Ship reference
Star Pride
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Windstar Cruises
- Class
- Star Class (original extended trio)
- Entered service
- 1988
- Status
- In service
About us Star Pride
Star Pride began passenger service as Seabourn Pride in 1988. Its former operator's history and contemporary owner delivery table establish the original timeline. Windstar's own account identifies the same ship under its later name. The 2014 introduction to Windstar is therefore a change of programme, distinct from construction or first passenger operation.
Pride was the third vessel completed in the Star Plus transformation programme. Fincantieri handed it back at Palermo in October 2021 after insertion of a new mid-body section, machinery renewal and extensive accommodation and public-space work. The conversion date belongs to the existing hull, rather than representing a newbuild delivered for the first time.
Its current published length is 159 metres, with breadth of 19 metres. Individual insurance records confirm gross tonnage of 12969, IMO 8707343 and Nassau registry. The exact individual tonnage is separated from the different number in a shared operator deck document. Shorter Seabourn-era dimensions do not describe the transformed ship.
The operator expressly limits Pride to 312 guests, with 156 suites and 200 crew identified separately. The accommodation range needs individual examination. The deck document notes that Pride's forward Owner's Suites have a different layout with a shower only. Similar suite names on Breeze or Legend therefore do not guarantee an identical bathroom or room arrangement.
Accessibility information is also specific. The operator describes modified-accessible suites, including bathroom thresholds and ordinary doorways, and identifies the midship lift as the accessible lift. These details should guide discussion of personal requirements before choosing a room. The existence of a modified suite is not a promise of unrestricted access throughout every area or port call.
Basil + Bamboo forms part of the current dining programme, confirmed by the hotel-operations director after its introduction. Check the booked fare and dining conditions when comparing optional experiences. Finally, match accommodation, itinerary and embarkation arrangements together. The ship's compact motor-yacht concept gives context, while the actual suite and route determine how a specific Pride voyage fits your plans.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1988 |
| Entered service | 1988 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 12,969 |
| Guests at double occupancy | — |
| Maximum guests | 312 |
| Crew | 200 |
| Cabins | 156 |
| Decks (total) | — |
| Length (m) | 159 |
| Beam (m) | 19 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | 2021 |
| Maximum speed (knots) | — |
| IMO | 8707343 |
| Shipyard | Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Flag | Bahamas |
| Propulsion / fuel description | Twin-propeller diesel propulsion with replacement Wärtsilä machinery installed during the Star Plus conversion |
| Previous names | Seabourn Pride |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Other ships in the same recorded class
Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.
| Star Breeze | Star Class (original extended trio) | 1989 | 12,969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Legend | Star Class (original extended trio) | 1992 | 12,969 |
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Sources
- Seabourn — original passenger-service history — Accessed
Pride explicit1988; unrelatedLegend1991claimnotadopted.
- Carnival — contemporary delivery table — Accessed
ExplicitSeabournPridecalendar-delivery1988; historiccapacitynotcurrent.
- Windstar — official first-person ship identity account — Accessed
FormerSeabournPrideisnowStarPride; Basil+BambooalreadyintroducedonPride.
- Windstar — actual brand-entry history — Accessed
Pridejoined2014, separateoriginal1988.
- Fincantieri — actual October15/2021 conversion completion — Accessed
ThirdcompletedStarPlus,midbodyenginerenewal;notoriginalconstruction.
- Steamship Mutual — current individual2026/27 entry — Accessed
8707343;12969GT;NassauBS.
- Windstar — expressly limited individual capacity — Accessed
No morethan312across156suites.
- Windstar — dated2026deck particulars and suite distinctions — Accessed
159m19m200crew;PrideforwardOwnersshower-onlydifferentlayout;modifiedaccessiblesuites448450548550 havebathroomstep/showerlipstandarddoors;onlymidshipaccessibleelevator.
- Windstar — individual original builder — Accessed
SSWBremerhavenoriginal;Palermoislaterconversion.
- Windstar — current original-trio class identity — Accessed
Qualifiedclassfororiginalextendedtrio, notidenticalnewSeekerhull.