Photo tour: The charm of a Windstar sailing ship
Looking for something out of the ordinary for your next cruise? Our latest Cruise Ship Tour, in the carousel above, offers a deck-by-deck look at one of the most unusual and alluring small ships afloat, upscale line Windstar's Wind Spirit.
As can be seen in the tour, the 148-passenger Wind Spirit is a motor sailing vessel that can operate on both wind and diesel power -- one of three in the six-ship Windstar fleet. Originally built in 1988, it recently received a major makeover in dry dock that brought significantly revamped public spaces and cabins, and it now sails year-round in the South Pacific (a nearly identical sister ship, the Wind Star, operates in the Caribbean and Mediterranean).
Designed as a research tool for vacationers considering a voyage, the Wind Spirit photo tour is the 140th in our ongoing series of ship galleries. For previous photo tours, click on the links below.
Click HERE to see the Inspire photos above in larger format.
Alaska Marine Highway System (ferries): Kennicott
Alaskan Dream Cruises: Admiralty Dream
American Cruise Lines: Queen of the Mississippi; American Eagle
American Queen Steamboat Company: American Queen; American Empress
Azamara Club Cruises: Azamara Journey; Azamara Quest
Avalon Waterways: Avalon Panorama; Avalon Expression; Avalon Angkor; Avalon Tapestry II
Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity Eclipse; Celebrity Constellation; Celebrity Century; Celebrity Reflection; Celebrity Solstice;Celebrity Silhouette
Carnival Cruise Lines: Carnival Magic; Carnival Breeze; Carnival Sunshine; Carnival Breeze, Magic compared; Carnival Destiny; Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Splendor; Carnival Inspiration; Carnival Liberty; Carnival Valor; Carnival Dream; Carnival Imagination; Carnival Miracle; early icons of the Carnival fleet
Celebration Cruise Line: Bahamas Celebration (out of service)
Costa Cruises: Costa Favolosa; Costa Deliziosa; Costa Diadema; Costa Atlantica
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Marco Polo; Discovery
Crystal Cruises: Crystal Symphony
Cunard Line: Queen Mary 2; Queen Elizabeth; Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (retired)
Disney Cruise Line: Disney Wonder; Disney Fantasy and Dream compared; Disney Fantasy; Disney Dream; Disney Magic
Emerald Waterways: Emerald Sky
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines: Braemar
Hapag-Lloyd: Europa; Europa 2
Holland America Line: Nieuw Amsterdam; Westerdam; Eurodam; Oosterdam; Statendam; Veendam
Hurtigruten: Midnatsol; Lofoten; Nordstjernen; Fram
Lindblad Expeditions: National Geographic Sea Lion
Louis Cruises: Louis Majesty; Louis Olympia; Orient Queen; Cristal
MSC Cruises: MSC Fantasia; MSC Divina; MSC Preziosa
Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Jade; Norwegian Breakaway; Norwegian Sky; Norwegian Epic; Norwegian Gem; Norwegian Getaway; Norwegian Escape
Oceania Cruises: Riviera; Marina
Paul Gauguin Cruises: Paul Gauguin
P&O Cruises: Britannia
Ponant: Le Boreal; Le Soleal
Princess Cruises: Ruby Princess; Crown Princess; Grand Princess; Emerald Princess; last look at the 'Love Boat'; Royal Princess under construction; Royal Princess; Sapphire Princess; Regal Princess; Diamond Princess; early icons of the Princess fleet; Star Princess
Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Seven Seas Mariner (after 2014 makeover); Seven Seas Mariner (before 2014 makeover)
Royal Caribbean International: Oasis of the Seas; Voyager of the Seas; Grandeur of the Seas; Jewel of the Seas; Allure of the Seas; Quantum of the Seas; Anthem of the Seas
Scenic Cruises: Scenic Gem
Seabourn Cruise Line: Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey; Seabourn Quest
SeaDream Yacht Club: SeaDream I
Silversea: Silver Spirit; Silver Shadow; Silver Galapagos; Silver Cloud
Star Clippers: Star Flyer
Tauck: Inspire; Savor
Un-Cruise Adventures: Safari Explorer; Safari Endeavour (in Mexico's Sea of Cortes); Safari Endeavour (in Alaska); Wilderness Discoverer; S.S. Legacy
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection: S.S. Catherine; S.S. Maria Theresa
Vantage Deluxe World Travel: River Discovery II; River Splendor
Viking River Cruises: Viking Odin; Viking Bragi; Viking Heimdal; Viking Skirnir
Voyages to Antiquity: Aegean Odyssey
Windstar Cruises: Wind Surf; Wind Star; Star Pride; Star Breeze
Yachts available by charter: Christina O
Retired ocean liners: SS United States; SS Rotterdam
Theme galleries: The seven most spectacular suites at sea; the last of the great ocean liners