than Joan made her choice (if you want to catch up or binge the series, it’s streaming on Hulu)! What really fascinated us about this last episode of The Golden Bachelorette is how many scenes were shot onboard Star Breeze and at hotels […]
Windstar and Tahiti Share the Spotlight on The Golden Bachelorette Read More »
In mid-June, Windstar President Chris Prelog was presented with the 2024 Excellence in Leadership Award. Presented by TravelAge West, a publication that serves the travel advisor community, Prelog’s award recognized his outstanding leadership, insight and innovation, and also his success at impacting both his own organizations and of the travel industry overall.
Getting to Know You: Windstar Cruises’ President Chris Prelog Read More »
What does it take to redesign and refurbish a beloved ship? And how do you design spaces that capture Windstar’s travel ethos – capturing a mood that’s sophisticated, joyful and adventurous? These are questions on the minds of Windstar’s design and refurbishment teams as plans are being finalized for the first of two upgrades to
Wind Surf’s Upcoming Refurbishment: We Reveal First Phase Details Read More »
Windstar has begun a multi-million-dollar, multi-year refurbishment initiative for Wind Surf, Wind Spirit and Wind Star
New Upgrade Program for Sailing Yachts Read More »
If you’ve followed the construction of new ships with as much fascination as we do, you’ll know that there’s a whole lot of steel to see for Star Seeker (check out the “finished” look of Star Seeker, which debuts in December 2025. Its sister ship, Star Explorer, launches a year later) and yet – there’s
From the Shipyard #2: Star Seeker is Completing the Steel Work Read More »
If you had a chance to take a cruise without knowing exactly where you were heading, would you? Chris Prelog, president of Windstar Cruises, is betting that at least some of us are up for the challenge. In an entirely new twist for Windstar’s annual President’s Cruise, an eight day voyage departing on April 19,
Windstar Reveals Details of its First-Ever President’s Mystery Cruise Read More »
For sure, Windstar’s announcement that it is acquiring two vessels – the 224-guest Star Seeker and Star Explorer, which debut respectively in December 2025 and 2026 – has generated a ton of excitement. We plan to keep you updated with new developments on a monthly basis, so keep checking in. And don’t be shy. Please
In April, Windstar President Chris Prelog shared a now-official and no-longer-secret announcement of good news: Windstar has acquired two motor-yacht ships, to debut in December 2025 and 2026. The 224-passenger yachts, one of which is new and the other, identical in design, just a few years old, will increase capacity by 33 percent over the
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In a festive celebration tinged with just a hint of sentimentality, Captain Belinda Bennett, who has served at the helm of Wind Spirit throughout its most recent year-round series of seasons in French Polynesia (the ship has served the region for ten years), handed over the ceremonial French Polynesian flag to Star Breeze Captain Terry
In Tahiti, Windstar’s Wind Spirit Hands Over the Year-Round Reins to Star Breeze Read More »
Imagine that your suite evokes memories of the stately Broadmoor Resort or the lush and sunny vibe of the salt marshes at Sea Island, two prominent land-based resorts in America. Actually, there’s no need to imagine. Windstar was inspired to create suite accommodations that mirrored the Colorado and Georgia resorts, sister companies to Windstar, for
Have You Seen These Suites, Inspired by The Broadmoor and Sea Island? Read More »
May 5, 2021 is Travel Advisor Appreciation Day and Windstar loves Travel Advisors! Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises is recognizing the hard work these professionals do by announcing a #WindstarLovesAdvisors Send Your Travel Advisor on a Cruise Vacation contest, where travel advisors can be nominated by their clients and colleagues to win a seven-day cruise aboard one of Windstar’s newly reimagined, 312-passenger all-suite yachts.
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We’re kicking off the launch of our newly enhanced loyalty program by celebrating our past guests during Yacht Club Member Appreciation Week. Each day we’ll be profiling a Yacht Club Member to showcase the member’s Windstar experiences and memories. Total Number of Voyages Taken on Windstar Cruises Ships: 127 My wife and I were living
Bill Hare – Windstar Yacht Club Member Profile Read More »
We’re kicking off the launch of our newly enhanced loyalty program by celebrating our past guests during Yacht Club Member Appreciation Week. Each day we’ll be profiling a Yacht Club Member to showcase the member’s Windstar experiences and memories. Number of Windstar Cruises: 35 weeks of cruising Our first Windstar Cruise was the Istanbul
Mary & Michael Sperry –Yacht Club Members Profile Read More »
We’re kicking off the launch of our newly enhanced loyalty program by celebrating our past guests during Yacht Club Member Appreciation Week. Each day we’ll be profiling a Yacht Club Member to showcase the member’s Windstar experiences and memories. Number of Windstar Cruises: 43 We’ve been fortunate to have taken 43 Windstar cruises so far.
Carol & Richard McMakin – Windstar Cruises’ Yacht Club Members Profile Read More »
We’re kicking off the launch of our newly enhanced loyalty program by celebrating our past guests during Yacht Club Member Appreciation Week. Each day we’ll be profiling a Yacht Club Member to showcase the member’s Windstar experiences and memories. Number of cruises: 43 cruises for 310+ days If my calculations are correct, we have been
Tod & Lisa Johnstone – Yacht Club Members Profile Read More »
We’re kicking off the launch of our newly enhanced loyalty program by celebrating our past guests during Yacht Club Member Appreciation Week. Each day we’ll be profiling a Yacht Club Member to showcase the member’s Windstar experiences and memories. Number of Windstar Cruises: 40 cruises; 500+ days aboard We have crossed the Atlantic 34 times.
Paul & Heidi Stenner- Windstar Yacht Club Members Profile Read More »
