Windstar Cruises’ new Star Seeker yacht, its first Star Class new-build, is now waterborne, having emerged from the building dock at the WestSEA Shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Windstar Cruises has reintroduced its popular “Pick Your Perk” offer, available for booking now through March 31, 2025, on sailings through June of 2026.

Windstar Cruises has provided deeper insight on upcoming upgrades for Wind Surf. Phase 1 of the extensive renovations will take place next month in Cadiz, Spain. There the five-masted sailing yacht – the world’s largest sailing ship and Windstar’s flagship – will receive a multi-million dollar fit-out that encompasses a full redesign of many public spaces.

Windstar Cruises has promoted Stijn Creupelandt to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Creupelandt’s promotion and Windstar’s internal restructuring of operations management comes as Paul Barrett, the company’s Vice President of marine & technical operations, announces his retirement to take effect in April 2025 after a distinguished career in the cruise industry.

Windstar Cruises has revealed a significant expansion of itineraries in the South Pacific, with new experiences planned for Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Islands in 2026. The new destinations build on Windstar’s core program in the Pacific – Tahiti and the Society Islands, the Tuamotus, and the Marquesas.

Windstar Cruises has opened reservations for its new ship, Star Seeker, set to join the small ship company’s fleet in December 2025.

Windstar Cruises is offering a first look at its Star Seeker – a 224-guest, brand-new ship that will debut in January of 2026.

Windstar Cruises has unveiled its 2026 European Voyages, with more new ports and itineraries than the line has ever debuted in a single season.

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.  ‘

The design of Windstar Cruises’ two new ships, Star Seeker and Star Explorer, are undergoing a significant transformation from the original blueprints of initial developer, the small-ship operator has confirmed.

Fifty Virtuoso Cruise Icons of 2024 recently sailed aboard Windstar’s 312-guest, all-suite Star Breeze in French Polynesia.

Windstar Cruises has unveiled plans to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be the year-round ship in Tahiti.