Name: Wind Surf
Brand: Windstar Cruises
Availability: InStock

At a glance

Wind Surf is a small-size cruise ship operated by Windstar Cruises, in service since 1998. It carries 342 guests and 210 crew (1.6 guests per crew member) at 14,745 gross tons. It is the largest of 8 Windstar Cruises ships by guest capacity. On Cruiseable's Bliss scale it scores highest for romantic (10/10) and lowest for family friendly (1/10). It is rated 5 out of 5 by Cruiseable, 3.5 out of 5 by Berlitz, 4.5 out of 5 by Conde Nast and 4.5 out of 5 by Cruise Critic. It has 68 cruises on sale, with lead fares from $2,108 to $11,602. 2 of its upcoming sailings dropped in price since the previous weekly fare check.

Builder's plate

Specs

Cruiseable: 5 / 5
Berlitz: 3.5 / 5
Conde Nast: 4.5 / 5
Cruise Critic: 4.5 / 5

Guests: 342
Crew: 210
Gross tons: 14,745
Decks: 7
Length: 535 ft
Beam: 66 ft
Maiden voyage: 1998
Launched: 1990
Refurbished: 2019
Space ratio: 1.6; Gross tons per guest
Guests per crew: 1.6
Speed (mph): 17
IMO: 8700785

Bliss scores

What Wind Surf is best at

Ten dimensions scored by our editors on a 10-point scale. The Cruiseable app ranks every cruise against the mix you care about.

Active 8.0
Adventure and nature 7.0
Cultural 8.0
Dining 7.0
Entertainment 6.5
Family friendly 1.0
Party 5.0
Romantic 10.0
Spa and fitness 7.0
Staterooms 8.0

About the ship

Sailing on any of the trio of petite four-masted tall sail ships from Windstar Cruises is like living a fantasy — especially when you cruise in French Polynesia or any other tropical paradise. Wind Surf (310 guests) and its smaller siblings Wind Spirit and Wind Star (both with 148 passengers) are especially popular with active, sophisticated sorts who enjoy being out on the open sea watching the computer-controlled billowy masts blowing in the wind.

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Inside and out

Destinations 12

Make off-the-beaten-track discoveries in small European ports of call on Windstar Cruises.
Guests of Windstar Cruises enjoy local food and great weather during a picnic on the beach in Tortuga, an island in Haiti. Tortuga is Spanish for turtle or tortoise.
Share a romantic moment in a secluded lagoon during a shore excursion to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
Walk in the surf with your honey and forget your cares during a Windstar Cruise odyssey to the tropics.
Head to pristine tropical waters for some great scuba diving amid coral reefs and schools of colorful fish on a Windstar cruise.
A Windstar cruise will take you to destinations where you can experience the thrill of diving in the deep blue waters of the tropics.
Try your hand at waterskiing or one of the other water activities — kayaking, sailing, snorkeling, boat rides along the coast — during your Windstar sailing.
Go for a solo stroll in the tropics on your Windstar cruise.
A spectacular turquoise lagoon in the French archipelago of Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe.
The 310-passenger Wind Surf in Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe.
A closeup of the sleek premium ship Wind Surf in Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe.
An early morning mist shrouds the western coastline of Dominica.

Dining 8

You'll find fine contemporary dishes with a French flair at Stella Bistro, aboard Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf.
Experience the ambience of your Windstar ship's contemporary dining room, Amphora.
Dine al fresco at Veranda, an ideal mid-ship dining area for enjoying breakfast and lunch aboard Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf.
At mid-ship, Veranda provides indoor and outdoor dining for breakfast and lunch aboard Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf.
Dine al fresco on deck and take in the passing scenery while dining at Candles Grill aboard your Windstar cruise.
Roasted rack of lamb, aka lamb lollipops, at Stella Bistro on Wind Surf.
Book a reservation at the alternative restaurant Stella Bistro on Wind Surf. There's no extra charge for dining.
Eddie Barretto, executive chef of Wind Surf, with a prepared dish at the entryway to the ship's kitchen.

On board 12

Wind Surf Capt. Pedro Pinto checks navigation settings on the ship's bridge.
Amanda Millar, the congenial guest services director on Wind Surf, at sunset with St. Barts in the background.
Lottie Astbury, a deck cadet, on the bridge of Wind Surf.
Wind Surf Capt. Pedro Pinto with a few of his executive officers greet the ship's guests.
The sails go up as Wind Surf departs from Barbuda in the Caribbean.
The Furuno MU231, a multi-purpose marine LCD radar unit on the bridge of Wind Surf.
A Transas Marine navigation unit on Wind Surf.
The control panel on the bridge of Wind Surf, featuring hydraulic motors and more.
Amanda Millar, guest services director on Wind Surf, at sunset with St. Barts in the background.
Amanda Millar, guest services director, at sunset on the aft deck of Wind Surf with St. Barts in the background.
Leonie and David, two guests from Sydney, on Wind Surf as the mast lights up at twilight.
Bar steward Maria Lawag whips up a strawberry mojito in Wind Surf's Compass Rose bar.

More photos 5

Drone image of Wind Surf anchored at Pigeon Island, St. Lucia.
Windstar's Wind Surf gleams at night in the Monte Carlo harbor.
Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf sails off the coast of Capri, Italy.
Wind Surf at sea. Windstar calls it "the world’s largest sailing yacht," with 310 guests in 154 staterooms, every one with an ocean view.
Take a romantic stroll on a tropical beach during a Windstar cruise.