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 regular 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
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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
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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. Number of Windstar Cruises: 43 We’ve been fortunate to have taken 43 Windstar cruises so far.
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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. Number of cruises: 43 cruises for 310+ days If my calculations are correct, we have been
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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. 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 »
Bar Waitress Kristy Joy Sigua has been with Windstar for almost 3 years. A native of the Philippines, she loves traveling to different places around the world and talking with our guests. In addition to serving guests, she is responsible for organizing and keeping her assigned station clean, making requisitions on a daily basis and
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Hotel Storekeeper and Indonesian born Eko Hastiyanto has been part of the Windstar team for about 1½ years. Having trained at the International Hospitality Center Eko enjoys his behind the scenes job on the ship. His work entails maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the ship storeroom and all its contents. He especially enjoys the
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Get to know Hidayat, Muslich Noor, a long-time Windstar crew member.
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As you know, we recently announced our new health and safety program called Beyond Ordinary Care, a multi-layered program to create a safer environment aboard our ships. Read more about the steps we are taking on our Health & Safety page. Every ship will have HEPA filters with UV-C light installed in its HVAC system before
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On June 3rd Star Breeze floated out and transferred to wet dock for the completion of her stretch project adding 50 suites, two new restaurants, a larger pool and deck, World Spa by Windstar and other expanded public areas. Further work is required on the upper decks plus outfitting for suites and public areas. With
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On March 12, Windstar Cruises ceased embarking guests as the COVID-19 pandemic spread worldwide. By March 15, all guests had disembarked Windstar’s ships and crew stayed on board as the company worked to find places to dock or anchor our ships. As the pandemic evolved over the next few weeks and months, it became clear
