Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
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company_type = Cruise Line
foundation = 1947
location = Miami, Florida
industry = Transportation
products = Cruise s
homepage = [http://www. windjammer. com ]
defunct = Services: 2007
Company: 2008
fate = Went bankrupt in late 2007. Assets were liquidated in September 2008.
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises was a leisure cruise line based in Miami. Florida. Founded in 1947, the company scheduled one and two week cruises in the Caribbean and Central America. using a fleet of sailing ship s. The ships are former yacht s and commercial vessel s that were refurbished as cruise vessels, now accommodating 60-100 paying passenger s and 20-40 officers and crewmembers. The ships have been refitted to resemble 19th century sailing vessels called windjammer s.
Caribbean itineraries included the British Virgin Islands. French West Indies. Grenadines. the ABC islands and The Bahamas. Recent and former Central American itineraries included Costa Rica. Panama. and Belize.
In September 2007, Windjammer's entire fleet was suspended from operating any further cruises. Although the company initially stated that it intended to resume service, no significant steps in that direction took place. Customers who were already booked on future cruises didn't receive refunds from the canceled voyages. All remaining parts of the company that were still operating were shut down in April of 2008. Later that year, the company's assets were auctioned off. The four ships they operated are all laid up and were left in a neglected state of condition. [http://www. cruisemates. com/articles/news/#story41 ] cite web
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title = Windjammer Cruises Officially Out Of Business