Windstar’s Cuisine de l’Amour Features Romance Menu

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Windstar’s Cuisine de l’Amour Features Romance Menu

Special dinner menu for two served via room service
complete with candles and romantic music

Seattle, WA, February 8, 2006 – Windstar Cruises serves up a romantic dinner for two using ingredients legendary for their romantic powers. Cuisine de l’Amour will be served via room service only and will be available year-round on the 148-guest Wind Star and Wind Spirit. The 308-guest Wind Surf will begin serving the menu later in the year.

“Windstar is a romantic, couples-oriented cruise line,” says Diane Moore, Windstar’s vice president of marketing and sales. “We want to offer unique experiences to enhance couples’ time together and a romantic dinner served in the privacy of their stateroom will be one more—and a fun way to reconnect!”

The Cuisine de l’Amour’s romance menu offers a choice of appetizer, a set soup, choice of salad, and two entrée options, finished with a set dessert.

Cuisine de l’Amour

Appetizer
Prelude of Spicy Grilled Shrimp on a Pillow of Avocado
Embraced with Garlic and Coriander

Serenade of Artichoke with Chèvre in Harmony with a Sweet Basil Essence

Soup
Tango of Green Asparagus Spears Velouté Flirting with Crispy Prosciutto Confettis

Salad
Ménage of Arugula, Pine Nut and Gorgonzola,
Charmed by a Honey-Drenched Fig Dressing

Bouquet of Fresh Greens with a Corolla of Grilled Scallops and Pineapple
Drizzled with Honey-Dijon and Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Droplets

Entrée
Rack of Lamb under a Blanket of Sun-Dried Love Apples,
Seduced by a Rosemary-Garlic-Mint Sauce and Fleshy Vegetables
On a Bed of Espresso-Potato Gratin

Salmon Filet with a Whisper of Herb and Garlic Butter,
Snuggled in Pastry Sheet and Laid over Forbidden Rice and Carrot Circles

Dessert
Fantasy of Fresh Strawberries Caressed by Decadent Chocolate Ganache
with Kisses of Chantilly Cream Aroused with Pernod


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Dinner will be served in the comfort of the guests’ private stateroom. To enhance the romantic atmosphere, an elegant candle will grace the serving tray. For romantic music, guests may request an Apple iPod Nano which will be delivered with dinner and queued to the romance playlist. The Nano can be placed in the Bose SoundDock speaker installed in each stateroom.

A romance-inspired room service menu will be available in each stateroom. Guests may order the complimentary Cuisine de l’Amour one day in advance. Other options for purchase will be included on the room service card. For example, guests may opt to order champagne, wine to complement the meal, a massage in the spa and massage oil.

Windstar’s romantic and casually elegant atmosphere has been a hit with honeymooners and couples seeking vow renewal ceremonies. Weddings can also be arranged in advance for either ashore or on board the ship. Celebration packages are available for purchase such as the Honeymooners, Just for Us, Anniversary or Vow Renewal package. Details are available in the gift shop on Windstar’s website, www.windstarcruises.com.

Windstar is well known for traveling off the beaten path on itineraries from the Mediterranean, Amalfi Coast and Greek Isles to the Aegean Sea, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. In most destinations, a mixture of non-repeating, seven-day itineraries has been designed to allow for 14-day voyages with no repeating ports of call. Itineraries have also been adjusted for later departures and more overnights in ports so guests can enjoy more time for shopping, shore excursions and nightlife.

About Windstar Cruises
Seattle-based Windstar Cruises operates three motor sailing yachts known for their pampering without pretense and their ability to visit the hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations. The unobtrusive service and attentive staff create a casually elegant atmosphere that effortlessly fosters camaraderie among guests and crew. Carrying just 148 to 308 guests, the luxurious ships of Windstar cruise to nearly 50 nations, calling at 100 ports throughout Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas.

Windstar’s Degrees of Difference initiative adds new luxury amenities and enhancements to the five areas that anchor the line’s overall guest experience—dining, accommodations, service, destinations and activities. Additions include new Signature Cuisine menus from Chef Joachim Splichal, Apple iPod Nanos and Bose SoundDock speakers, Riedel stemware, luxury linens and mattresses, L’Occitane bathroom amenities, hammocks built for two and more. The initiative will be completed in stages during winter 2006.

Windstar offers optional trip cancellation protection that provides cash back when you cancel for any reason prior to 24-hours before departure. For more information including brochures, rates and itineraries contact a professional travel agent or call Windstar at 1-800-258-7245. Visit Windstar Cruises online at www.windstarcruises.com.

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