Wind Spirit

Imagine floating on gentle, pathless seas under white billowing sails. Nothing else compares to a Windstar luxury sailing yacht. And now you have three to choose from. Virtually identical, Wind Star, Wind Surf and Wind Spirit were created to provide a unique cruising experience for 148 discriminating passengers. Each room has two portholes, and twin beds that convert to a queen...... and all have a TV/VCR, CD player, a safe, and a minibar stuffed with water, juice and wine. The cabins have tons of storage space...you'll find more drawers and cupboards than on other ships. Every single cabin except the coveted number 107 are identical and they all have the same price for any cruise. Cabin 107, with roughly 50% more space, carries a surcharge of 30% above the standard cruise rate.

Wind Surf

At 617 feet, Wind Surf's size allows us to expand the Windstar experience to include magnificent suites, a second restaurant, elegant meeting rooms, and a glorious WindSpa. Onboard, her crew of 163 for just 312 guests extends spontaneous, gracious service. She is one of a new breed of ship that combines computer assisted sail power with a more traditional power plant. She is surprisingly spacious for such a small vessel and the service and her ability to get into smaller ports of call make the trip a very pleasant and unusual experience.

Wind Star

A new era in luxury cruising was now being pioneered by Windstar Cruises. Unfurling in just two minutes, some 21,000-plus square feet of sails reach into the skies at the push of a button. Sails are the first thing most notice about Windstar’s shipsbut a unique knack for delivering gourmet cuisine, fine wines, and personal service in a friendly unpretentious style, is what guests remember fondly when they return. The Wind Star is a four-masted sail cruise ships accommodating 148 passengers in 74 all-outside, identical 185-square-foot cabins.

Passengers are cradled in comfort as all staterooms and suites offer ocean views, sitting area, TV, VCR, CD player, safe, mini-bar/refrigerator, international direct- dial phones, bathroom with toiletries, hair dryer, plush robes, and plenty of closet space. The library on board stocks an array of international newspapers, books and games, as well as a multi-media selection of more than 500 video titles and compact discs available for complimentary check-out.

Windstar Cruises finished among the top three small ship lines in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Survey and has been the top cruise line for destinations the past five years.

This is the ideal way to experience the Caribbean, Mediterranean or South Pacific. Sail to the next island on the horizon, drop anchor in quiet coves to snorkel, sailboard or swim. Sample the many cultures and charms of the region each day, as each island is unlike the last. From this point onward, things are going to be deliciously different. Schedules are long forgotten. Demands cease to exist. The only thing you need to answer to is the call of the sea.

She is large enough to hold your attention. Yet small enough to harbor a quiet little corner to call your own. Crisp sails angle against a sky, blue as a dream. Teak decks warm the soles of your bare feet. A staff member, gracious yet unobtrusive, seems to magically appear with an ice-cold rum punch or an extra fluffy pillow just as you've thought of it.

A perfectly prepared salmon fillet is whisked onto the linen cloth before you, followed by a heavenly crème brulèe, You toast your mutual exquisite taste in choosing this cruise, and each other. Carrying just 148 to 308 guests, Windstar ships exude a private yacht-like atmosphere creating camaraderie and lasting friendships between fellow sailors. Every day aboard Windstar brings the promise of new horizons and harbors to explore.

You are sailing into another incredible port you’ve seen in travel books and magazines, only the breeze on your skin tells you; it’s real. Windstar destinations are sailing playgrounds, irresistible in every way, for the simple reason that their aura of cool elegance and sportive privilege never goes out of style. Embark at the Mayan Riviera’s newest facility in Puerta Maya on the island of Cozumel.

As the sun and wind meet on the sails of your ship, you’ll smile as you realize you and only 308 guests aboard the magnificent Wind Surf have shared an album’s worth of memories. And it’s only day one. The culturally curious will appreciate the visit to the fabled Mayan ruins in Belize or Honduras. Imagine the ancient city the Maya named Copan, or the site of the Spanish fortress San Fernando in Omoa. Here verdant rain forests hide every color of wild orchid, butterfly and bird. Coral-filled reefs seduce with their astonishing shapes and colors.