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We're very pleased to welcome Chris Prelog to our Cruise Critic Windstar Cruises forum; we hope you'll also welcome him with open arms. 
 
From a shipboard waiter aboard Seabourn Legend to President of the small ship cruise line that now owns it as Star Legend, Chris Prelog is at home as head of Windstar Cruises. He brings more than 20 years of cruise related job experience to Windstar which he joined in 2017 as Vice President of Fleet Operations. He quickly worked his way up to Chief Operations Officer before being promoted to President in September 2020.  <br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Prelog earned a bachelor’s degree from the Higher Tourism Institute in Austria and several certificates from the Florida International University in Miami in hotel management and accounting, Harvard’s Kennedy School and Cornell University. After graduation, he worked at several Austrian hotels including the Vienna Hilton before his debut as an up-and-comer in the cruise industry, starting in 1998 as an assistant maître d’ hotel aboard Seabourn Legend. <br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Prelog’s work has been recognized with top awards and resounding accolades by cruise guests and industry insiders including travel agents and top travel publications. Prior to coming to Windstar Prelog was Vice President of Hotel Operations and Purchasing at Seabourn. Chris is also a member of the Culinary Institute of America’s invitation-only Society of Fellows.

Steve Dasseos is recognized as a leading travel insurance expert in the United States. Steve’s helped
over 173,433 travelers understand travel insurance and how it benefits them. He owns TripInsuranceStore.com
which is a popular and very informative travel insurance website. Steve's blog was recommended by the WSJ.
 
Steve has been featured in over 347 newspapers, magazines, radio stations and books including The Wall Street
Journal, Reader's Digest, Forbes, Family Circle, CruiseCritic.com, CN N Travel, Fox News, MSNBC, Los
Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, CBS MarketWatch.com, Town & Country Travel, The Today Show, She
Knows, Frommer's, New York Times, Life Goes Strong, The International Herald Tribune, Time, Undercurrent
Magazine, The Plain Dealer, Ski Magazine, Howard County Times and The Complete Travel Detective Bible.
 
Join us in a warm Cruise Critic welcome for Steve!
 

Congratulations to:  w145, GlendaleAZ, SiestaKeyGirl, dswierk, and PearlM
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Celebrity Flora, Carnival Panorama, Celebrity Equinox, Pride of America and MSC Fantasia

Congratulations to:  JGCaterham, jillmpauly, Harbor1492, mindyschocolate, and Xertes
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Celebrity Edge, MSC Meraviglia, Island Princess, Disney Dream, and Carnival Panorama

Congratulations to:  Mr_Mrs A, MN Tonester, mizLORInj, Kirklulu, and dolphincruiser19
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Harmony of the Seas, Celestyal Crystal, Regal Princess, Viking Ra, and Carnival Fantasy

Congratulations to:  MommaMickey, DeeBeeEll, KittyCruz, kmorin2, and WrittenOnYourHeart
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Grandeur of the Seas, Sky Princess, MSC Meraviglia, Norwegian Pearl, and Celebrity Edge

Congratulations to:  Tapi, marco, Cruiser4life315, garubes1985, and dmw3wx
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Nieuw Statendam, MSC Divina, Navigator of the Seas,
 Celebrity Reflection, and Carnival Panorama

Congratulations to:  Kamfish642, BABYJOSIE98, So Glad, JMP0629, and PS1
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Ruby Princess, Carnival Horizon, MSC Armonia, Anthem of the Seas, and Norwegian Encore

Congratulations to:  AnelaKamuela, sierramyst44, bphawk64, Gail MG, and Maxine1
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Aria Amazon, Carnival Legend, Celebrity Equinox, Oosterdam, Carnival Panorama

Congratulations to:  ATAJanie, klmxt4, turtlejourney, blue_wahine, and The Cruise Curmudgeon
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: SeaDream I, MSC Meraviglia, Celebrity Edge, Carnival Panorama, and Norwegian Star

Congratulations to:  roothy123, CQG67, CarolatSea, jenb1847, and VegasMark
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Regatta, Sky Princess, Norwegian Star, Carnival Magic, and Adventure of the Seas

Congratulations to:  Xertes, aubrey08, skipperanne, KruzinAl, and Mary NC
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Royal Princess, Carnival Horizon, MSC Armonia, Zuiderdam, and Norwegian Breakaway

Congratulations to:  gdisney, 5fathom, roxygirlJudy, jayintx, and michcruiser76
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Carnival Inspiration, Crown Princess, MS Roald Amundsen, MSC Divina, and Disney Fantasy

Congratulations to:  Lloether, tgms, VT2019cruiser, Rutman, and cphodson
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Caribbean Princess, Carnival Fantasy, Avalon Imagery II, Nautica, and Norwegian Bliss

Congratulations to:  KnA8361, svoss75, WanderingWayfarer, ejcooper0, and jdmcolorado
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Island Princess, MSC Meraviglia, Midnatsol, Celebrity Edge, and Carnival Panorama

Congratulations to:  chicagomelinda, Mike42H, Ottothedog, CruiserSkip, and Pacclady
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Sky Princess, Carnival Breeze, Nieuw Statendam, Celebrity Flora, and Norwegian Pearl.

Congratulations to:  jenA4tx, Don and Char, WanderingTheWorld, edit4ever, and alldog49
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: AmaViola, Carnival Panorama, Koningsdam, Norwegian Escape, and Riviera

Congratulations to:  razzzbere, EngCU82, Marin Traveller, 3parrots, and cupofjoe18
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: MSC Meraviglia, Celebrity Silhouette, ms Grace, Sky Princess, and Norwegian Joy

We're so thankful for all that you share!
 
Please watch our collection of Cruise Critic Member’s best cruise vacation photos submitted  by you in member reviews,  photo journals, or member photo albums during 2019.
 
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Member Photo Video 19.mp4
 
Enjoy!

Due to start cruising in October 2020
 
A collection of artist's impression
and photos from the shipyard at Turku
 
 
 
 

Taking Oosterdam's New Year's cruise south of the border (Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta) from San Diego's B-Street cruise terminal 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to:  thenexus2k, Blueridge Lady, Sthrngary, corpkid, and mayowoman
 
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This Week's Featured Reviews of the Week: Carnival Miracle, Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Getaway, Crystal Debussy, and Celebrity Edge