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Windstar Cruises Announces Send Your Travel Advisor on a Cruise Vacation Contest for Travel Advisor Appreciation Day

Windstar Cruises (logo)May 5, 2021 is Travel Advisor Appreciation Day, and after the year travel advisors have had booking and rebooking travel, counseling customers on a multitude of new health and safety considerations, and helping their client’s dream of future trips of a lifetime… they deserve a chance to enjoy a vacation for themselves. (more…)

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Windstar Adds New Marketing Tools to Support Travel Advisors – “MailPound” and “BranchUp”

Windstar Cruises (logo)A return to cruising is on the horizon, and Windstar Cruises has added two new tools, “MailPound” and “BranchUp”, that make it easier for travel advisors to share the line’s wanderlust-inducing videos, news, and special offers with the click of a button (and even without a click, thanks to automatic feeds). (more…)

Windstar Cruises Joins USTOA

Windstar Cruises (logo)Windstar Cruises has joined the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) as an active member. USTOA president and CEO Terry Dale made the announcement on Thursday, noting the association now has 49 active members representing 143 brands. (travelagentcentral.com)

Windstar Outlines Sailings through May 2023 and Produces New Voyage Planner

Windstar Cruises (logo)Cruise lines have had to update their deployment plans several times over the past year. To provide clarity on voyage plans, small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has released a new printed voyage planner brochure with nearly 200 pages of information detailing offerings from when its first yacht will set sail on May 1, 2021 through May, 2023. (more…)







Windstar Cruises Offers New Promotion to Islands of Tahiti

Windstar Cruises (logo)When Seattle-based small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises begins sailing again, the first destination it plans to resume operations is the storied Islands of Tahiti. And where better to forget the chaos and stress of daily life than on a small ship that glides into bays other cruise ships can’t reach, dropping anchor at some of the earth’s most beautiful islands like Bora Bora and Moorea? (more…)











Cruise Portfolio’s Anna Perrott appointed as New Business Development Manager for Windstar Cruises account

Windstar Cruises (logo)The Cruise Portfolio and Windstar Cruises are pleased to announce that Anna Perrott has been appointed as The Cruise Portfolio’s Business Development Manager dedicated to Windstar Cruises. Perrott’s responsibility will be to build new business for Windstar Cruises in the UK and Eire through travel agents and tour operators. (more…)

Windstar Cruises Announces Transformative New Spa Concept That Takes Wellness and Travel to New Levels

Windstar Cruises (logo)With Windstar’s launch of its new “World Spa by Windstar”, the leading small ship cruise line is taking wellness to new places. Windstar Cruises, which operates six small ships sailing to 80 countries around the globe, features regional spa treatments and destination-themed therapies to enhance guests’ travel experience. (more…)

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Windstar Cancels 20 Cruises After Asbestos Discovered During Refurbishment

Windstar Cruises' Star Breeze is cut in two, with the new section inserted, at Fincantieri's Shipyard in Palermo (October 2019: courtesy Fincantieri)Windstar Cruises is canceling 20 sailings on Star Breeze, Star Pride and Star Legend due to construction delays that follow the discovery of asbestos during the ships’ renovation. Removal of the material will delay Star Breeze’s completion from February 14 to May 4, 2020, when it will begin sailing in Latin America and the West Coast. (cruisecritic.co.uk)

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Windstar Suspends Vieques Cruise Visits After Shooting

Windstar Cruises (logo)Windstar Cruises has canceled visits to Vieques, Puerto Rico, following a Sunday morning shooting that killed a local man and injured a crew member. “We have cancelled our next two calls in Esperanza as we perform a complete assessment of the incident,” Windstar President John Delaney said in a statement. “The safety and security of our crew and guests is our highest priority.” (cruisecritic.co.uk)

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Fincantieri Cuts Windstar’s Star Breeze in Half, Inserting 84-Foot (25.6 Meters) New Section in Palermo, Italy

Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze is cut in two, with the new section inserted, at Fincantieri’s Shipyard in Palermo (October 2019: courtesy Fincantieri)It’s only appropriate that the culture that gave birth to the Renaissance is where Windstar Cruises ushers in a new era as the leader in small ship cruising by making the final cut to the hull of Star Breeze to “stretch” the first of its three ships and begin the process of inserting a new 84-foot mid-section (25.6 meters) that will help evolve and transform the Windstar experience. (more…)

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Windstar Cruises Releases New French Polynesia Video Showcasing Exotic Tahiti and South Pacific Sailings

Best Cruise to French Polynesia – Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises announces new itineraries and new destinations in the South Pacific for 2020-2021 on board the 148-passenger MSY Wind Spirit. The iconic sailing ship, designed for warm trade winds, is the belle of French Polynesia cruising year-round there since 2015.

In 2020, the four-masted Wind Spirit ventures to farther shores offering multiple sail dates on 14 new itineraries with maiden (first time) port calls in Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, the Cook Islands, and Australia, sailing February through June 2020. Wind Spirit will return to the Islands of Tahiti and the Tuamotus in July 2020, with cruise departures available to reserve now through December 2021 for tropical adventure and romance seekers.

“The South Pacific and French Polynesia are sought after destinations that capture the imagination like no other. As the leader in destination delivery by small ship, we’re excited to share our new video that vividly showcases that story,” says Windstar President John Delaney. “Sailing on Wind Spirit offers our guests the perfect Tahiti and South Pacific experience, anchoring in remote bays, landing on untouched beaches with awe-inspiring scenery and intriguing cultures. Cruising in this beautiful area inspires travel and enriches our perspective of the world.”

Full story at PR Web

(Windstar Cruises)