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Windjammer Barefoot Cruises

Dissolved 2007

Headquarters: Miami Beach
Founded: 1947
Employees: —

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In brief

What Windjammer Barefoot Cruises is

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Windjammer Barefoot Cruises was a leisure cruise line based in Miami Beach, Florida. Founded in 1947 by Michael Burke, the company scheduled one and two week cruises in the Caribbean and Central America, using a fleet of sailing tall ships. The ships were former yachts and commercial vessels that were refurbished as cruise vessels, accommodating 60 to 100 paying passengers and 20 to 40 officers and crewmembers. The ships were refitted to resemble 19th century sailing vessels called windjammers.

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 did not receive refunds from the canceled voyages. All remaining parts of the company that were still operating were shut down in April 2008. Later that year, the company's assets were auctioned off. The four ships in their fleet as of the shut-down were all laid up and were left in a neglected state of condition.

Corporate profile

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Industry: transport
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Country of registration: United States
Headquarters: Miami Beach
Formed in: —
Founded: 1947
Dissolved: 2007
Employees: —
Head office coordinates: 25.8139, -80.1325

Ships on record here: 0
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Record source: wikidata
Last refreshed: 2026-09-05

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In context

How Windjammer Barefoot Cruises compares

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United States is the country of registration for 144 commercial operators in this directory, among which Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ranks 111th by ships on record. Between them those companies hold 435 vessels here. 1 of them carry a published container-capacity ranking. See every operator registered in United States.

Founded in 1947, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises is 79 years old. This directory holds 76 operators founded within five years either side of that date, whose median fleet on record is 1 ships. The median founding year across all commercial operators here is 1966, and the oldest on record dates to 1514.