Windstar Cruises has announced that they will return to the South Pacific in the summer of 2014.

Beginning May 2, 2014, Wind Spirit, the line’s recently renovated 148-passenger sailing yacht, will sail seven-day voyages from Papeete, Tahiti.

Wind Spirit will sail 28 voyages in Tahiti, with the last voyage on November 7, 2014, before returning to Panama and Costa Rica for the winter season.

The line’s return to the French Polynesia Islands marks the first time Windstar has had a ship sailing in Tahiti since 2002.

 
“Windstar’s return to Tahiti has always been the number one request from our guests and travel partners, even more than a decade later,” said Hans Birkholz, Windstar Cruises’ chief executive officer. “We’ve listened and made the decision that now is the perfect time to come back to the beautiful islands of French Polynesia.

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Windstar’s voyages from Tahiti go on sale to the public in mid-March 2013.

Windstar Cruises, 800-258-7245, www.WindstarCruises.com