Windstar
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Windstar sails 8 ships from 39 homeports to 294 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean.
- ShipsShips in service
- 8
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 303
- Homeports
- 39
- PortsPorts visited
- 294
- 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 · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean: 4 ships at its busiest in Apr 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 | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 | ||||||||||
| East Coast USA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 1 | 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 · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Across all regions, 49% of Windstar sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Windstar
303 sailings
Other cruise lines
16,242 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Windstar | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 3% · 9 | 23% · 3,658 | −20 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 49% · 149 | 49% · 7,975 | Same |
| 9–13 nights | 21% · 63 | 16% · 2,588 | +5 pts |
| 14+ nights | 27% · 82 | 12% · 2,021 | +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 · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 0.80M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.2%
- of 336.2M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 28th
- ahead of Celestyal Cruises 0.76M, Saga Ocean Cruises 0.70M
- Berths at sea per day
- 2,248
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Nov counts from 12 Nov
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 0.3% of the region | 0.27M | 0.3% | |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean 1.8% of the region | 0.18M | 1.8% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.1% of the region | 0.10M | 0.1% | |
| Asia 0.4% of the region | 0.06M | 0.4% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.2% of the region | 0.04M | 0.2% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.1% of the region | 0.04M | 0.1% | |
| 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 | 71 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 2 ships | 33 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 4 ships | 23 | 4 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 2 ships | 17 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Philipsburg Sint Maarten · 1 ship | 15 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Barcelona Spain · 4 ships | 14 | 4 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| San Juan Puerto Rico · 1 ship | 10 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Reykjavík Iceland · 1 ship | 8 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain · 1 ship | 8 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Dubrovnik Croatia · 1 ship | 7 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 282 ports
- 1Bora BoraFrench Polynesia92
- 2Tahaa IslandFrench Polynesia85
- 3Moorea IslandFrench Polynesia82
- 4Huahine IslandFrench Polynesia76
- 5Raiatea IslandFrench Polynesia65
- 6KusadasiTurkey36
- 7MykonosGreece31
- 8SantoriniGreece31
- 9Fakarava Atoll TuamotusFrench Polynesia28
- 10Rangiroa Atoll TuamotusFrench Polynesia28
- 11SorrentoItaly28
- 12DubrovnikCroatia26