In total, seven scheduled cruises onboard Star Breeze have been cancelled, with the ship set to be redeployed to French Polynesia. These include a Pacific crossing from Alaska and two Grand Japan sailings.
Other affected trips include Island Hopping through Japan; Windstar Crew Hometowns: Philippines and Indonesia; Hidden Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef; and Edge of the Outback.
The small-ship specialist has, instead, extended Star Breeze’s Alaska season, where it will sail an additional Alaskan Splendors itinerary in late August.
This will be followed by a West Coast Epicurean Extravaganza along the US coast, a trans-ocean voyage from San Diego to Tahiti, and five sailings in French Polynesia.
In October, Windstar will celebrate the 35th anniversary of its operations in Tahiti, having been one of the first lines to offer overnight cruises in the region.
All sailings onboard Wind Spirit and Star Breeze in Tahiti will join in the celebration with special events planned during the cruise.
“As Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines and South Korea are all currently still closed to cruising, Windstar joins several other cruise lines in making this decision to cancel cruises in Asia for the autumn,” said Windstar Cruises president Christopher Prelog. “We hope our guests rebook on these same fantastic itineraries for next year.”
Later this year, Star Breeze will sail – departing 11 November – a trans-ocean journey to Sydney, arriving on 22 November for a scheduled charter cruise.
Star Breeze’s 4 December Tasman Sea Treasures: New Zealand Fjords and South Australia sailing will be Windstar’s first commercial cruise offered in the region.
