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Windstar Cruises
Go where the wind takes you aboard our three classic Wind yachts. Wind fills our iconic sails, leading us to seemingly unreachable places. From newly renovated Wind Surf, carrying up to 342 guests, to Wind Star and Wind Spirit carrying just 148 guests, each is perfectly sized to deliver you to the doorsteps of some of the world's most remarkable cities, beaches, and ports.
Windstar Wind Surf Cruise: Expert Review (2023)
Overall. Kerry Spencer. Contributor. The stunning five-mast, seven-sail Wind Surf takes the prize of largest vessel in the Windstar fleet. Built in 1990 as Club Med I, the ship joined Wind Star in ...
Wind Surf
Windstar's Flagship Sailing Ship. On any day, our 342-guest flagship, Wind Surf, the world's largest sailing ship, draws admiring glances as she glides majestically into port with her tall sails billowing. And her beauty is far more than skin deep. During their cruise, you will find the perfect setting for 'making an entrance' in the ...
Wind Star| Small Cruise Ship
The Essence of Small Ship Sailing. Wind Star is a sleek, 4-masted sailing yacht accommodating 148 guests. With four decks and a gross tonnage of 5,703, Wind Star feels like your own private yacht. Wind Star features wide open, teak decks—quite unusual for small ships. Guests will find hidden nooks for private moments giving them a feeling of being on their own private veranda.
Windstar Wind Star Cruise: Expert Review (2023)
4.5. Very Good. Overall. Gina Kramer. Contributor. Paying tribute to the golden age of tall ships, Wind Star -- a four-mast, motor-sailing yacht -- is the namesake ship in Windstar Cruises ...
Windstar Wind Spirit Cruise: Expert Review (2023)
4.0. Very Good. Overall. Ellen Uzelac. Contributor. With its dramatic sails and yacht-like feel, the four-masted Wind Spirit is a natural fit for Tahitian waters, which it cruises year-round ...
The Wind Surf is perhaps the most impressive of Windstar's sailing yachts, and with space for 310 guests, she's certainly the largest. However, the 191 crew members - and nearly 2:3 crew to guest ratio - guarantee that the Wind Surf's service remains as astounding as would be found on Windstar's smaller ships. Onboard, take advantage of the Wind Surf's stunning public spaces ...
Windstar Wind Surf
Windstar Wind Surf. 47 reviews. 1-855-408-7161 Website. All photos (1,403) Traveler ( 111) Common Areas ( 701) Dining and Bars ( 441) Itineraries for this ship. Itinerary.
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Founded in the 1980s, Windstar Cruises got its start as a sailing ship line. While it now operates traditional motor-powered ships, too, voyages on sailing ships are still a big part of its business.
Windstar Wind Surf
Join me on a video tour on board Windstar Cruise's Wind Surf on its way from Athens to Venice. With a length of 187 metres and a capacity of 342 passengers t...
Wind Surf
The Wind Spa, operated by Steiner Leisure, is surprisingly large for a ship this size, with an extensive menu of massages, facials, body wraps, and even teeth whitening. There is a couples massage ...
Windtstar Wind Spirit Review
Duration 7 days. Windstar prides itself on offering smaller, luxurious, intimate cruises to a number of stunning global destinations. Wind Spirit, part of the brand's wind class series of ...
Wind Surf Cruise Ship from Windstar Cruises
About Wind Surf. Tall white billowing sails, sun-drenched teak decks and stunning renovations on the Wind Surf sailing yacht make her more spectacular than ever. Chic and contemporary, the graceful ship is large enough to pamper, yet small enough for tiny harbors and hidden coves. Enjoy the relaxed luxury of yachting in casually elegance and ...
5.0. Excellent. Overall. Silver Wind is one of the cosiest and most intimate ships afloat, with beautifully designed suites and inviting cabins and public rooms. Silver Wind is a small ship -- it ...
Wind Surf (ship)
Wind Surf. (ship) MSY Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, with two electric propulsion motors powered by four diesel electric generating sets also. She can carry up to 342 passengers, in a total of 150 ocean-view staterooms, 18 ocean-view suites and 2 deluxe bridge suites ...
Wind Surf Reviews, Ship Details & Photos
Wind Surf overview. Discover elegant and intimate cruising aboard the Wind Surf. Onboard 312 privileged guests experience amenities found on larger cruise lines but service one would expect from an intimate ship. Enjoy free rein over the restaurants, library, salon, two pools, fitness center, sports deck and open bridge where the crew shows you ...
