Best Small Ships
Condé Nast Traveler – 2013
Wind Surf and
Wind Star listed in list of “Best Small Ships” in 2013 Reader’s Cruise Poll
Best Overall Small Ship
CruiseCritic.com – 2013
Wind Surf voted #3 in Best Overall Small Ship in the Cruisers’ Choice Award
Best Embarkation
CruiseCritic.com – 2013
Wind Surf voted #1 for Best Embarkation in the Cruisers’ Choice Award
Top Central American Cruise
Yahoo! Travel! – 2013
Windstar Cruises’
Passage Through Panama voyage named as the top Central American cruise for Yahoo! Cruise Picks for 2013
Best Cruise Line Food
Prow's Edge Cruise Magazine – 2013
Windstar Cruises voted the Best Cruise Line Food aboard Luxury Cruise Lines.
Best for Honeymoons
CruiseCritic.com – 2012
Windstar Cruises awarded Best for Honeymoons in the Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards
Best Small Ships
Condé Nast Traveler – 2012
All three Windstar ships listed in list of “Best Small Ships” in 2011 Reader’s Cruise Poll
Gold List - World's Best Cruise Lines
Condé Nast Traveler – 2012
Condé Nast Traveler magazine recognized Windstar on their annual Gold List of “Best Cruise Lines”.
World's 10 Best Cruises
National Geographic – 2012
Windstar Cruises selected as one of the World’s 10 Best Cruises in the
National Geographic: The 10 Best of Everything 2012
#1 Small/Midsize Cruise Line
Celebrated Living – 2012
Windstar Cruises named the #1 Small/Midsize Cruise Line for the third year in a row
All-Time Best Cruises
Islands Magazine – 2012
“All-Time Best Cruises” List for Mediterranean Voyages
World’s Best Small-Ship Cruise Lines
Travel + Leisure Magazine – 2011
Travel + Leisure magazine selected Windstar Cruises as one of the top five “World’s Best Small-Ship Cruise Lines” based on their annual readers’ survey.
All-Time Best Cruises
Islands Magazine – 2011
Islands magazine’s editors, contributors, local experts and readers ranked Windstar the best luxury cruise for its Rome to Rome voyage based on Windstar’s unique island itineraries and focus on local culture.
#1 Small/Midsize Cruise Line
Celebrated Living, American Airlines Magazine for First Class Passengers – 2011
Celebrated Living named Windstar Cruises the “#1 Cruise Small/Midsize Cruise Line” on their annual Reader’s Choice Platinum List.
Best Public Rooms for Small Ships
Cruisecritic.com – 2011
Windstar’s Wind Surf selected as having the “Best Public Rooms” for small ships by Cruisecritic.com.
Ranked #2 in Best Overall for Small Ships
Cruisecritic.com – 2011
Windstar’s Wind Surf ranked #2 in “Best Overall” for small ships by Cruisecritic.com.
Sailing Ships of the Year
Diners Club Magazine (Germany) – 2011
Diners Club Magazine named Wind Surf and Wind Spirit “Sailing Ships of the Year.”
Most Romantic Cruise Line
Porthole Cruise Magazine – 2011
Porthole Cruise Magazine awarded Windstar the “Most Romantic Cruise Line” award for the seventh time in a row by readers in the 13th Annual “Best of Cruising” Reader’s Choice Awards.
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