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Extraordinary Envy-Inducing

Pursuits Boutique Cruising

Drumroll, please! Join us in welcoming a new luxury cruise Not that you try to make other travelers jealous but expect it
line: Explora Journeys, debuting in summer 2023. Its niche: to happen as you glide through French Polynesia aboard the
exhilarating getaways with a luxe, laid-back atmosphere, longer sleek four-masted Wind Spirit. Expect envious looks, too, when
stays in port and journeys that take you off the beaten path. your all-suite yacht, Star Pride, tucks effortlessly into small
Caribbean ports.
Explora I, the first of four ships, will launch in 2023, with a Ísafjörður, Iceland Wind Spirit in Moorea
successor following each year. Spanning 14 decks, the ship will With Windstar Cruises, you get to venture to intimate ports and
offer 461 oceanfront suites, penthouses and residences with quiet coves off-limits to bigger ships. And you travel in style,
floor-to-ceiling windows and private terraces. The entry category OUR RECOMMENDATIONS thanks to Windstar’s high staff-to-guest ratio. Believe us, once OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
accommodation—the Ocean Terrace Suite—is among the on board, you won’t want your cruise to end, which is why we
most spacious in cruising, with 377 blissful square feet. Guests recommend a Star Collector’s Voyage. These sailings combine
will have a choice of four pools and ten distinctive culinary ICELAND & GREENLAND two popular itineraries for a more in-depth exploration of each SOUTH PACIFIC
experiences including in-suite dining—featuring sustainably region. One unsung bonus: Star Collector Voyages offer free
sourced, local ingredients. Other sure-to-be-popular features: 16-Night Inaugural Iceland & Greenland Journey daily laundry, so you can travel light—exactly how you want to 18-Day Star Collector: Twice the Tahiti
a large indoor/outdoor spa and fitness area and 64 private Reykjavik to New York City travel in paradise. Roundtrip Papeete
poolside cabanas. Explora I | September 9, 2023 Wind Spirit | February 2, 2023
Fares From $6,750 pp (Ocean Suite) If you're considering Tahiti, we suggest the 18-Day Twice the • $200 Shipboard Credit per stateroom
What you won’t find on board: single-use plastics. Explora Tahiti voyage departing February 2, 2023. Catering to just 148 Fares From $7,599 pp (Category B)
Journeys is committed to protecting the environment. To guests, Wind Spirit is the perfect yacht for this region, offering
that goal, ships are also designed to minimize disturbances to CARIBBEAN a watersports platform from which you can swim, snorkel, CARIBBEAN
marine life. 14-Night Extended Escapes into a Yachtsman’s Caribbean paddleboard, kayak and windsurf. Itinerary highlights include
Roundtrip Miami impossibly beautiful Bora Bora, Rangiroa (its massive lagoon is 14-Day Star Collector: Lovely Leewards
GEYSERS AND GLACIERS OR PALM Explora I | November 3 & December 22, 2023 the second-largest coral atoll in the world), Fakarava’s UNESCO Roundtrip San Juan
TREES AND YACHTS? Fares From $5,300 pp (Ocean Suite, November 3, 2023) Biosphere Reserve, and Huahine with its 150-year-old marae Star Pride | February 11, 2023
(sacred communal space). • $200 Shipboard Credit per stateroom
Given the popularity of Arctic cruises these days, we’re sure Fares From $4,799 (Star Porthole Suite)
Explora Journeys’ 16-Day Inaugural Iceland & Greenland YOUR EXPLORA JOURNEY INCLUDES: * Another fantastic February option: the 14-Day Lovely Leewards More dates available, just ask.
Journey will sell out fast. Here’s your chance to walk across • Suite Accommodations voyage sailing roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Visit the
polar ice caps, float in blue lagoons and Zodiac beside looming • All Cuisine & Beverages “Pompeii of the Caribbean” at Montserrat, soak up the sun on
icebergs. This high-latitude voyage continues across the Atlantic • Gratuities swanky St. Barts, shop for spices on Grenada and admire the See Terms & Conditions, page 35.
to Canada’s Sydney and Saint John before concluding in • WiFi Internet Piton’s two volcanic peaks on St. Lucia.
New York City.
• Complimentary Transfers from port to town
where available
Prefer something a bit warmer? Board Explora I in Miami for the
14-Night Extended Escapes into a Yachtsman’s Caribbean. • Port Charges

*Additional benefits may be granted based on suite category. See Terms &
Conditions, page 35.

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