To this point, we’ve watched as Windstar’s Star Seeker, its first-ever newbuild, has gone by main phases of the development course of, gotten its ceremonial float-out, and acquired its designated members of its senior management group.
Consideration now turns to refining its interiors, which is all about seeing the ship turn into an actual cruise vessel. At the moment, Windstar has revealed renderings, that are digital photographs that present how rooms just like the Yacht Membership, Primary Lounge and Amphora will look – when they’re accomplished.
The general impact?
“We’re designing Star Seeker to replicate a stability of intimacy and openness,” says Jessica Payne, senior supervisor, inside design. “With floor-to-ceiling home windows in all places, friends are all the time related to the ocean, and the entire ship transforms because the solar rises and units.
“We actually took inspiration from the all the time altering gentle and colours of the ocean, and that’s mirrored in how the areas evolve all through the day—identical to the ocean itself. Each area is designed to be multi-purpose, shifting naturally from morning to nighttime to create totally different moods and experiences.”
Let’s have a look.
The Yacht Membership Cafe
Primary Lounge
Amphora
Keep tuned for particulars and renderings on different facets of Star Seeker, together with pool deck, suites and different public venues.
Editor’s Observe: Star Seeker will enter service in December of 2025, crusing from Málaga, Spain, to Miami, the place Windstar is headquartered and the place the ship’s christening ceremony will happen in January of 2026. Star Seeker will then sail its first voyage within the Caribbean and supply extra cruises within the area earlier than heading up the West Coast of the USA to Alaska for a full season of summer season cruises. From there, the ship will sail to Asia, bringing again the road’s in style Round Japan itineraries.
It should additionally increase its Asia sailings to incorporate Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia in 2026 and 2027.
The 224-guest Star Seeker can have 5 eating choices, together with Amphora and Star Grill (each with alfresco seating), a brand new (no price) various restaurant, and room service. There will likely be a full-service spa, health facility, infinity pool and Windstar’s signature watersports platform. Its hull will likely be ice-strengthened, which supplies the vessel extra flexibility by way of itinerary growth. With an eye fixed towards minimizing its environmental footprint and emphasizing Windstar’s dedication to sustainability, Star Seeker will function with Tier III NOx-rated Rolls Royce engines and has the flexibility to hook up with shore energy, minimizing port emissions. Different technological enhancements embody a complicated wastewater therapy system.
Star Explorer, its sister ship, will debut a yr later in December 2026.