Windstar Cruises has announced that it is moving its headquarters from Seattle to Miami by June 2022 and has signed a lease on the fifth floor in the Doral Concourse at 8400 NW 36 St. Work will begin outfitting the office to accommodate Windstar’s needs within the coming weeks.
Next door to the CityPlace Doral mixed-use project and with easy access to the Dolphin Expressway, Palmetto Expressway, Florida Turnpike, and minutes away from Miami International Airport, the new office is an ideal location for the company. The office is in close proximity to several cruise companies and associated services.
“Miami is the center of the cruise industry in the U.S., and this new office will help us build industry relationships and attract new talent. It will also let operations employees in Miami be closer to our yachts and crew, as well as shorten our flight times to Europe and the Caribbean, where so much of our operations take place,” said Windstar president Christopher Prelog in a press statement.
The small ship cruise line recently appointed Stijn Creupelandt as the new vice president of hotel operations and product development, while Paul Barrett was promoted to vice president of marine and technical operations. Both report to Prelog, and all will be based in the new office. As part of the headquarters transition, some Windstar corporate positions are moving to Denver, where the cruise line’s parent company—Xanterra Parks & Resorts—is based, while others will be operating remotely primarily from the Seattle area.
“The pandemic has taught us that with the right technology, many of our roles can be effective from anywhere, so we’re not requiring every Windstar employee to make this move to Miami,” Prelog explained. “However, most new hires will be based in the Miami office.”
Prelog, as well as many key members of the cruise line’s team, have already moved to Miami to help with the logistics and coordination of the new office for Windstar.
As far as the cruise restart goes, five of the line’s six yachts are back in service with a vaccine mandate for all passengers and crew. Windstar is also following a host of health and safety precautions including testing, social distancing, masks and high-tech air filtration.
For more information, visit www.windstarcruises.com.
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