…SeaDream Yacht Club is a blend of Windstar‘s sailing ships (where life is lived outdoors on deck) and ex-Seabourn ships (moderate-size cruise ships without sails). Contact Windstar Cruises www.windstarcruises.com; info@windstarcruises.com;…
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…at bow of Wind Spirit. * Photo: Judi Cohen Judi’s Tips for Planning a Tahiti Windstar Cruise Windstar Tahiti Itineraries & Fares Windstar operates the Wind Spirit in French Polynesia…
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…is excellent on a Windstar cruise. * Photo: Christine Bottross 2. A Windstar Cruise in Tahiti makes meeting new friends easy The 148-pax Wind Spirit carries a small number of…
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…the romance of a Caribbean cruise with Windstar Cruises. Stunning St Lucia. * Photo: Windstar Cruises Decisions, Decisions A little background — we’re avid cruisers, with close to 100 cruises…
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…before August 31, 2022, and enjoy free all-inclusive amenities. One of Windstar‘s two intimate small ships based in French Polynesia. * Photo: Windstar Windstar’s Tahiti Offer starts at $5,099 per…
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Fresh Details on Windstar Cruises’ New Star Seeker By Anne Kalosh Updated June 2025 New Mediterranean-Asian Fusion Restaurant Star Seeker will debut with Windstar Cruises’ new Mediterranean-Asian fusion restaurant, Basil…
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Windstar‘s Newly Stretched Star Breeze By Dana Freeman I recently spent a week sailing in the Caribbean round-trip from St. Maarten on Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze, July 24-31 (2021), their…
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…The iconic arch of Cabo San Lucas in Baja California, Mexico, on the Sea of Cortez. * Photo: Windstar Cruises Windstar is known for a diverse range of itineraries. Their…
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…and all the other changes,” Windstar President John Delaney said. Star Breeze is the first of three ships to be “stretched” in Windstar’s $250 million Star Plus Initiative. Sisters Star…
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…Windstar‘s French Polynesia cruises. SAVE: Click HERE for details on Windstar‘s convenient Tahiti cruise packages, including air & hotel, aboard Wind Spirit. Cruising French Polynesia. * Windstar Cruises Windstar’s Globetrotting…
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…RELATED: Here the Seldons review their anniversary cruise aboard Windstar‘s Star Pride. RELATED: Windstar announces it’s growing its fleet by two. RELATED: A review of Windstar’s Star Breeze in the…
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…dry dock at Fincantieri’s Palermo yard. * Photo: Windstar Cruises Then came Italy’s shutdown for the COVID-19 pandemic. And, finally, Windstar decided to add new health safety features including HEPA…
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…excursions offered. UPDATE: The Windstar Star Breeze, Pride and Legend Get Stretched and Transformed. RELATED: Writer Dana Freeman reviews the newly revitalized Star Breeze. RELATED: The Seldons review Windstar‘s recently…
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…on our minds) with Windstar for more than three years that we were finally able to lock in for a voyage in October 2023. Our 10-night cruise was on Windstar’s…
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…Photo: Windstar Cruises The World Spa by Windstar and gym have all new finishes, color palettes and the latest Technogym equipment. The latest gym equipment was installed. * Image: Windstar…
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Windstar Adding 2 Ships By Ted Scull, with reporting by Anne Kalosh Windstar broke the mold 40 years ago when in 1984 the new firm launched its first of what…
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Windstar Cruises Will Return to Alaska and Japan By Anne Kalosh Windstar Cruises will send a new ship, the 224-passenger Star Seeker, to Alaska and Japan when it joins the…
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Windstar Drops Alaska in 2021 By Anne Kalosh Windstar Cruises became the first line to give Alaska a pass in 2021. This news comes with the postponement of all sailings…
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Wind Surf Reader Review Reviewer: Don from Toronto. Cruise Line: Windstar Cruises. Ship: Wind Surf. Destination: Caribbean. # of Nights: 7. Departure Date & Ports: January 2016, round-trip from St….
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…itinerary that included two ports we’ve never been to before. We had initially booked a 7-day Windstar cruise entitled “Greek Isles and Turkish Delights,” but two weeks before departure Windstar…
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…Sarkozy, served as the godmother.) As Ted reported, both ships will be customized for Windstar Cruises. “They will be full-on Windstar ships,” Windstar President Christopher Prelog told me at Seatrade….
