Windstar Cruises is including a brand new itinerary in 2026 to its common Canada & New England season of sailings, that are fall journey favorites due to the road’s capability to go to primarily smaller, scenic ports the place massive ships don’t go. The road’s 312-guest motor yacht Star Delight sails within the area through the prime fall colour months of September and October for vacationers who more and more get pleasure from seeing nature’s vibrant show.
The brand new 14-night Quebec & Newfoundland Journey sails roundtrip from Montreal with a uncommon in-depth cruise exploration of Newfoundland and Labrador. Whereas most cruise strains embrace a fast cease or two, Windstar will spend ample time circumnavigating the area and its distant/hard-to-reach locations, together with the Madeleine Islands. The cruise affords two brand-new ports for Windstar in St. Pierre & Miquelon (the islands are part of France) in addition to Trois-Rivières. Each ports supply late nights for added exploration, like mountain climbing via Trois-Rivières’ Batiscan Park, with 400 acres of pristine wooded terrain brimming with waterfalls and meadows, adopted by a guided night tour of native culinary favorites.
The itinerary additionally provides two ports Windstar hasn’t visited since 2018: the fishing village of Pink Bay in Labrador in addition to St. John’s – the capital of Newfoundland – which is an in a single day go to, making it best for listening to folks music on the bars on George Road late into the evening. A further late evening in Quebec Metropolis means loads of time for exploring UNESCO websites by day, wine tasting on the Chateau Frontenac with an skilled sommelier, and night excursions that spotlight the town’s wealthy French affect.
Windstar’s Southeast Canadian Explorations providing returns for the 2026 season crusing from Montreal to Boston and the reverse. Highlights embrace an in a single day in Quebec Metropolis and smaller ports corresponding to Cap aux Meules, the place a brand new lobster fishing tour is certain to catch visitors’ consideration, together with cheese tasting + brewery visits, and a bird-watcher’s dream of a ship cruise that dives into the historical past and geology of the archipelago’s many caves and cliffs. Windstar may also return to Rockland, Maine on these sailings for the primary time since 2018, which means visitors can go to the charming area’s many picturesque lighthouses.
The 14-night Greenland: North Atlantic Odyssey trans-ocean cruise from Reykjavik, Iceland to Boston additionally returns for 2026, with scenic cruising of the Prince Christian Sound and Tasermiut Fjord, in addition to possibilities to be taught extra about Inuit tradition within the distant villages of Nanortalik and Narsaq. A late evening in Halifax means time to delve into the Titanic’s historical past/many artifacts, in addition to imbibing in a food-centric pub crawl pouring native beer and wine.
Windstar has a curated shore tour program making it straightforward for visitors to e-book excursions via the cruise line to see and expertise quite a lot of sights, together with key highlights, in every port.
Together with the announcement, Windstar is providing an Early Reserving Provide for Canada & New England 2026 sailings with a complimentary improve to All-Inclusive fares (worth of $99/day), which embrace Wi-Fi, gratuities, and limitless beer, wine, and cocktails, plus $200 onboard credit score per stateroom. The supply for 2026 sailings have to be booked by April 30, 2025.
“Our small ships have a bonus in Canada and New England as a result of we will go to many smaller cities for a extra relaxed, intimate fashion of exploration,” says Windstar’s President Christopher Prelog. “We’re very completely happy we will proceed accessing many of those tiny ports together with increasing upon what our visitors can expertise by including new excursions, seaports, and a wholly new itinerary for 2026 – all paired with the magic of fall colour splendor that this area is understood for.”
To plan a small ship cruise with Windstar or study reserving affords, contact a journey advisor, attain out to Windstar Cruises by cellphone at 866-258-7245, or request a name by a Windstar trip planner. Windstar has added a new on-line reserving system for comfort. Discover extra data on Windstar Cruises right here.