There's an asterisk (*) beside this "new" ship because it's really an old ship being made new, which seems to be becoming a more economical way for cruise lines to expand their fleets. The Star Pride is the first of three ships from Seabourn Cruise Line that are moving to Windstar…in fact, the one is… Continue reading Windstar's Star Pride
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Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can
It's still more than a month to the Olympics but there's already an underdog with a gold medal…in cruising. Windstar. Windstar? It's a small-ship cruise line, right? This big player in a small market is now a big fish in a big pond, as in the ocean. According to Conde Nast Traveler, which every year… Continue reading Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can
Windstar Moves from Nowhere to No. 2 for Small Ships in Conde Nast Awards
When Conde Nast Traveler announced its 2013 Readers' Choice Awards this month, much of it was the "usual suspects" in the "usual places" because people who go on cruise ships and vote on these things generally don't change their preferences from year to year. But in perusing the list of winners, one cruise line jumped… Continue reading Windstar Moves from Nowhere to No. 2 for Small Ships in Conde Nast Awards
Nine in '14: Nine worldly events you can get to with a variety of cruises in 2014
One of the more interesting articles to cross our desktops this weekend was from FoxNews.com, which is not exactly known as an acknowledged source of cruise information. This article, by Andrea Rotondo, who appears to be a cruise expert for a network that most of us didn't know had one. It's entitled "9 major events… Continue reading Nine in '14: Nine worldly events you can get to with a variety of cruises in 2014
From '57 Chevs to Formula One
Three things you might not have heard from the cruise world… 1. Star Clippers, which has a fleet of three ships, offers passengers a look at diametrically opposed worlds. Its flagship Royal Clipper regularly makes runs to and from Cuba, with either Panama or St. Maarten at the other end. Its Star Flyer next year will take… Continue reading From '57 Chevs to Formula One