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A Vegan Voyage

Discover Windstar Cruises’ new plant-based menu.

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A Vegan Voyage

Discover Windstar Cruises’
new plant-based menu.

It’s a widely accepted notion that passengers will gain unwelcome pounds during their cruise. Yet the culinary team at Windstar Cruises has proven that packing for a cruise doesn’t have to include elastic waistbands. The cruise line is well-known for its focus on food —after all, it’s the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. But it’s Windstar’s most recent partnership with the National Health Association (NHA) that has its guests taking note. Windstar worked in tandem with the NHA to provide a new plant-based menu on board all six of the line’s yachts. The offerings are not only plant-based, they’re also minimally processed and prepared without added salt, oil, or sugar, (plus they’re gluten-free).

Plant-based menus are available in all dining venues, for all courses, and also available through room service. Plus, the options change daily so guests will never get bored. Plant-based options are even served in Candles, the steak & seafood restaurant, and the barbeque-based Star Grill. Vegans can easily dine alongside the carnivores they’re traveling with and not miss out.
For those unfamiliar with the tasty progress vegan food has made in recent years, the expectation might be bland. But that’s hardly the case. Roasted butternut squash velouté, baked cauliflower croquettes, veggie enchiladas, chia seed truffles with dates and coconut sauce, and tahini brownies with fresh strawberries are just a few of the mouthwatering options on Windstar’s plant-based menu, which was developed due to customer demand, and to help reduce the company’s environmental footprint.
While vegetarian options and the existing omnivore menu will continue to be served, Windstar’s move towards a healthy and cruelty-fee menu has been applauded across the travel and wellness industries, along with environmental and animal welfare organizations.
The market for environmental, ethical, and health-conscious dining continues to explode — with some estimating the vegan food market will be worth over $108 billion by 2030, more than double where it stands today. Additionally, Windstar is experimenting with dedicated plant-based only cuisine on certain itineraries, including a sold out week-long “Dreams of Tahiti” voyage departing in February 2025. With such popularity, there’s no doubt there will be many more to come.

Windstar knows the way to explore a world.

It’s a widely accepted notion that passengers will gain unwelcome pounds during their cruise. Yet the culinary team at Windstar Cruises has proven that packing for a cruise doesn’t have to include elastic waistbands. The cruise line is well-known for its focus on food —after all, it’s the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. But it’s Windstar’s most recent partnership with the National Health Association (NHA) that has its guests taking note. Windstar worked in tandem with the NHA to provide a new plant-based menu on board all six of the line’s yachts. The offerings are not only plant-based, they’re also minimally processed and prepared without added salt, oil, or sugar, (plus they’re gluten-free).

Plant-based menus are available in all dining venues, for all courses, and also available through room service. Plus, the options change daily so guests will never get bored. Plant-based options are even served in Candles, the steak & seafood restaurant, and the barbeque-based Star Grill. Vegans can easily dine alongside the carnivores they’re traveling with and not miss out.
For those unfamiliar with the tasty progress vegan food has made in recent years, the expectation might be bland. But that’s hardly the case. Roasted butternut squash velouté, baked cauliflower croquettes, veggie enchiladas, chia seed truffles with dates and coconut sauce, and tahini brownies with fresh strawberries are just a few of the mouthwatering options on Windstar’s plant-based menu, which was developed due to customer demand, and to help reduce the company’s environmental footprint.
While vegetarian options and the existing omnivore menu will continue to be served, Windstar’s move towards a healthy and cruelty-fee menu has been applauded across the travel and wellness industries, along with environmental and animal welfare organizations.
The market for environmental, ethical, and health-conscious dining continues to explode — with some estimating the vegan food market will be worth over $108 billion by 2030, more than double where it stands today. Additionally, Windstar is experimenting with dedicated plant-based only cuisine on certain itineraries, including a sold out week-long “Dreams of Tahiti” voyage departing in February 2025. With such popularity, there’s no doubt there will be many more to come.

Windstar knows the way to explore a world.

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