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U.S. headquartered small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has resumed cruising this week in French Polynesia/the Islands of Tahiti with vaccinated guests + crew aboard the line’s 148-passenger Wind Spirit sailing ship. (more…)
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U.S. headquartered small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises is cruising again with vaccinated guests and crew on board. (more…)
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As Windstar Cruises prepares to welcome guests back on board, President Christopher Prelog has made structural changes to the small ship cruise line’s operations team, including promoting Paul Barrett to Vice President of Marine & Technical Operations. (more…)
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Windstar Cruises’ newly stretched 312-passenger “Star Breeze” plans to set sail from St. Maarten on Saturday, June 19 on its inaugural sailing, with all-vaccinated passengers onboard. However, the ship may have nowhere to go as fewer than 20 percent of the 178 crew members onboard have received COVID-19 vaccines, and as a result Caribbean islands are turning the ship away. (cruisecritic.com)
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Windstar Cruises has completed its “Send Your Travel Advisor on a Cruise” contest, where travel advisors were nominated by their clients and colleagues to win a cruise. (more…)
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The cruise line is investing in its dedicated staff and recruiting seasoned professionals to expand its Star Promise commitment and high-level of sales support and service to travel advisors. (more…)
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“Star Legend”, the second ship of the extension and modernization Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, one of the main operators in the field of high-end small ship cruises, was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo. (more…)
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Windstar Cruises’ President Chris Prelog officially received Star Legend back from the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy today (May 21) after completion of its part of the line’s $250 million Star Plus Initiative. (more…)
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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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“Our 10-day cruise aboard Wind Star transports you back in time to ancient Greece and picturesque islands of the Aegean Sea, with unique travel experiences that blend past with present”, says Tauck. (more…)
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Until further notice, Windstar Cruises will require proof of a current COVID-19 vaccination for all guests sailing aboard Windstar’s yachts. (more…)
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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…)
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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)
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Windstar Cruises announced today it plans to relocate its office from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida in June 2022. The small ship cruise line alerted guests and travel advisors on February 24 that it was pushing back its restart of operations from May to June 2021. (more…)
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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…)
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With a brighter travel environment now visible around the corner, Windstar Cruises released its annual wave season offer January 5, 2021 and encourages prospective cruisers to take advantage of the offer now and book early so as not to miss out amid the coming rush of travel planning. (more…)
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Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises was among the first to cease operations in March and has been a leader in taking careful preparatory steps for a future return to business. (more…)
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If a cruise ship launches without any passengers on board, does it make a splash? Seattle-based Windstar Cruises hopes so – because the small ship cruise line is delighted to share some good news in 2020 and digitally showcase the renaissance of Star Breeze. (more…)
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“Star Breeze”, the ship marking the beginning of the extension and modernization Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, one of the main operators in the field of high-end small ship cruises, was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo. (more…)
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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…)
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If your guests are loyal to you; be more loyal to them. It’s a logical philosophy, and it’s exactly what Windstar Cruises is doing with introducing a new point and tier system that provides recognition and rewards as guests continue to sail with Windstar. (more…)
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Christopher Prelog is now President of Windstar Cruises reporting into Andrew N. Todd, CEO of Windstar Cruises and of Xanterra Travel Collection (the Colorado-based group of companies that includes Windstar). (more…)
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To address health concerns brought on by the pandemic, Windstar Cruises has committed to a holistic Beyond Ordinary Care program and will retrofit its fleet of six yachts with hospital-grade HEPA filters, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and will employ a safe sanitization formula used in health care settings. (more…)
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Small ship cruise operator Windstar Cruises releases a new schedule of cruises for its fleet of six yachts in 2021 and launches the “Save Now & Sail Later” offer to celebrate. (more…)
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Small ship cruise operator Windstar Cruises announced today (May 19) the 148-guest Wind Spirit will be its first yacht to resume sailing after suspending operations further due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
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Windstar Cruises announced that John Delaney, president since July 2016, will be stepping down on Wednesday, March 4, to focus on personal priorities, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Travelers booking a Windstar cruise vacation departing on or after June 1, 2020 can rest easy knowing they can cancel up to 15 days before their cruise departs without incurring a cancellation fee. (more…)
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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…)
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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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It may be one of the best kept secrets on the high seas. On Windstar Cruises’ flagship Wind Surf, which just emerged from a major renovation, guests are able to stay in the new Officer’s Suite. (more…)
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Last week at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Italy, Windstar Cruises’ Vice President of Expansion Projects, John Gunner, participated in a traditional steel cutting ceremony for a new mid-ship section being built for Star Pride. (more…)
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Anyone who has tasted a true pan con tomate in Spain knows that this iconic Spanish dish is so much more than bread, tomato, and olive oil. (more…)
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Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has announced a pilot program with New York-based nonprofit Reach the World to bring destinations around the world into underserved K-12 classrooms through virtual exchange. (more…)
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It’s that time of year again – wave season. And small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has an offer that makes cruising on its boutique ships carrying fewer than 350 passengers even more enticing. (more…)
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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 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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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 has dramatically broadened its award-winning shore excursion program over the last three years, more than doubling its options for guests to upwards of 2,500 choices. (more…)
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Windstar Cruises announces its 2021 Alaska season today, offering nine different journeys from June through September on four unique itineraries, including a new seven-day option from Vancouver to Juneau and the reverse. (more…)
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How to Stretch a Ship
Yesterday at Fincantieri’s shipyard, in Palermo, Italy, Christopher Prelog, Vice President of Fleet Operations for Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, pushed the button which activated the torch to make the first cut in the new steel that will become the newly constructed mid-section of MS Star Legend. (more…)
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