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.
- BuiltYear built
- 2019
- TonnageGross tonnage
- 9,923
- Decks
- 8
- Cabins
- 112
- Guests
- 224
- 224 at full occupancy
- Crew
- 130
Star Explorer cruise schedule
34 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local
- Wed 30 Dec8:00 am5:00 pm
- Thu 31 Dec8:00 am3:00 pm
- Fri 1 Jan1:00 pm10:00 pm
- Sat 2 Jan 8:00 amSun 3 Jan 6:00 pm
- At seaMon 4 Jan
- Tue 5 Jan8:00 am5:00 pm
Showing 6 of 34 cruises
Where Star Explorer sails
Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 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
How Star Explorer sails
Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries
Sailing mix
Upcoming sailings by length
34sailings
- Up to 5 nights0–
- 7 nights618%
- 6, 8 or 9 nights1647%
- 10–14 nights515%
- 15+ nights721%
Turnaround ports
- Barcelona8 sailings
- Civitavecchia7 sailings
- Venice5 sailings
- Copenhagen3 sailings
- Lisbon2 sailings
- Bordeaux2 sailings
- Dublin2 sailings
- Leith (Edinburgh)2 sailings
- London (Tilbury)1 sailing
- Helsinki1 sailing
- Rouen1 sailing
Port intensity
Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return
- Time in port
- 9 h
- median · 5 – 56 h
- Port days
- 89%
- of days between embarkation and return
- Overnight calls
- 45
- staying past midnight
- Late departures
- 55
- after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm
Cruise patterns
- 6 ports · 1 sea day8 nights3 cruises
- 6 ports · 1 sea day8 nights3 cruises
- 7 ports · 2 sea days10 nights3 cruises
- 5 ports · 1 sea day8 nights2 cruises
- 3 ports · 0 sea days6 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 8:00 pm, 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
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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.