Cruise Line

Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises offers intimate small-ship journeys with personalized service, exclusive access, and immersive experiences.

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Windstar Cruises

  • 41 years in business
  • 7 ships
  • 308 itineraries

Windstar Cruises offers small-ship journeys that blend adventure, cultural immersion, and personalized service, sailing to hidden harbors, secluded beaches, and iconic coastal cities worldwide. With a fleet of sailing yachts and all-suite motor yachts, Windstar provides a relaxed yet refined atmosphere, ensuring exclusive access to off-the-beaten-path destinations. Guests enjoy locally inspired cuisine, immersive shore excursions, and world-class hospitality, making every voyage a unique and enriching experience. Carefully selected by Small Ship Travel, Windstar Cruises aligns with our commitment to exceptional small-ship adventures focused on discovery and connection.

Why Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises

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180° From Ordinary

Windstar Cruises operates a six-ship fleet of small sailing and all-suite ships visiting approximately 330 ports in 2020 sailing throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, Asia, Alaska, Canada and New England, Central America, Mexico, US West Coast and cruising year-round in Tahiti. Windstar’s fleet is the market leader in small ship cruising with a total of 1,242 passenger berths calling on off-the-beaten-path and popular ports in over 60 countries. The boutique cruise line carries fewer than 350 passengers on its small ships and takes travelers on cruises that are 180 degrees from ordinary. They are known for their immersive and authentic experiences, unique, port-intensive itineraries, exceptional award-winning service, and innovative culinary program as the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. Windstar Cruises is a part of Xanterra Travel Collection, known for “Legendary Hospitality with a Softer Footprint.”

Windstar Cruises is part of the Xanterra Travel Collection, a group of global hospitality and travel companies, one of which traces its history back over a hundred years of operating our country’s iconic national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Glacier, Death Valley, and many others. Xanterra Travel Collection is owned by The Anschutz Corporation, the ultimate owner of the Broadmoor, Sea Island, and entertainment giant AEG, Anschutz Entertainment Group.

Our Mission & Vision

Mission:

We imagine and deliver personalized and immersive experiences 180° from ordinary.

Vision:

Enriching people's perspective through inspired travel.

Windstar Cruises's Ships

"Our Boutique Yachts, Your Gateway to Adventure"

Explore Windstar's small, elegant yachts designed for intimate escapes, off-the-beaten-path ports, and unforgettable travel experiences.

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