Wind Star Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review
The 1986-built cruise ship Wind Star is the first and oldest of the Windstar's sailing yachts, together with Wind Surf and Wind Spirit (sistership). These four-masted ships are uniquely designed for tall sailing cruises. The vessel (IMO number 8420878) is currently Bahamas-flagged (MMSI 309163000) and registered in Nassau.
Wind Surf Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review
Wind Surf cruise ship was built with a modern design, but still features sails on masts that are handled via a sophisticated computer program. This is relatively bigger tall ship with 5 masts, while Wind Star and Wind Spirit have 4 masts each. Wind Surf has a complicated history in and out of Windstar. The company had plans to order two sailing ...
Wind Spirit Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review
The 4-masted megayacht Wind Spirit is a sailing ship with 2 sisterships - Wind Star, and Wind Song. Wind Song experienced an engine room fire in 2002 and was scuttled. These are tall-sailing cruise ships with modern design and 6 sails mounted on 4 masts. The sails are handled via a sophisticated computer-controled system.
Windstar Wind Surf Cabins & Staterooms on Cruise Critic
Contributor. Choosing a Wind Surf cabin is easy, since there are just three cabin types onboard: Standard Staterooms, Suites and Bridge Suites. Although Wind Surf is the largest ship in Windstar's ...
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Refurbished in November 2021, Silver Wind is an intimate yet spacious ice-class ship that offers one of the best luxury expedition cruise experiences there is. View the deck plan here. Guests capacity: 274. Crew capacity: 239. Built: 1995. Last refurbishment: 2021. Tonnage: 17,400 Tons. View Deck Plan.
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The sunny, 72-degree weather - quintessential cruise weather - gave way to chilly wind and late morning's best impression of sunset. The horizon line glowed orange in the dusky sky.
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Ship staterooms start with the Ocean Terrace suites, at 377 square feet. They feature amenities such as a king bed, a chaise lounge day bed, and big glass doors that make it true ocean front view.
Wind Spirit
The Essence of Small Ship Sailing. Wind Spirit is a sleek, 4-masted sailing yacht accommodating 148 guests. With four decks and a gross tonnage of 5,736, Wind Spirit feels like your own private yacht. Wind Spirit features wide open, teak decks—quite unusual for small ships. Guests will find hidden nooks for private moments giving them a feeling of being on their own private veranda.
Australia news live: search for passenger overboard cruise ship off
NSW police said emergency services received reports a person had gone overboard off a ship 10 nautical miles (around 19km) off Sydney Heads just after 4am. Photograph: Flightradar24 Emily Wind
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A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries This German startup is pioneering recyclable wooden wind turbine blades
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Go where the wind takes you aboard our three classic Wind yachts. Wind fills our iconic sails, leading us to seemingly unreachable places. From newly renovated Wind Surf, carrying up to 342 guests, to Wind Star and Wind Spirit carrying just 148 guests, each is perfectly sized to deliver you to the doorsteps of some of the world's most remarkable cities, beaches, and ports.
Overall. Kerry Spencer. Contributor. The stunning five-mast, seven-sail Wind Surf takes the prize of largest vessel in the Windstar fleet. Built in 1990 as Club Med I, the ship joined Wind Star in ...
Windstar's Flagship Sailing Ship. On any day, our 342-guest flagship, Wind Surf, the world's largest sailing ship, draws admiring glances as she glides majestically into port with her tall sails billowing. And her beauty is far more than skin deep. During their cruise, you will find the perfect setting for 'making an entrance' in the ...
The Essence of Small Ship Sailing. Wind Star is a sleek, 4-masted sailing yacht accommodating 148 guests. With four decks and a gross tonnage of 5,703, Wind Star feels like your own private yacht. Wind Star features wide open, teak decks—quite unusual for small ships. Guests will find hidden nooks for private moments giving them a feeling of being on their own private veranda.
4.5. Very Good. Overall. Gina Kramer. Contributor. Paying tribute to the golden age of tall ships, Wind Star -- a four-mast, motor-sailing yacht -- is the namesake ship in Windstar Cruises ...
4.0. Very Good. Overall. Ellen Uzelac. Contributor. With its dramatic sails and yacht-like feel, the four-masted Wind Spirit is a natural fit for Tahitian waters, which it cruises year-round ...
The Wind Surf is perhaps the most impressive of Windstar's sailing yachts, and with space for 310 guests, she's certainly the largest. However, the 191 crew members - and nearly 2:3 crew to guest ratio - guarantee that the Wind Surf's service remains as astounding as would be found on Windstar's smaller ships. Onboard, take advantage of the Wind Surf's stunning public spaces ...
