Windstar Cruises will commemorate its 40th anniversary season, starting October 2024, when two ships and their guests meet up in Kusadasi, Turkey on 16 October.  ‘

Windstar Cruises has launched its 2025/2026 Winter Mediterranean voyages and sail dates including six unique itineraries plus six ‘Star Collectors’, sailings that combine itineraries for more in-depth exploration. Sailing aboard the all-suite Star Legend, these competitively priced Star Collector sailings (that also include complimentary laundry service) entice travellers to stay longer and experience even more of Europe, and range from 14 to 24 nights.

Windstar Cruises has formally announced its first-ever President’s Mystery Cruise, set to depart on 19 April 2025. The voyage was exclusively foreshadowed by LATTE last week.

Windstar Cruises says it intends to keep Star Legend sailing in the Mediterranean for another winter season, providing our guests with the opportunity to explore Europe and the region’s allure year-round.

Windstar Cruises has delayed its inaugural season in the Middle East, likely due to the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, releasing a winter season in the Mediterranean instead. Star Legend will now offer itineraries between December 2023 and April 2024, sailing to ports including Barcelona, Nice, Florence/Livorno, Marseille and Rome. The ship will also be showcased in Cannes during the annual luxury travel showcase, ILTM Cannes.

Windstar Cruises is intent on expanding its fleet of six ships, President Chris Prelog confirmed at an event in Sydney last week, saying “we’re actively looking”. Prelog was in Australia meeting with travel partners and media following the first visit by a Windstar Cruises’ ship, Star Breeze, to local waters between November 2022 and mid-February 2023.

Windstar Cruises has unveiled two new themed suites and a mural aboard Star Legend. The two specialty suites are inspired by Windstar’s Forbes Five-Star sister companies The Broadmoor and Sea Island and will also be introduced aboard Windstar’s two Star Plus class yachts: Star Breeze in the first half of this year and Star Pride in 2024.

Windstar Cruises has debuted the first of three onboard murals as part of a collaboration with Miami-based Fountainhead Arts.

Windstar Cruises has introduced new sailings to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf – a first for the luxury cruise line – beginning in November 2023.

Windstar Cruises has confirmed the debut of its all-suite Star Plus Class Star Pride yacht, sailing from Athens on a sold-out, eight-day voyage to Barcelona, stopping at ports including Gythion, Corfu, Argostoli, Messina (Taormina), Trapani, and Cagliari. Star Pride is the third and final of Windstar’s Star Plus Class yachts to emerge from Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard following a complex lengthening and transformation project.

Windstar Cruises has recommenced its cruises in French Polynesia/the Islands of Tahiti aboard Wind Spirit, signalling the restart of half the small-ship cruise line’s fleet since the pandemic pause.

The second Windstar Cruises’ ship to undergo an end-to-end transformation has been delivered back to the cruise line by the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy.