Windstar
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Windstar sails 8 ships from 39 homeports to 291 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean.
- ShipsShips in service
- 8
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 290
- Homeports
- 39
- PortsPorts visited
- 291
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 29 yrs
The Windstar fleet
8 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Surf 5-masted motor sailing ship class · 1990 · 14,745 GT | 1990 | 14,745 | 6 | 171 | 342 | 178 | |
| Star Breeze Star Ship megayacht class · 1989 · 12,995 GT | 1989 | 12,995 | 8 | 156 | 312 | 190 | |
| Star Legend Star Ship megayacht class · 1992 · 12,995 GT | 1992 | 12,995 | 8 | 156 | 312 | 200 | |
| Star Pride Star Ship megayacht class · 1988 · 12,995 GT | 1988 | 12,995 | 8 | 156 | 312 | 190 | |
| Star Seeker ice-strengthened expedition ship class · 2025 · 9,939 GT | 2025 | 9,939 | 8 | 112 | 224 | 110 | |
| Star Explorer ice-strengthened expedition ship class · 2019 · 9,923 GT | 2019 | 9,923 | 8 | 112 | 224 | 130 | |
| Wind Spirit 4-masted motor sailing ship class · 1988 · 5,736 GT | 1988 | 5,736 | 5 | 74 | 148 | 84 | |
| Wind Star 4-masted motor sailing ship class · 1986 · 5,397 GT | 1986 | 5,397 | 5 | 74 | 148 | 84 |
Where Windstar sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean: 4 ships at its busiest in Oct and 1 in Nov. Windstar also sails in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda and Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Alaska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| East Coast USA | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Windstar cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 49% of Windstar sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Windstar
290 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,714 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Windstar | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 3% · 9 | 23% · 3,536 | −19 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 49% · 141 | 49% · 7,735 | −1 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 21% · 61 | 16% · 2,458 | +5 pts |
| 14+ nights | 27% · 79 | 13% · 1,985 | +15 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Windstar capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 0.76M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.2%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 30th
- ahead of Saga Ocean Cruises 0.68M, Ponant Cruises 0.60M
- Berths at sea per day
- 2,228
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Windstar APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean 0.2% of the region | 0.24M | 0.2% | |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean 1.7% of the region | 0.17M | 1.7% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.1% of the region | 0.11M | 0.1% | |
| Asia 0.5% of the region | 0.07M | 0.5% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.2% of the region | 0.04M | 0.2% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.2% of the region | 0.04M | 0.2% | |
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal 0.2% of the region | 0.03M | 0.2% | |
| Alaska 0.2% of the region | 0.03M | 0.2% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Windstar cruises start
Top 10 of 39 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete French Polynesia · 2 ships | 66 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 2 ships | 30 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 5 ships | 21 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Barcelona Spain · 5 ships | 16 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Philipsburg Sint Maarten · 1 ship | 15 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 2 ships | 14 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| San Juan Puerto Rico · 1 ship | 12 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Lisbon Portugal · 5 ships | 8 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| ReykjavÃk Iceland · 1 ship | 8 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain · 1 ship | 8 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 278 ports
- 1Bora BoraFrench Polynesia86
- 2Tahaa IslandFrench Polynesia80
- 3Moorea IslandFrench Polynesia78
- 4Huahine IslandFrench Polynesia72
- 5Raiatea IslandFrench Polynesia61
- 6KusadasiTurkey33
- 7MykonosGreece28
- 8SantoriniGreece28
- 9Gustavia (St. Barts)France27
- 10Fakarava Atoll TuamotusFrench Polynesia26
- 11Rangiroa Atoll TuamotusFrench Polynesia26
- 12MonemvasiaGreece23