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Itineraries of the Star Breeze

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Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Elevators
  • Self-service laundry room
  • Casino
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Beauty salon
  • Spa & body care

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Classe:  Star Class
  • Tonnage:  12995
  • Speed:  15.0 knots
  • Passengers:  502
  • Length:  133 m
  • Width:  19 m

History

  • 1988: Année de construction
  • 2010: Année de rénovation

The ship attacked by pirates in 2005

On 5 November 2005, one hundred and fifteen kilometres off Somalia, two fast boats opened fire on this ship, then named Seabourn Spirit. Automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. One grenade stayed lodged in a bulkhead. The master-at-arms was wounded by shrapnel. No guest was hit, the master opened the throttles and the ship escaped boarding. Two crew members were decorated by Queen Elizabeth II in May 2007.

That was twenty-one years ago, on a ship that has changed name, owner, engines and length since. But it is a matter of public record, and a client searching this hull's name will find it.

A lengthened former Seabourn

Built in 1989 at a German yard as the Seabourn Spirit, she was bought by Windstar on 6 May 2015. In November 2020 she was cut in half to take a new twenty-five-and-a-half-metre section, fifty extra cabins and one hundred more guests, bringing capacity to three hundred and twelve. The work was due to finish in February; it was delayed by asbestos found in the engine room.

What the fare covers, and what it does not

This is where clients most often go wrong, because "small luxury ship" suggests all-inclusive. Here the base fare covers meals, in every restaurant on board and through suite service. That is all.

A daily service charge is posted automatically to your onboard account, per person per night. It stays adjustable at the guest services desk, but you have to ask. Drinks are charged, with a service charge added to bar purchases. Wi-Fi is charged. Excursions are charged.

An optional package, called All-In, bundles drinks, Wi-Fi and the daily service charge. It is bought before departure and it never covers excursions, whichever way you buy it. Do the arithmetic before you sail rather than at the counter: it is the only honest way to compare this fare with a genuinely all-inclusive line.

Accessibility and comparison

This ship has a lift and cabins described as modified-accessible, though the number is not published. The three sailing ships in the fleet, including the Wind Star, have neither lift nor adapted cabin: that is the first thing to check before comparing two fares. The Star Pride and the Star Legend are her sisters, transformed the same way. All three come from Seabourn.

Booking from Quebec

The contract is with Windstar Cruises Marshall Islands, a Marshall Islands company whose principal office is in Miami. The general maritime law of the United States applies, and where it does not, the law of Florida.

A claim for personal injury, illness or death goes to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, or to the courts of Miami-Dade County. Every other claim goes to binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in Miami, and the contract imposes a class-action waiver.

The deadlines are short and they differ by claim type. Six months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury. For everything else, ninety days' notice after the cruise ends and six months to start arbitration. The contract also excludes the carrier's liability for communicable illness, including COVID-19, for emotional distress without physical injury, and for consequential damages.

The carrier writes plainly that it does not guarantee the itinerary: it may delay, change or cancel, and substitute another ship or another form of transport. Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for it. Your protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The line posts a daily service charge to your onboard account automatically, and adds a second charge to bar purchases. The first can be adjusted at the guest services desk, but nobody will do it for you.
No. Every glass is billed, with a service charge on top. Over a week that is the most visible gap against a genuinely all-inclusive line, and it is exactly what the optional package covers.
No, except through the optional package. And even paid for, keep the size of the ship in mind: the satellite link on a sailing ship this size does not have the capacity of a large liner's.
No, never, even with the optional package. It is the only item that stays entirely yours whichever way you buy. Ask for the list of outings and the detail before you leave.
That depends on you, and nobody can answer for you. The All-In package bundles drinks, Wi-Fi and the daily service charge, and is bought before departure. It never covers excursions. For a light drinker who does not work on board, the advantage is not obvious.
The fleet splits in two on this question, and it is the first thing to check. The three sailing ships have no lift and offer no adapted cabin. The three yachts have one and advertise modified-accessible cabins, without publishing the number.
The contract binds you to Windstar Cruises Marshall Islands, registered in the Marshall Islands and run from Miami. United States maritime law applies first, Florida law second. Personal injury claims go to Miami.
Yes. Except for personal injury or death, everything goes to binding arbitration in Miami, administered by the American Arbitration Association. A class-action waiver comes with it. Both clauses narrow your options, and both deserve reading before you sign.
Two regimes. Personal injury, illness or death: six months' written notice and one year to sue. Any other claim: ninety days' notice after the cruise ends and six months to start arbitration. These are firm deadlines, not guidance.
Not the carrier: nothing establishes that it holds a Quebec licence. The protection comes from the agency. Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency customers covers the departure.
No. The contract states that the carrier does not guarantee the itinerary and may delay, change or cancel, substituting another ship if need be. On a sailing ship there is a further constraint large vessels feel less: an anchorage that will not hold drops a call.
Yes. On 5 November 2005, when she was the Seabourn Spirit, two fast boats opened fire one hundred and fifteen kilometres off Somalia with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. One grenade stayed lodged in a bulkhead, the master-at-arms was wounded by shrapnel, no guest was hit. Two crew members were decorated by the Queen in May 2007.
From Seabourn, like her two sisters. Built in 1989 at a German yard as the Seabourn Spirit, she was bought by Windstar on 6 May 2015.
The work was due to finish in February 2020 and ended in November. The cause is documented: asbestos was found in the engine room. The ship received a new twenty-five-and-a-half-metre section, fifty more cabins and one hundred more guests.
Three hundred and twelve, one hundred more than before the lengthening. That is the same capacity as the Star Pride and the Star Legend, which went through the same transformation between 2020 and 2021.
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