Who owns Windstar Cruises?
Windstar Cruises is owned by Xanterra (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Windstar Cruises - Xanterra Travel Collection. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Xanterra Travel Collection reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Windstar Cruises
Windstar Cruises is a small-ship cruise line that Xanterra's site lists among its brands. Xanterra says it operates an eight-ship fleet of small sailing ships and all-suite yachts carrying 148 to 342 guests, visiting over 330 ports in Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Alaska and the South Pacific, and year-round in Tahiti.
Ownership timeline of Windstar Cruises
Where Windstar Cruises sits in Xanterra
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
The 26 brands in cruise lines on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Carnival, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
About the owner: Xanterra
Xanterra is a privately held company headquartered in United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Xanterra Travel Collection presents Windstar Cruises as one of five cruise and tour companies in its portfolio. Its own Windstar page describes an eight-ship fleet of small sailing and all-suite yachts calling at over 330 ports. The page does not name Xanterra's own owner.
🇺🇸 Windstar Cruises and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Windstar Cruises is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Windstar Cruises?
The parent company of Windstar Cruises is Xanterra, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Windstar Cruises American?
Yes. Windstar Cruises originated in the United States and its owner, Xanterra, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Windstar Cruises still owned by Xanterra?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Windstar Cruises is still owned by Xanterra. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Windstar Cruises - Xanterra Travel Collection — Xanterra Travel Collection, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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