2022 Press Releases
12/13/2022 Windstar Cruises Expands Culinary Team Expertise
MIAMI, FL - Small ship luxury cruise line Windstar Cruises has hired two new professionals to its corporate culinary team. Bjoern Wassmuth has been hired as culinary director, and Eric Le Rouzic as corporate executive pastry chef.
11/22/2022 Small Ship Line Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze Makes First Call in Australia in Sydney
MIAMI, FL - Windstar Cruises’ 312-passenger, all-suite Star Breeze yacht makes its first-ever call in Australia today in Sydney, where it will embark on a 13-day privately chartered cruise to Melbourne, arriving on December 4.
11/16/2022 Windstar Announces Wave Season Deal + Thankful for Travel
MIAMI, FL - Miami headquartered Windstar Cruises has solidified its offering for “wave season,” when the best cruise deals are rolled out for customers to book for the year ahead.
11/03/2022 Betsy O’Rourke Appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Windstar Cruises; Dianna Rom Promoted to Vice President of Sales
MIAMI, FL, November 3, 2022 - Windstar Cruises announced two new appointments to its leadership team.
10/18/2022 Windstar Cruises Partners with Coral Gardeners in Tahiti
MIAMI, FL, October 18, 2022 – The three-year partnership begins this month with Windstar’s $35,000 donation to Coral Gardeners to adopt coral for all guests sailing with Windstar in French Polynesia for the remainder of 2022.
10/05/2022 Windstar Cruises Unveils New Shipboard Mural from Miami Artists we are nice'n easy
MIAMI, FL – Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises is thrilled to debut the first of three onboard murals as part of a collaboration with Miami-based Fountainhead Arts.
09/28/2022 Windstar Announces Chefs for 2023 James Beard Foundation® Culinary Themed Cruises
MIAMI, FL - The trio of acclaimed visiting chefs include D.C.’s Jerome Grant; New York’s Ayesha Nurdjaja; and Boston’s Tracy Chang.
09/23/2022 Hotel Service Fees to Increase on January 1, 2023
MIAMI, FL - Windstar Cruises will implement a rate increase for its Hotel Service Charges on cruises embarking on or after January 1, 2023.
08/23/2022 Windstar Cruises Adds Arabia to 2023/2024 Sailing Schedule
MIAMI, FL - Windstar Cruises’ small ships are known for sailing to luxurious and off-the-beaten-path ports around the world. The full breadth of sailings is highlighted best in their new brochure, available to order or access online today, including the line’s newest offering: cruises to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf – a first for the luxury cruise line.
08/18/2022 Windstar Cruises Eliminates Pre-Cruise COVID-19 Tests
MIAMI, FL – Windstar Cruises has revised its COVID-19 protocols and procedures which will go into effect for cruises departing on or after Sept. 6, 2022.
08/09/2022 Beach Fun & Sun: Windstar Cruises Reveals New Caribbean and Central America Cruises
MIAMI, FL – Windstar Cruises has just the thing to shake off the winter blahs. The small ship cruise line has drawn up a new beach bum’s delight of an itinerary beginning winter of 2023. Beach Fun & Sun: A Remote Caribbean Getaway has seven days on some of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean including stops in St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Barts, Anguilla, Jost Van Dyke (overnight), Virgin Gorda, and Tortola.
08/04/2022 Windstar Cruises Promotes Dianna Rom to Senior Director of Sales
U.S. headquartered Windstar Cruises has promoted Dianna Rom to senior director of sales, leading the domestic and international sales team for the Windstar brand.
06/30/2022 Windstar Cruises Celebrates New Miami Office
MIAMI, FL - Windstar Cruises celebrated its new headquarters office in Doral, Miami with a party yesterday. The line moved its office across the country from Seattle, WA, where it had been previously headquartered.
06/20/2022 Windstar Celebrates 35 Years in the Tropical Paradise of Tahiti
MIAMI, FL – Star Breeze will sail on additional itineraries in Tahiti in October and year-round beginning in 2024
06/09/2022 Windstar Cruises’ Reimagined Star Pride Makes Debut in Greece
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.
05/17/2022 Windstar Cruises Cancels Asia and Adds Tahiti Sailings
MIAMI, FL, Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has cancelled its scheduled cruises in Asia for fall of 2022, citing the continued uncertainty regarding ports reopening in the region.
04/27/2022 Windstar Cruises Partners with Miami Arts Organization Fountainhead Arts for Shipboard Murals
Windstar Cruises has partnered with Fountainhead Arts to commission local artists to paint murals on each of the three Star Plus Class yachts, as well as in Windstar’s new Miami office opening June, 2022.
04/05/2022 Windstar Cruises Hires New Northeast Regional Sales Manager
SEATTLE, WA, U.S. headquartered Windstar Cruises has hired Meg Daly as the small ship cruise line’s new Northeast regional sales manager.
02/25/2022 Windstar Cruises Cancels Black Sea Itineraries
SEATTLE, WA, In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, small-ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has cancelled all sailings and cruise tours in the Black Sea region and will change its Baltic itineraries to replace calls in St. Petersburg, Russia with calls in a non-Russian port. Guests and travel advisors will be notified of the changes.
02/03/2022 Windstar Cruises Hires New Director of Revenue Planning
SEATTLE, WA, U.S. headquartered Windstar Cruises has hired Cristienne (Cris) De Souza as the small ship cruise line’s director of revenue planning.
01/20/2022 Announcing Guest Chefs for James Beard Foundation Cruises
SEATTLE, WA, Windstar Cruises has announced the full lineup of James Beard Foundation-affiliated guest chefs for its series of three themed culinary cruises in 2022.
01/03/2022 Windstar Cruises’ Wave Season Offer is a Choice of Free Easy Stays Hotel Package or Onboard Credit
U.S. headquartered Windstar Cruises has released its deal for the annual phenomenon known as Wave Season, when companies roll out their best offers for the first few months of the year. It is arguably the best time for booking a cruise vacation and typically is when the majority of travelers plan their vacation for the year ahead.