{"id":6119,"date":"2017-11-29T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T21:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acendastravel.flywheelsites.com\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2022-07-22T06:50:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:50:36","slug":"windstar-cruises-different-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acendas.com\/vacation\/windstar-cruises-different-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Windstar Cruises &#8211; A Different Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Jeff Bollig &#8211; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windstar Cruises slogan tells you almost everything you need to know &#8212; \u201c180 Degrees from Ordinary.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a world full of choices, Windstar offers perhaps the most unique selection for those looking to enjoy the cruise experience. The fleet includes three luxury powered yachts and three luxury sailing ships, each offering an intimacy of less than 300 guests. The design of these ships and the luxury styling makes it seem as if travelers have their own personal yacht.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s best small cruise line, according to Conde Nast, offers an up close and personal look. You\u2019re closer to secluded coves, tiny villages, misty fjords. To ancient ruins, medieval alleyways, quaint marinas. To unspoiled beaches, unfamiliar cultures, undiscovered atolls. To enlivening your curiosity and awakening your sense of wonder. You\u2019re closer than ever to the kind of authentic and unforgettable experiences that you travel to find in the first place. And you\u2019re closer to all the places that larger ships can\u2019t reach.<\/p>\n<p>So, what specifically differentiates Windstar?<\/p>\n<h2>Windstar&#8217;s Special Features<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6120\" src=\"https:\/\/acendasvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/G_PR_Couple-On-Bridge_700.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Open Bridge Policy &#8212; Have you ever wondered how a Windstar ship navigates the open seas or docks in a small Mediterranean port? You can discover the secrets by visiting the Bridge. Windstar offers an Open Bridge policy, a rarity in the cruise industry. Weather permitting, the Bridge is open and the Captain and officers welcome guests to watch how it\u2019s all done. No reservations or guided tour are needed, just an abundance of curiosity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-6121\" src=\"https:\/\/acendasvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Windstar-Couple-Jumping-Off-Ship-700_400-700x404.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Water Sports Platform &#8212; If you want to go snorkeling or paddle boarding from a conventional ship, you need to wait until you\u2019ve docked at a port and gone ashore. On Windstar\u2019s ships, you take off right from the Watersports Platform for a day of fun. Each one of Windstar\u2019s six ships features such a platform, which opens right onto the sea from the vessel\u2019s aft. It allows guests easy access to the ocean for swimming, snorkeling, sailing, water skiing, windsurfing, paddle boarding and kayaking with complimentary state-of-the-art equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Market Visits With Chefs &#8212; Dining on board takes on more meaning if you\u2019ve spent the morning with the chef foraging for produce, spices, herbs and local treats at a foreign market. That\u2019s why the ships of Windstar Cruises offer market tours with the chefs. They offer an opportunity not only to sample local cheeses, discover new produce and see the local catch but also to choose and taste as a chef does and learn firsthand about the culinary roots of another culture. Think of it as a moveable feast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-6122\" src=\"https:\/\/acendasvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/A_cooking_700-700x401.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruises &#8212; There\u2019s no better way to enhance one\u2019s cooking skills than by watching and learning from a master chef. So who better than a chef who has won or been nominated for a prestigious James Beard award, known as the Oscars of the food world. Windstar Cruises inaugurated the James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruises in 2016 and continuing to build an unprecedented travel-culinary partnership in 2017. Cruise guests receive exclusive access to JBF-endorsed cuisine, recipes and culinary demonstrations on every sailing, and can cruise on an epicurean adventure to France, Spain and Portugal with James Beard Award-Winning Chef and Cookbook Author Hugh Acheson; and more award winners and nominees on the James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruise Collection.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you are looking for a different way to cruise &#8212; one that takes you away from the crowd &#8212; look to Windstar Cruises.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jeff Bollig &#8211; Windstar Cruises slogan tells you almost everything you need to know &#8212; \u201c180 Degrees from Ordinary.\u201d In a world full of choices, Windstar offers perhaps the most unique selection for those looking to enjoy the cruise experience. 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