Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
| Cruise line | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Fate | Went bankrupt in late 2007. Assets were liquidated in September 2008. |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct |
Services: 2007 Company: 2008 |
| Headquarters | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Products | Cruises |
| Website | windjammer.com |
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises was a leisure cruise line based in Miami Beach, Florida. Founded in 1947, the company scheduled one and two week cruises in the Caribbean and Central America, using a fleet of sailing ships. The ships were former yachts and commercial vessels that were refurbished as cruise vessels, accommodating 60–100 paying passengers and 20–40 officers and crewmembers. The ships were refitted to resemble 19th century sailing vessels called windjammers.
Caribbean itineraries included the British Virgin Islands, French West Indies, Grenadines, the ABC islands and The Bahamas. Recent and former Central American itineraries included Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize.
In September 2007, Windjammer's entire fleet was suspended from operating any further cruises. Although the company initially stated that it intended to resume service, no significant steps in that direction took place. Customers who were already booked on future cruises did not receive refunds from the canceled voyages. All remaining parts of the company that were still operating were shut down in April 2008. Later that year, the company's assets were auctioned off. The four ships they operated are all laid up and were left in a neglected state of condition.
In 2014, Sail Windjammer (a brand new company not associated with WBC) began operating the S/V Mandalay (part of the original Windjammer Barefoot Cruises fleet). The S/V Mandalay is an original 236ft. tall ship that holds 58 passengers and sails out of Grenada for one and two weeks cruises in the Grenadines and the BVI’s.
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