Windstar Wind Surf. 47 reviews. 1-855-408-7161 Website. All photos (1,403) Traveler ( 111) Common Areas ( 701) Dining and Bars ( 441) Itineraries for this ship. Itinerary.
Founded in the 1980s, Windstar Cruises got its start as a sailing ship line. While it now operates traditional motor-powered ships, too, voyages on sailing ships are still a big part of its business.
Join me on a video tour on board Windstar Cruise's Wind Surf on its way from Athens to Venice. With a length of 187 metres and a capacity of 342 passengers t...
The Wind Spa, operated by Steiner Leisure, is surprisingly large for a ship this size, with an extensive menu of massages, facials, body wraps, and even teeth whitening. There is a couples massage ...
Duration 7 days. Windstar prides itself on offering smaller, luxurious, intimate cruises to a number of stunning global destinations. Wind Spirit, part of the brand's wind class series of ...
About Wind Surf. Tall white billowing sails, sun-drenched teak decks and stunning renovations on the Wind Surf sailing yacht make her more spectacular than ever. Chic and contemporary, the graceful ship is large enough to pamper, yet small enough for tiny harbors and hidden coves. Enjoy the relaxed luxury of yachting in casually elegance and ...
5.0. Excellent. Overall. Silver Wind is one of the cosiest and most intimate ships afloat, with beautifully designed suites and inviting cabins and public rooms. Silver Wind is a small ship -- it ...
Wind Surf. (ship) MSY Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, with two electric propulsion motors powered by four diesel electric generating sets also. She can carry up to 342 passengers, in a total of 150 ocean-view staterooms, 18 ocean-view suites and 2 deluxe bridge suites ...
Wind Surf overview. Discover elegant and intimate cruising aboard the Wind Surf. Onboard 312 privileged guests experience amenities found on larger cruise lines but service one would expect from an intimate ship. Enjoy free rein over the restaurants, library, salon, two pools, fitness center, sports deck and open bridge where the crew shows you ...
The 1986-built cruise ship Wind Star is the first and oldest of the Windstar's sailing yachts, together with Wind Surf and Wind Spirit (sistership). These four-masted ships are uniquely designed for tall sailing cruises. The vessel (IMO number 8420878) is currently Bahamas-flagged (MMSI 309163000) and registered in Nassau.
Wind Surf cruise ship was built with a modern design, but still features sails on masts that are handled via a sophisticated computer program. This is relatively bigger tall ship with 5 masts, while Wind Star and Wind Spirit have 4 masts each. Wind Surf has a complicated history in and out of Windstar. The company had plans to order two sailing ...
The 4-masted megayacht Wind Spirit is a sailing ship with 2 sisterships - Wind Star, and Wind Song. Wind Song experienced an engine room fire in 2002 and was scuttled. These are tall-sailing cruise ships with modern design and 6 sails mounted on 4 masts. The sails are handled via a sophisticated computer-controled system.
Contributor. Choosing a Wind Surf cabin is easy, since there are just three cabin types onboard: Standard Staterooms, Suites and Bridge Suites. Although Wind Surf is the largest ship in Windstar's ...
Refurbished in November 2021, Silver Wind is an intimate yet spacious ice-class ship that offers one of the best luxury expedition cruise experiences there is. View the deck plan here. Guests capacity: 274. Crew capacity: 239. Built: 1995. Last refurbishment: 2021. Tonnage: 17,400 Tons. View Deck Plan.
The sunny, 72-degree weather - quintessential cruise weather - gave way to chilly wind and late morning's best impression of sunset. The horizon line glowed orange in the dusky sky.
Ship staterooms start with the Ocean Terrace suites, at 377 square feet. They feature amenities such as a king bed, a chaise lounge day bed, and big glass doors that make it true ocean front view.
The Essence of Small Ship Sailing. Wind Spirit is a sleek, 4-masted sailing yacht accommodating 148 guests. With four decks and a gross tonnage of 5,736, Wind Spirit feels like your own private yacht. Wind Spirit features wide open, teak decks—quite unusual for small ships. Guests will find hidden nooks for private moments giving them a feeling of being on their own private veranda.
NSW police said emergency services received reports a person had gone overboard off a ship 10 nautical miles (around 19km) off Sydney Heads just after 4am. Photograph: Flightradar24 Emily Wind
A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries This German startup is pioneering recyclable wooden wind turbine blades