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What are you looking for? Search # Windstar Cruises # Blog Tips, tricks, updates, and insights from the team at S.W. Black Travel [![Windstar Europe 2028](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Expands%20Europe%202028%20With%20348%20Itinerary%20Options.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-expands-europe-2028-with-348-itinerary-options?hsLang=en-au) [![Windstar Europe 2028](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Expands%20Europe%202028%20With%20348%20Itinerary%20Options.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-expands-europe-2028-with-348-itinerary-options?hsLang=en-au) ## [Windstar Expands Europe 2028 With 348 Itinerary Options](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-expands-europe-2028-with-348-itinerary-options?hsLang=en-au) 25 Sept 2026 [S.W. Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) Europe is getting a much larger Windstar program in 2028. [**Windstar Cruises**](https://www.windstarcruises.com/) has unveiled 348... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) For travellers who enjoy the scale and destination focus of river cruising, moving onto an ocean... [Read More](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-sees-river-cruisers-as-a-route-to-small-ship-oceans?hsLang=en-au) [Cruise](https://blog.swblack.com.au/tag/cruise?hsLang=en-au), [News](https://blog.swblack.com.au/tag/news?hsLang=en-au), [Windstar Cruises](https://blog.swblack.com.au/tag/windstar-cruises) [![Windstar Eclipse 2027](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Plans%202027%20Eclipse%20Voyage%20from%20Athens.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-plans-2027-eclipse-voyage-from-athens?hsLang=en-au) [![Windstar Eclipse 2027](https://blog.swblack.com.au/hubfs/Windstar%20Plans%202027%20Eclipse%20Voyage%20from%20Athens.png)](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-plans-2027-eclipse-voyage-from-athens?hsLang=en-au) ## [Windstar Plans 2027 Eclipse Voyage from Athens](https://blog.swblack.com.au/windstar-plans-2027-eclipse-voyage-from-athens?hsLang=en-au) 19 Aug 2026 [S.W. Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [**Windstar Cruises**](https://www.windstarcruises.com/tour-details/PIRPIR9D/greek/piraeus-to-piraeus/9-day-total-solar-eclipse-from-greece-and-malta/?pkgid=1045979) has announced its next solar eclipse sailing, a nine-night Total Solar Eclipse... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au)  [**Windstar Cruises**](https://www.windstarcruises.com/) has begun the inaugural Alaska season for Star Seeker and has opened bookings for... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) Cruise lines often expand by adding more ships, more regions, or more departures, but sometimes... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) {% module\_block module "widget\_b51615a8-f954-43ce-af36-4b8c7d6f7ba2" %}{% module\_attribute "audio"... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) {% module\_block module "widget\_b51615a8-f954-43ce-af36-4b8c7d6f7ba2" %}{% module\_attribute "audio"... 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Black Travel](https://blog.swblack.com.au/author/s-w-black-travel?hsLang=en-au) [Windstar Cruises](https://www.windstarcruises.com/) has opened summer 2027 reservations for its newest yacht, Star Seeker, across two... 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