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Sail dateDepartsCruise
Tuesday
Dec 29,
2026
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Thursday
Jan 7,
2027
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Thursday
Jan 7,
2027
Barcelona15 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Thursday
Jan 7,
2027
Barcelona22 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Saturday
Jan 16,
2027
Barcelona6 Night Villefranche-sur-Mer, Genoa & Livorno Cruise
Saturday
Jan 16,
2027
Barcelona13 Night Villefranche-sur-Mer, Genoa, Livorno & More Cruise
Friday
Jan 22,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Naples, Messina, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Sunday
Jan 31,
2027
Venice7 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Sunday
Jan 31,
2027
Venice13 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Sunday
Jan 31,
2027
Venice23 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Sunday
Feb 7,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome6 Night Livorno, Genoa & Villefranche-sur-Mer Cruise
Sunday
Feb 7,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome16 Night Livorno, Genoa, Villefranche-sur-Mer & More Cruise
Monday
Feb 15,
2027
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Tuesday
Feb 23,
2027
Barcelona8 Night Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Cartagena Spain & More Cruise
Tuesday
Feb 23,
2027
Barcelona16 Night Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Cartagena Spain & More Cruise
Friday
Mar 5,
2027
Barcelona6 Night Villefranche-sur-Mer, Genoa & Livorno Cruise
Saturday
Mar 20,
2027
Venice7 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Saturday
Mar 27,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Naples, Messina, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Monday
Apr 12,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome8 Night Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Kotor & More Cruise
Tuesday
Apr 20,
2027
Venice8 Night Rovinj, Split, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Wednesday
Apr 28,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Portoferraio, Portofino, Monte Carlo & More Cruise
Wednesday
May 5,
2027
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Puerto Banus-Marbella & More Cruise
Wednesday
May 5,
2027
Barcelona15 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Puerto Banus-Marbella & More Cruise
Thursday
May 13,
2027
Lisbon7 Night Porto-Leixoes, Vigo, Gijon & More Cruise
Thursday
May 13,
2027
Lisbon18 Night Porto-Leixoes, Vigo, Gijon & More Cruise
Friday
May 21,
2027
Bordeaux10 Night La Rochelle, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Saint-Malo & More Cruise
Tuesday
Jun 1,
2027
London-Tilbury10 Night Tresco Island England, Waterford, Cobh-Cork & More Cruise
Tuesday
Jun 1,
2027
London-Tilbury18 Night Tresco Island England, Waterford, Cobh-Cork & More Cruise
Friday
Jun 11,
2027
Dublin8 Night Isle of Man, Greencastle-Londonderry, Isle of Mull & More Cruise
Friday
Jun 11,
2027
Dublin18 Night Isle of Man, Greencastle-Londonderry, Isle of Mull & More Cruise
Saturday
Jun 19,
2027
Leith-Edinburgh10 Night Rosendal, Alesund, Andalsnes & More Cruise
Saturday
Jun 19,
2027
Leith-Edinburgh18 Night Rosendal, Alesund, Andalsnes & More Cruise
Tuesday
Jun 29,
2027
Copenhagen8 Night Bornholm Island Denmark, Gdynia-Gdansk, Klaipeda & More Cruise
Wednesday
Jul 7,
2027
Helsinki8 Night Tallinn, Stockholm, Riga & More Cruise
Wednesday
Jul 7,
2027
Helsinki18 Night Tallinn, Stockholm, Riga & More Cruise
Thursday
Jul 15,
2027
Copenhagen10 Night Haugesund, Alesund, Andalsnes & More Cruise
Sunday
Jul 25,
2027
Copenhagen10 Night Stavanger, Molde, Andalsnes & More Cruise
Sunday
Jul 25,
2027
Copenhagen18 Night Stavanger, Molde, Andalsnes & More Cruise
Wednesday
Aug 4,
2027
Leith-Edinburgh8 Night Invergordon, Kirkwall, Ullapool & More Cruise
Wednesday
Aug 4,
2027
