Windstar Cruises has added a new Formula 1® experience for its guests, this time at the final race of the 2023 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November.

Windstar Cruises will end its COVID-19 vaccine requirement effective 1 June 2023, no longer requiring guests to be vaccinated against the virus in order to sail with the small ship cruise line.

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’ all-suite Star Breeze yacht made its first-ever call in Australia last week when it arrived at Sydney.

Windstar President Chris Prelog has just completed the most whirlwind week in a career at sea that started 25 years ago.

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 officially celebrated its new headquarters located in Doral, Miami with a party last Wednesday [29 June 2022]. The line moved its office across the country to Florida, from Seattle, where it had been previously based.

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 cancelled its scheduled cruises in Asia for the northern autumn of 2022, citing the continued uncertainty regarding ports reopening in the region. The decision impacts a couple of close-to-home voyages.

Windstar Cruises has released details for the full lineup of James Beard Foundation-affiliated guest chefs for its series of three themed culinary cruises in 2022. The all-female trio includes Atlanta’s Chef Jennifer Hill Booker, San Francisco’s Chef Tanya Holland, and Boston’s Chef Irene Li.