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Windjammer Barefoot Cruises was a leisure cruise line based in Miami Beach, Florida.〔"(Contact Us )." Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. February 2, 2004. Retrieved on January 9, 2010.〕 Founded in 1947, the company scheduled one and two week cruises in the Caribbean and Central America, using a fleet of sailing ships. The ships were former yachts and commercial vessels that were refurbished as cruise vessels, accommodating 60–100 paying passengers and 20–40 officers and crewmembers. The ships were refitted to resemble 19th century sailing vessels called windjammers. 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 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 they operated are all laid up and were left in a neglected state of condition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date = April 2, 2008 )〕 In 2009, a successor organization, Island Windjammers, was founded by a group of former passengers of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises dedicated to bringing tall ship cruising back to the Caribbean. Sailing weekly on six day-cruises, ''Diamant'', a 101-foot brigantine schooner, began operation in November 2009 out of St. George’s, Grenada. ==Fleet== Retired ships: * ''s/v Yankee Trader'' * ''s/v Flying Cloud'' * ''m/v Amazing Grace'' * ''s/v Fantome'' (''see below'') The fleet listed below were active at the time the company shut down. * ''s/v Legacy'' * ''s/v Polynesia'' * ''s/v Mandalay'' * ''s/v Yankee Clipper'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windjammer Barefoot Cruises」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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