WINDSTAR CRUISES

Windstar Cruises ships with global positions to track your ship anywhere on the globe. A selection of tips, tours, and facts.

If you want secluded coves, tiny villages, or misty fjords then you need to be on a small ship, but big enough to offer entertainment and luxury. These are small ships, with service that matters. They find ancient ruins, medieval alleyways, and quaint marinas the large ships cannot get close to. Explore unspoiled beaches and find unfamiliar cultures then please share them on our

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Windstar’s 148 to 342-guest small ships offer a very personalized approach to cruising. They take you to places other ships cannot even sail near. If it is time to immerse yourself in local, exotic cultures, take a look at a small cruise ship where surprise and delight are constant companions.

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Wind Surf - 342 guests

The Staysail schooner was launched in 1989 as La Fayette, now Windstar’s flagship is the Wind Surf. The world’s largest sailing ship. It has just 342 guests in 171 total staterooms: 18 Ocean View Suites with his and her bathrooms, 2 Bridge Suites, 1 Officer’s Suite, and 150 Ocean View Staterooms. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.

Greek Islands to explore – menu

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

How do you cruise so much? I want to cruise more.

How can you cruise more? I saw this on the SAGA site

LUXURY CRUISE chat group on Facebook

Cruise Chat is the greatest way to share and discover. The LUXURY CHAT GROUP

WIND SURF – Windstar’s flagship

Wind Surf, one of the world’s largest sailing ship, underwent a significant renovation in

CLIPPERS or TALL SHIPS – here are 4 companies.

Tall Ships or Clippers, or sometimes referred to as Windjammers are cruise ships that use the power of the wind.

Kieler Woche, BBQ at Tall Ships Festival in Kiel

Many Baltic Cruise ships go through the Kiel Canal,

Wind Star - 148 guests

Wind Star sails with just 148 guests and belongs to a special class of motorised yachts with computerised masts and sails.

Launched in 1985 but with refined up to date luxury, it offers 74 total staterooms: 73 deluxe, ocean-view staterooms and 1 deluxe Owner’s Suite with queen beds and a dining/sitting area. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.

Greek Islands to explore – menu

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

How do you cruise so much? I want to cruise more.

How can you cruise more? I saw this on the SAGA site

LUXURY CRUISE chat group on Facebook

Cruise Chat is the greatest way to share and discover. The LUXURY CHAT GROUP

CLIPPERS or TALL SHIPS – here are 4 companies.

Tall Ships or Clippers, or sometimes referred to as Windjammers are cruise ships that use the power of the wind.

Kieler Woche, BBQ at Tall Ships Festival in Kiel

Many Baltic Cruise ships go through the Kiel Canal,

Wind Spirit - 148 guests

Wind Spirit sails with just 148 guests and belongs to a special class of motorised yachts with computerised masts and sails.

Launched in 1987, two years after her sister, but with refined up to date luxury, it offers 74 total staterooms: 73 deluxe, ocean-view staterooms and 1 deluxe Owner’s Suite with queen beds and a dining/sitting area. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.Greek Islands to explore – menu

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

How do you cruise so much? I want to cruise more.

How can you cruise more? I saw this on the SAGA site

LUXURY CRUISE chat group on Facebook

Cruise Chat is the greatest way to share and discover. The LUXURY CHAT GROUP

CLIPPERS or TALL SHIPS – here are 4 companies.

Tall Ships or Clippers, or sometimes referred to as Windjammers are cruise ships that use the power of the wind.

Kieler Woche, BBQ at Tall Ships Festival in Kiel

Many Baltic Cruise ships go through the Kiel Canal,

WINDSTAR YACHTS

Star Pride - 212 guests

Star Pride carries 212 guests in 106 suites: 100 Balcony and Ocean View suites, two deluxe Owners’ Suites, four beautiful Classic Suites.

Originally the Seabourn Pride she was released in 1988. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.

Greek Islands to explore – menu

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

How do you cruise so much? I want to cruise more.

