Windstar Cruises has released its 2022 Wave Season promotion, offering up to US$1,000 onboard credit per stateroom or up to two free hotel nights (inclusive of transfer from hotel to yacht, breakfast, WiFi and resort fees and taxes.

Windstar Cruises is now offering all-inclusive pricing options for its guests, priced from an additional US$79 per guest per day. The Miami-based cruise line will however continue to offer guests cruise-only fares.The pricing structure change was announced formally this week but on social media earlier in the month.

Windstar Cruises and culinary institution, the James Beard Foundation, have renewed and bolstered their relationship which dates back to 2016.

Windstar Cruises has appointed Stijn Creupelandt as its new Vice President of Hotel Operations and Product Development.

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.

Windstar Cruises has added two new tools to make it easier for travel advisors to share the line’s videos, news, and special offers. Travels advisors can sign up for both programs free via Windstar’s Advisor Hub.

Windstar Cruises will make a second attempt at a local deployment in Australia and New Zealand in 2022/23 after abandoning its 2020/21 program due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Windstar Cruises has taken back possession of Star Breeze following a near 12-month-long extension and modernisation of the vessel by shipbuilder Fincantieri. Star Breeze is one of three ‘Star Class’ ships operated by Windstar to undergo the enhancement as part of the $250-million Star Plus overhaul.

Windstar Cruises has appointed Chief Operating Officer, Christopher Prelog, as the company’s President, filling the void left vacant by John Delaney who stood down earlier this year after nearly four years in the role.

Bookings have opened for Windstar Cruises’ 2022 voyages around the globe, which includes whistle-stop visits to Australia.

Windstar Cruises continues to expand its shore excursion program, more than doubling its options for guests to upwards of 2,500 choices in the past three years. The increase is a direct result of the line’s expanded global deployment to new regions like Alaska, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt and the Holy Land.

Shipbuilder Fincantieri has cut the first section of steel for Windstar Cruises’ second star-class ship extension as part of the small ship cruise line’s US$250 million Star Plus initiative.