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…and everyone, regardless of vaccination status, was tested. And passengers set for the first voyage (in June 2021) of the newly extended and updated Star Breeze, operated by Windstar Cruises,…
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…opt for a shipboard credit instead. Windstar is sailing from Tahiti. Here, passengers join Polynesian dancers. * Photo: Windstar Cruises Windstar typically serves Tahiti year-round with the motorized sailing yacht…
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…for monthly curated newsletters highlighting our top small cruise ship reviews, round-ups & offers! Windstar‘s New Winter Cruises in Europe Windstar revised Star Legend’s entire December to April season, and…
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STAR PRIDE in Vietnam Reviewer: Chrissy from New York. Cruise Line: Windstar Cruises. Ship: Star Pride. Destination: Vietnam. # of Nights: 10. Departure Date & Ports: January 2015, from Hong…
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…I’m committed to delivering the very best experience for all guests on board.” Windstar Cruises’ Belinda Bennett In 2016, Windstar Cruises named Belinda Bennett captain of WIND STAR, making her…
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…planned to resume April 12. RELATED: Disney, Windstar, AmaWaterways, Avalon & Celestyal Pause Operations … by Anne Kalosh. Windstar Cruises Small-ship line Windstar Cruises, too, stopped departures embarking from March…
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…Windstar president Chris Prelog, who began his seagoing career as a waiter, has been promoted to the Windstar Cruises presidency. Austrian native Prelog has vast first-hand service experience from 18…
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…on an expedition. Windstar Cruises Beefs Up Loyalty Program Windstar Cruises introduced a new point and tier system to its Yacht Club loyalty program. The new program features larger discounts…
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…voyage. All-Inclusive Pricing New At Windstar Windstar Cruises became the latest line to provide an all-inclusive pricing option. This bundles unlimited wine, beer and cocktails, Wi-Fi and gratuities into Windstar‘s…
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…coverage. Following is a sampler of changes small-ship lines have recently announced: Windstar Cruises Windstar Cruises no longer require a pre-cruise COVID-19 test for embarking travelers, unless one of the…
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…on Windstar voyages where the service is active. Global coverage isn’t available yet. * Photo: Windstar Cruises Domestic U.S. Cruises A few years ago, while sailing on the Mississippi River,…
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…(Oceangoing, Sailing) Victory Cruise Lines (Coastal, Oceangoing) Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing) Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing) Central America (including Mexico, Belize, Sea of Cortez & Panama Canal) AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions,…
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…from Avignon to Lyon. RELATED: New Viking Einar Impresses a First Timer. by Judi Cohen. The Viking Einar. * Photo: Judi Cohen Windstar Currently, Windstar Cruises intends to resume sailing…
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…Roman Krstanovic, Windstar Cruises. * Photo: Windstar Dubrovnik is a “must visit” city for a lot of people. Here you can travel to the past every day while walking through…
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…wanted to watch. The Main Differences Between Sea Cloud, Star Clippers and Windstar Cruises I’ve cruised on both Star Clippers and Windstar Cruises’ sailing vessels and loved them. Each is…
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…yacht Britannia. The elegant, four-deck vessel’s cabins were recently refurbished. Scottish yacht Lord of the Glens has a new owner. * Photo: Magna Carta Steamship Co. New Windstar routes Windstar…
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…World Heritage Sites. Windstar Delays & Drops Alaska in 2021 Windstar Cruises became the first line to give Alaska a pass in 2021. This news comes with the postponement of…
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…the sweepstakes landing page at WindstarCruises.com. Windstar Cruises will award a free cruise and give the winner more clues to find another prize. Each video contains a number, letter or…
Read More…on Tennessee River Heidi on American Queen on Tennessee River Heidi in Hoi An, Vietnam, on an Excursion with Windstar Heidi in Hoi An, Vietnam, on an Excursion with Windstar…
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…relief to finally come out in the Gulf of Corinth when heading to the Adriatic. Lines that transit the Corinth Canal include: SeaDream, Silversea & Windstar The four-mile-long Corinth Canal…
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…saw an advertisement for a Windstar Trans-Atlantic cruise. Now you’re thinking “how is this going to pay the bills?” I thought the same thing, but we decided to approach this…
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…Expeditions Overseas Adventure Travel Ponant Poseidon Expeditions Quark Expeditions Quasar Expeditions Seabourn Expeditions SeaTrek Adventure Cruises Silversea Expeditions Tauck UnCruise Adventures Zegrahm Expeditions Oceangoing Ships Star Pride. * Photo: Windstar…
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…245-passenger Le Bellot from Oslo to Bergen starts at $10,254. Windstar Cruises Windstar offers similar itineraries depending on the departure aboard the 312-passenger Star Legend and Star Pride. Calls may…
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…Windstar. The Faroes Islands The Faroes, still Danish, showed a softer but no less dramatic landscape with its mountain, valley and cliffside scenery. The government center in Torshavn was quaintly…
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…Victory ship in Alaska this summer. Variety Cruises said it wants to become the first cruise operator to accept cryptocurrency. And Windstar Cruises recapped its $250 million Star Plus initiative…
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…Canal, Antarctica, New York, Halifax and Laos. The highlights included sailing with Windstar Cruises aboard the 148-pax Wind Spirit in Tahiti and the Tuamotu Islands. It was my first Mothers’…
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…of our favorite cruise lines, Windstar, which has three “motor sailing” yachts in its fleet that feature sails that are raised by motors instead of a crew of sailors. On…
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…every year, with tastings and a winemaker’s dinner hosted by a guest winemaker or winery owner. Along the Same Lines Windstar may be the closest, especially its sailing ships but…
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…For years, they set the highest standard at sea, offering unlimited champagne and caviar shared with only 55 or so other couples. Other companies such as Windstar, Seabourn and Silverseas…
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HEIDI SARNA
I'm up to 78 countries and 110+ cruises worldwide, and it's the small ship journeys that I love writing about most. And so QuirkyCruise.com was born, an excellent research tool for planning your own unforgettable small ship trip.
THEODORE W. SCULLI have traveled between all continents by sea and cruised along three dozen rivers. Ships and travel are in my blood, and so is writing. My journeys have translated into many books and many hundreds of articles.
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