V.Ships Leisure looses Windstar ship management deal

After using V.Ships Leisure for its ship management requirements for the past two and a half years, tall ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has decided to bring all ship management operations in house for its three-ship fleet. From September 2009 Windstar will assume control of all deck, engine and hotel operations, as well as all shore-based ship management operations.

Windstar’s in-house ship management team will be based in Seattle and headed-up by Capt. Nico Corbijn, Executive Vice President, Fleet Operations, assisted by Nick Burger, Vice President Marine Hotel Operations, and Huib van Leeuwen, Vice President Marine Operations.   Sphere: Related Content

More exclusive shore excursions from Windstar

Tall ship cruise specialist Windstar Cruises is offering passengers a new series of exclusive shore excursions in Europe, with the launch of its ‘Concierge Collection.’ With prices ranging from US $109 up to $2,299, passengers can chose from a helicopter tour of Corsica’s Prunelli Gorges, a ‘Roman Holiday’ programme in Italy that visits landmarks featured in the Audrey Hepburn/Gregory Peck film, Corfu by seaplane, along with cave trekking, scuba diving, cooking classes and wine tasting.

The 28 new tours are available at ports of call in Corsica, Croatia, Greece, France, Italy, Monaco, Slovenia and Spain. Sphere: Related Content