Windstar Cruises’ latest ship Star Seeker will be part of the small ship firm’s fleet in December of 2025, and immediately the road has introduced itinerary plans and opened reservations for the 112-suite yacht’s inaugural season together with the Caribbean, Alaska, and Japan. Vacationers can now ebook cruises to those areas aboard the brand new ship.
The maiden voyage will depart from Málaga, Spain on December 28, 2025, crossing the Atlantic with a particular cease in Santa Cruz de Tenerife within the Canary Islands for a New Yr’s Eve celebration full with fireworks alongside sister ship Wind Star. As this voyage is an ocean crossing, there will probably be ample time to discover the yacht’s new facilities just like the Health Middle, World Spa by Windstar, new specialty restaurant, and the Yacht Membership. The cruise ends on January 13 in Miami, which is very significant as Windstar is headquartered within the area.
The ship’s christening ceremony will probably be held in Miami. The maritime custom marks the ship’s entry into service and is supposed to deliver good luck and safety to the ship and its crew. The official naming of the ship features a chosen godmother/father of the ship breaking a Champagne bottle towards the hull. Shoreside Windstar employees, companions, journey advisors, and media could have an opportunity to have interaction with the brand new ship on a sequence of invitation-only particular occasions and ship excursions in Miami to have a good time Star Seeker’s addition to the fleet.
On January 15, 2026, Star Seeker will then set sail on an eight-day christening voyage within the Caribbean from Miami to San Juan with stops within the Dominican Republic and British Virgin Islands. That is the primary of a number of Star Seeker sailings within the Caribbean area earlier than the yacht heads by means of the Panama Canal and in direction of Alaska and Japan.
“I’m actually excited we’ll be capable of sail the brand new Star Seeker within the Caribbean earlier than the ship continues on to its closing locations of Alaska and Japan,” says Windstar President Christopher Prelog. “Star Seeker will possible not return to the Caribbean once more, so it’s an exquisite however fleeting likelihood for our Caribbean vacation spot followers to expertise the ship. We’ve got some celebrations deliberate to deliver Star Seeker along with different Windstar ships within the Caribbean, like a sundown crusing parade previous the pitons in St. Lucia with Wind Spirit and Star Satisfaction. Will probably be a heat welcome to the fleet for our new ship.”
The ship will then cross the Panama Canal in direction of Alaska, the place it would sail from Could to August 2026. There are a number of epic choices to make the journey from San Juan to Juneau (49 days), Costa Rica to Juneau (25 days), and Mexico to Juneau (17 days). As soon as in Alaska, the ship will provide two major itineraries, a seven or eight-day Scenic Alaska cruise or an extended 10-, 11-, or 12-day Alaskan Splendorscruise, each crusing from Vancouver B.C. to Juneau, Alaska or reverse. Smaller ports like Haines and Wrangell provide friends an opportunity to see Alaska’s grandeur with fewer vacationers round. Alaska cruises might be mixed with a five-day inland tour by means of the center of Denali Nationwide Park.
Windstar will deliver again its widespread Signature Expedition program to get friends nearer to Alaska’s surroundings together with up-close views of scenic fjords and tidewater glaciers, plus an opportunity to identify extra wildlife. Friends can select to take a small RIB boat exploration or kayak instantly from the ship’s Watersports Platform in distant and scenic areas like Misty Fjords Nationwide Monument, Kenai Fjords Nationwide Park, and Tracy Arm Fjords. The staff of educated expedition guides sail on board all through the journey, and along with main expeditions, they provide displays on the pure surroundings, tradition, and historical past of Alaska.
Following Alaska, Star Seeker will cross the Pacific to Japan in early September, the place Windstar will deliver again its widespread Grand Japan itinerary on 4 dates by means of October. Japan highlights embody scenic cruising the Inland Sea; crusing across the deserted island of Hashima; visiting the Peace Memorial Parks of Nagasaki and Hiroshima; and calling on smaller ports like Takamatsu and Karatsu. Cruisers can also choose so as to add on a three-day inland exploration of Osaka and Kyoto.
Windstar final sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023. The addition of the Star Seeker makes it potential for the road to return to each areas. Further itineraries in Southeast Asia are below improvement for Star Seeker.
To plan a small ship cruise with Windstar or study reserving provides, contact a journey advisor, attain out to Windstar Cruises by cellphone at 855-844-884-4649, or request a name by a Windstar trip planner. Discover extra data on Windstar Cruises’ right here.