Star Legend (formerly Seabourn Legend)

Star Legend: current name and historical profile

Star Legend is a Windstar Cruises yacht formerly known as Seabourn Legend. The name changed in 2015. The earlier name remains in this page’s address so that the history of the same ship stays together. Windstar announced the ship’s return following its lengthening and transformation in September 2021, with a maximum capacity of 312 guests. The dimensions, berth counts and 2014 itineraries below describe its earlier Seabourn period and should not be used as current specifications or sailing schedules.

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Ship and history

The Seabourn Legend was a cruise ship in the Seabourn fleet. Its history under several names can be traced using IMO number 9008598: it was initially called Royal Viking Queen, became Queen Odyssey in 1995, and was renamed Seabourn Legend in July 1996. In 2015, it was renamed Star Legend and transferred to the Windstar fleet. It is no longer part of the Seabourn fleet.

The ship was built in 1992 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven as hull number 1071. Its keel was laid in 1990, it was launched in May 1991, and construction was completed on February 1, 1992. The ship was delivered on February 29 of that year. Seabourn announced the sale of the Seabourn Legend and two sister ships in 2013. The Legend's transfer to Windstar was scheduled for May 2015; that same year, it was renamed Star Legend.

Its registration changed over the course of its service: records for its time as the Seabourn Legend from October 2001 list the Bahamas as its flag state and Nassau as its port of registry. Previously, the ship had been registered in Norway, with Oslo as its port of registry. These registration details should be distinguished from the ports featured in later cruise itineraries.

The historical specifications list a length of 135 meters, a maximum beam of 20.5 meters, and a gross tonnage of 9,961. The ship had six passenger decks. Its capacity is listed as 208 lower berths and 214 berths in total. The figures use different counting methods and should therefore not be treated as equivalent. The service speed was 16 knots, with a maximum speed of 19 knots.

Cruise regions and duration

The published 2014 schedule began with voyages in Southeast Asia. A 14-day trip from Singapore to Hong Kong was listed for January 6–20, followed by a 14-day round trip from Singapore from February 3–17. The long voyage from Hong Kong to Piraeus, Greece, was listed for March 3 to April 22, lasting 50 days. The schedule thus combined regional voyages with an Asia-to-Europe itinerary.

Later in the year, the program included Mediterranean cruises as well as Northern and Western Europe. A seven-day segment ran from Civitavecchia to Barcelona from May 7–14. For the fall, the schedule listed a 37-day voyage from Monte Carlo to Philipsburg, St. Maarten, from October 3 to November 9. This itinerary connected Europe with the Caribbean.

Seven-day voyages from Philipsburg to Oranjestad, Aruba, were then listed for November 9–16 and December 7–14. These examples refer to Seabourn's published 2014 schedule, not to present-day voyages of the Star Legend.