Its six yachts carry just 148 to 310 guests and cruise to 50 nations, calling at 150 ports throughout Europe, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Central America.

The additional capacity opened up new itineraries such as voyages to Iceland, the Panama Canal, and Costa Rica and allowed Windstar Cruises to sail Tahiti year round.

[5] On April 1, 2011, Windstar's parent company Ambassadors International filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

[6] A bankruptcy court in Delaware held a two-day auction and Anschutz Corporation won Windstar Cruises with a bid of $39 million.

[8] Star Pride entered service on May 5, 2014 with an inaugural cruise from Barcelona, after some upgrades.

[10] Both yachts underwent a $17 million, three-week dry dock in Genoa, Italy, before a christening ceremony in May.

Under this flag they are some of the few cruise ships in the world where passengers are still allowed on the bridge (though not when entering or leaving port).

With a shallow draft of only 14 feet (4.3 m), the ships can enter ports that are inaccessible to larger cruise liners.