“We are proud to have our unique
itineraries, personalized service, and private yacht style cruising recognized
by our loyal cruisers,” said Hans Birkholz, Windstar Cruises’ chief executive
officer. “Our teams both onboard and onshore continually strive to create the
best small ship experience for our guests. It’s an honor for us to be
acknowledged as #1 in Service by the people we serve every day.”
Cruise line rankings in the Condé Nast Traveler 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards are
based on readers’ ratings of cruise ships on the following characteristics:
itineraries, cabins, service, food, design, activities/facilities, and shore
excursions. This year, Condé Nast Traveler had a record-breaking 79,268 readers
participate in the survey, close to double the number of survey takers in
2012. These savvy travelers cast 1.3 million votes for more than 16,000
properties around the world.
Windstar Cruises has been on the move
the last few years with fleet-wide renovations, the expansion of power yachts,
and new global itineraries. These changes are being recognized among guests and
the travel industry alike. This week Windstar was recognized by Cruise Critic as the Best Cruise Line for
Honeymoons, as well as SAVEUR’s Culinary Travel Awards as an Outstanding
Culinary Cruise Line. Last month Windstar Cruises won a Gold Award for Market
Leadership in small ship cruising from Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards. In July,
Windstar was recognized as #3 Small Ship Cruise Line in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.
“The past two years we have been
creating the new Windstar; revising every single itinerary to find the perfect
combination of hidden harbors and legendary ports as well as improving our
onboard experience with stem-to-stern renovations and magical moments. We are
thrilled to see our guests responding to so favorably to these enhancements,”
said Birkholz.
For more information about Windstar
Cruises and to book, contact a travel professional, call Windstar at 800-258-7245 or visit www.WindstarCruises.com.