Star Explorer

Windstar · ice-strengthened expedition ship class · 2019

Star Explorer measures 9,923 gross tons, with room for 224 guests. Star Explorer sails 8-night cruises from Barcelona and moves to Civitavecchia in Jan 2027.

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Rendering of Windstar Cruises yacht Star Explorer in a Norwegian fjord
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BuiltYear built
2019
TonnageGross tonnage
9,923
Decks
8
Cabins
112
Guests
224
224 at full occupancy
Crew
130

Star Explorer cruise schedule

31 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 31 cruises

Where Star Explorer sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, with more in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia. Star Explorer sails from Barcelona (Dec 2026 – Sep 2027), Civitavecchia (from Jan 2027) and Venice (Jan 2027 – Apr 2027).

BarcelonaCivitavecchiaVeniceLisbonBordeauxLondon (Tilbury)DublinLeith (Edinburgh)CopenhagenHelsinkiRouenNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Star Explorer visits

75 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Star Explorer sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 5 – 56 h
Port days
90%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
44
staying past midnight
Late departures
52
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 7 ports · 2 sea days10 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day8 nights2 cruises
  • 3 ports · 0 sea days6 nights2 cruises
  • 4 ports · 1 sea day7 nights2 cruises
  • 4 ports · 1 sea day7 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Star Explorer specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Windstar
Class
ice-strengthened expedition ship class
Year built
2019
Status
In service
IMO
9835719
MMSI
255806193

Size

Gross tonnage
9,923 GT
Length
126 m
Beam
19 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
16 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
224
Guests, full occupancy
224
Cabins
112
Crew
130
Guests per crew member
1.7
Space per guest
44.3 GT

How it compares

331st largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Star Explorer9,923
  • Windstar average10,591
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Star Explorer224
  • Windstar average253
  • All ships in service2,189

ice-strengthened expedition ship class sister ships

Same design and size as Star Explorer

See the Windstar fleet

Also from Windstar: Wind Surf, Star Breeze, Star Legend, Star Pride, Wind Spirit, Wind Star

About Star Explorer

Star Explorer was completed in July 2019 by West Sea Shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, as the expedition ship World Explorer for Mystic Cruises. She returned to West Sea in April 2026 to be converted for Windstar, with expedition features removed and Windstar venues and suites added.