How can you cruise more? I saw this on the SAGA site

LUXURY CRUISE chat group on Facebook

Cruise Chat is the greatest way to share and discover. The LUXURY CHAT GROUP

Star Breeze - 312 guests - new length of approximately 160 meters, a tonnage of around 13,000 tons

Star Breeze carries 312 guests in 156 suites: 79 Ocean View Suites, 58 Balcony suites, and 10 Star Porthole Suites plus 4 Owners’ Suites, 2 beautiful Classic Suites, and 3 Deluxe Suites.

Whilst a sister ship to the other two, her capacity was increased in 2019. As with many ships that are enlarged, she was cut somewhere in the centre and a new25.6 meters mid-body section was added giving 50 more staterooms. Also, it had a total renewal of the propulsion engines and diesel generators for more environmentally responsible navigation; and extensive modernization of public areas, passenger cabins and open decks. This program is expected to extend to the other two ships.

Originally the Seabourn Spirit she was released in 1989. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.

Greek Islands to explore – menu

Star Breeze ship tour and suites

Built by Germans in 1989, and despite awards including the best small cruise ship rated by Condé Nast

Star Breeze gets cut in half and modernised

Windstar’s “Star Breeze”, originally the Seabourn Spirit has been chopped in half. This is how.

Star Legend - 212 guests

Star Legend carries 212 guests in 106 suites: 100 Balcony and Ocean View suites, two deluxe Owners’ Suites, four beautiful Classic Suites.

Released in 1992, previously Royal Viking Queen, Queen Odyssey and Seabourn Legend. Picture courtesy Windstar, see their website for more details.

Greek Islands to explore – menu

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

How do you cruise so much? I want to cruise more.

How can you cruise more? I saw this on the SAGA site

LUXURY CRUISE chat group on Facebook

Cruise Chat is the greatest way to share and discover. The LUXURY CHAT GROUP

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AMBASSADOR CRUISE GROUP – UK based cruise line with two ships

AURORA & ARCADIA P&O GROUP – the adult ships

MARELLA CRUISES GROUP – Explorer style ships

MARELLA CRUISES GROUP – Discovery (Disco 2) style ships

CUNARD CRUISE GROUP – big fav of ours – inclusive – lively – dressy

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P&O BRITANNIA GROUP – the mid size family ship

P&O IONA & ARVIA GROUP – the big new family ships

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AZAMARA & OCEANIA VIRGIN ADULT SHIPS – Adult only ships

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In 2024 we are building our AFRICA menu and visiting to film Cape Town and other ports

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

Tema Accra cruise port

Tema Accra is a popular port receiving over 1500 vessels a year. It is popular with cruise ships.

About Us

Doris Visits is just a little hobby, and a way of helping people research ports and ships. It is our way of giving back as we are on the ships between 6 and 12 times a year as Guest Lecturers. The site is also supported by other guest lecturers.

Why Doris? It was a character Jean played in a TV show and we started the port guides as a little spin-off. It took over. I mean, rode into town and said this is it.

Who is Jean? Jean is a West End and Broadway actress who now has her own one woman show called Royal Mistresses, which she performs at guilds and on ships. Hence, she cruises – a bit. She now presents TV and is known by many cruisers for her Doris Visits port guides.

Who is Stuart? Featured in a clip in the 2024 Oscars – in the tribute to movie stuntmen – he was the Queen Alien in Aliens. Now, he points the iPhone at Jean when they go and explore ashore. He finished in movies as a director, and now writes cruise thrillers.

The grandchildren who sometimes travel and from their son Luke Aikman. He was the young Colin Firth in Fever Pitch and appeared in Freight. He is now a producer and business entrepreneur. Their daughter helped with the plot of the first four novels and is now writing with comedian Joe Wilkinson. Laura Aikman is known for being the girlfriend in the Christmas Gavin and Stacey, and Dyan Cannon in Archie. Some grew up with her Saturday show, Mysti.

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