Windstar Expands Responsibly

Windstar Cruises is expanding, but not how we might imagine: building new ships. No. Typical of the 180° From Ordinary cruise line, their trio of Windstar motor yachts will be taken to a cruise ship spa of sorts then stretched instead. Kind of like Enchantment of the Seas .  Let’s take a look at what Windstar has in mind by skipping over to the Windstar blog for this latest update

We couldn’t be more excited about Windstar Cruises $250 Million Star Plus Initiative. Not only will the three Star-Class vessels’ engines be completely replaced, but we will add stunning new guest spaces including a new restaurant.  So we wanted to give you an exclusive insight into this process with our newly appointed Vice President of Expansion Projects, John Gunner.

John, I think that the question that is at the tip of everybody’s tongue is why? What is the inspiration for these extensive changes?

Windstar Cruises three Star-Class ships are popular with our guests, and this project gives us a unique opportunity to enhance the technical areas of the vessel while also adding new facilities for guests to enjoy. The cool thing about essentially cutting the ship in half is that it gives us a rare opportunity to completely overhaul the engine room and update it with new technologies. A key component of our mission and vision as a company is the emphasis on innovation and responsibility. By overhauling our engine rooms, we integrate innovation into the very heart of our ships. We take very seriously our responsibility for stewardship of the places we visit, and this will be demonstrated with the installation of the new tier 3 engines, which will reduce our carbon footprint.

Read More at the Windstar Blog.

Windstar travelers will learn a new term in the process; ‘stretch section’, designating the new part added to the ship.

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