The Crew | Cruise Guides, Tips & Expert Interviews
Oct 5, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
Marco sits down with Gus from Windstar Cruises to explore what makes small-ship cruising so distinctive. Gus shares a closer look at life onboard, personal service and destination-focused itineraries…
So delving a little bit more-
... into Windstar.
Um, you call them yachts, not ships.
Why does that word matter?
Um, I think, you know, with everything we talk about, we get variously described as small ship, as yacht-
Mm
Yacht has that full implication of what the lifestyle is gonna be like on board.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So I think yacht doesn't just come with the hardware, it comes with the full lifestyle implication, and that's why it's really important that we call those yachts.
So delving a little bit more-
... into Windstar.
Um, you call them yachts, not ships.
Why does that word matter?
Um, I think, you know, with everything we talk about, we get variously described as small ship, as yacht-
Mm
Yacht has that full implication of what the lifestyle is gonna be like on board.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So I think yacht doesn't just come with the hardware, it comes with the full lifestyle implication, and that's why it's really important that we call those yachts.
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