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This past season, I had the chance to experience two radically different styles of cruising. One was a journey through the Mediterranean aboard the 300 passenger Wind Surf, a graceful sailing yacht measuring 14,745 gt. The other was a whirlwind…
Windstar Cruises’ flagship is unquestionably the MSY Wind Surf. (If you haven’t seen the MSY prefix before, it’s not all that common. It stands for a Motor Sailing Yacht.) Before we go deck by deck through the interiors, I wanted…
A cruise line like no other, Windstar Cruises. Windstar Cruises stands out in the cruise industry—rooted in bold innovation, boutique luxury, and a unique heritage. Here’s the full story: where it began, who founded it, and how it evolved into…
CruiseInd is heading back to sea—and this time, we’re trading in megaships for masted sails. Next week, we will be boarding a Windstar Cruises voyage through the heart of the Mediterranean, tracing a classic route along the storied Riviera aboard…
Wind Surf, the flagship of Windstar Cruises, is a five-masted motor-sailing yacht originally built in 1990 and extensively refurbished since joining the fleet in 1998. Measuring 535 feet in length (617 feet including bowsprit) with a beam of 66 feet…