Wind Star

Windstar · 4-masted motor sailing ship class · 1986

Wind Star measures 5,397 gross tons, with room for 148 guests. Wind Star sails 6-night cruises from Civitavecchia and moves to Colon in Dec 2026.

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Windstar sailing cruise ship Wind Star at anchor with sails set
BuiltYear built
1986
TonnageGross tonnage
5,397
Decks
5
Cabins
74
Guests
148
178 at full occupancy
Crew
84

Wind Star cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 42 cruises

Where Wind Star sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands, with more in the Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal. Wind Star sails from Civitavecchia (Oct 2026), Barcelona (Oct 2026) and Lisbon (Nov 2026).

CivitavecchiaBarcelonaLisbonBridgetownColonPuntarenas (Puerto Caldera)PapeeteNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Wind Star visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Wind Star 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
10 h
median · 7 – 38 h
Port days
76%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
68
staying past midnight
Late departures
37
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 0 sea days6 nights30 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights4 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights3 cruises
  • 6 ports · 2 sea days10 nights1 cruise
  • 8 ports · 16 sea days25 nights1 cruise

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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 Star specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Windstar
Class
4-masted motor sailing ship class
Year built
1986
Status
In service
IMO
8420878
MMSI
309163000

Size

Gross tonnage
5,397 GT
Length
134 m
Beam
15.8 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
36.5 GT

How it compares

341st largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Wind Star5,397
  • Windstar average10,591
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Wind Star148
  • Windstar average253
  • All ships in service2,189

4-masted motor sailing ship class sister ships

Same design and size as Wind Star

See the Windstar fleet

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

About Wind Star

Wind Star was built for Windstar Cruises in 1986 at Le Havre in France as the first of the line's sailing yachts. She is 134 metres long including her bowsprit, with 74 cabins for 148 guests. A refit at Navantia in Cádiz in late 2023 renewed her lobby, lounge, spa, gym and pool, and a second phase completed in April 2026 redesigned the Amphora and Veranda restaurants and refreshed every stateroom.