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West Sea Plans €24M Drydock Expansion for 2028
West Sea is converting the 224-passenger World Explorer into Windstar’s all-suite Star Explorer, due to debut in December 2026 from Barcelona.
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Windstar Skips Short U.S. Cruises to Focus on Longer Itineraries
The 224-passenger Star Explorer will begin its first Mediterranean winter with a Dec. 28, 2026, New Year’s sailing, including itineraries timed for Carnival in Venice.
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Windstar Adds Tablet Ordering to Star Explorer Before December Debut
Originally built in Portugal in 2019 as World Explorer, the 112-suite vessel is set for a December 28 nine-night New Year’s sailing roundtrip from Barcelona.
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Windstar Reviews Star Explorer Conversion Ahead of 2026 Debut
The former World Explorer was built at West Sea in 2019 and will sail a nine-night Western Mediterranean maiden voyage calling at Cartagena, Gibraltar and Malaga.
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Windstar Opens 2028 Europe Bookings With 348 Itineraries
The longest sailing is a fifty-three-day Grand Mediterranean Adventure from Tenerife in the Canary Islands to Venice aboard Wind Spirit. Inis Mor is also new.
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Windstar Expands Destination Discovery Events Fleetwide in 2027
Star Pride will carry the first two after-hours Tower of London departures in May 2027, followed by Star Explorer's Ireland christening voyage on May 31.
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Windstar’s Star Explorer Arrives in Portugal for Conversion
The project will add Basil + Bamboo Restaurant and two 74-square-meter Horizon Owner's Suites, which Windstar says will be the largest staterooms on the ship.
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Windstar Opens 2028 Alaska Bookings for Star Seeker
Star Seeker, Windstar's first newbuild in more than three decades, carries two hundred twenty-four guests, with guides leading kayak and Zodiac outings.