Wind Spirit

Windstar · 4-masted motor sailing ship class · 1988

Wind Spirit measures 5,736 gross tons, with room for 148 guests. Wind Spirit sails 10-night cruises from Barcelona and moves to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Nov 2026.

Windstar sailing cruise ship Wind Spirit in port
BuiltYear built
1988
TonnageGross tonnage
5,736
Decks
5
Cabins
74
Guests
148
178 at full occupancy
Crew
84

Wind Spirit cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 36 cruises

Where Wind Spirit sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. Wind Spirit sails from Barcelona (Oct 2026 – Jun 2027), Lisbon (Nov 2026) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Nov 2026 – Jan 2027).

BarcelonaLisbonSanta Cruz de TenerifeMálagaCivitavecchiaVeniceDubrovnikNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Wind Spirit visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Wind Spirit 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 – 42 h
Port days
88%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
28
staying past midnight
Late departures
93
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 2 sea days10 nights5 cruises
  • 3 ports · 0 sea days4 nights4 cruises
  • 14 ports · 0 sea days14 nights4 cruises
  • 6 ports · 1 sea day8 nights3 cruises
  • 14 ports · 1 sea day16 nights3 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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.

Wind Spirit specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Windstar
Class
4-masted motor sailing ship class
Year built
1988
Status
In service
IMO
8603509
MMSI
309056000

Size

Gross tonnage
5,736 GT
Length
134 m
Beam
16 m
Decks
5
Cruising speed
13 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
148
Guests, full occupancy
178
Cabins
74
Crew
84
Guests per crew member
1.8
Space per guest
38.8 GT

How it compares

340th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Wind Spirit5,736
  • Windstar average10,591
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Wind Spirit148
  • Windstar average253
  • All ships in service2,189

4-masted motor sailing ship class sister ships

Same design and size as Wind Spirit

See the Windstar fleet

Also from Windstar: Wind Surf, Star Breeze, Star Legend, Star Pride, Star Seeker, Star Explorer

About Wind Spirit

Wind Spirit was built for Windstar Cruises in 1988 at Le Havre in France. The 5,736 GT ship is 134 metres long including her bowsprit, with 74 cabins, among them an Owner's Suite, for 148 guests. The first phase of a refurbishment in April 2025 renewed her reception, lounge, spa, gym, pool and Owner's Suite and added Starlink Wi-Fi.