Leith-Edinburgh17 Night Invergordon, Kirkwall, Ullapool & More Cruise
Thursday
Aug 12,
2027
Dublin9 Night Belfast, Greencastle-Londonderry, Killybegs & More Cruise
Thursday
Aug 12,
2027
Dublin18 Night Belfast, Greencastle-Londonderry, Killybegs & More Cruise
Monday
Aug 23,
2027
Rouen7 Night Honfleur, Caen-Ouistreham, Saint-Malo & More Cruise
Monday
Aug 23,
2027
Rouen15 Night Honfleur, Caen-Ouistreham, Saint-Malo & More Cruise
Monday
Aug 23,
2027
Rouen23 Night Honfleur, Caen-Ouistreham, Saint-Malo & More Cruise
Tuesday
Aug 31,
2027
Bordeaux7 Night Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Donostia-San Sebastian, Bilbao-Getxo & More Cruise
Tuesday
Aug 31,
2027
Bordeaux15 Night Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Donostia-San Sebastian, Bilbao-Getxo & More Cruise
Wednesday
Sep 8,
2027
Lisbon7 Night Seville, Tangier, Puerto Banus-Marbella & More Cruise
Wednesday
Sep 15,
2027
Barcelona8 Night Palamos, Port-Vendres, Sanary-sur-Mer & More Cruise
Thursday
Sep 23,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome8 Night Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Kotor & More Cruise
Friday
Oct 1,
2027
Venice8 Night Rovinj, Split, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Sunday
Oct 17,
2027
Venice8 Night Rovinj, Split, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Monday
Oct 25,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome8 Night Naples, Messina, Kotor & More Cruise
Wednesday
Nov 10,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome16 Night Livorno, Genoa, Villefranche-sur-Mer & More Cruise
Saturday
Nov 27,
2027
Barcelona15 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Malaga & More Cruise
Saturday
Nov 27,
2027
Barcelona22 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Malaga & More Cruise
Sunday
Dec 12,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Naples, Messina, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Tuesday
Dec 21,
2027
Venice7 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Tuesday
Dec 21,
2027
Venice13 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Tuesday
Dec 21,
2027
Venice23 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Tuesday
Dec 28,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome6 Night Livorno, Genoa & Villefranche-sur-Mer Cruise
Tuesday
Dec 28,
2027
Civitavecchia-Rome16 Night Livorno, Genoa, Villefranche-sur-Mer & More Cruise
Wednesday
Jan 5,
2028
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Friday
Jan 14,
2028
Barcelona8 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Friday
Jan 14,
2028
Barcelona15 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Friday
Jan 14,
2028
Barcelona22 Night Valencia, Cartagena Spain, Gibraltar & More Cruise
Sunday
Jan 23,
2028
Barcelona6 Night Villefranche-sur-Mer, Genoa & Livorno Cruise
Sunday
Jan 23,
2028
Barcelona13 Night Villefranche-sur-Mer, Genoa, Livorno & More Cruise
Saturday
Jan 29,
2028
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Naples, Messina, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Wednesday
Feb 23,
2028
Venice7 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise
Friday
Mar 17,
2028
Civitavecchia-Rome7 Night Naples, Messina, Dubrovnik & More Cruise
Sunday
Mar 26,
2028
Venice7 Night Zadar, Dubrovnik, Messina & More Cruise

Know before you go on Star Explorer

Ship class
ice-strengthened expedition ship
Length
413 ft (126 m)
Beam
62 ft (19 m)
Gross tonnage
9,923 GT
Speed
16 knots
Decks
8
Builder
WestSEA Shipyard (Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
Owner
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Inc
Former names
Star Explorer (Windstar), World Explorer (Mystic)
Sister ships
World/Star Seeker, World Adventurer, World Discoverer, World Navigator, World Traveller, World Voyager
Star Explorer
Cruise line Windstar Cruises
Flag state Madeira
Length 413 ft
(126 m)
Gross tonnage 9,923 GT
Year built 2019
Passengers 224
Crew 130
Cabins 112