Windstar Cruises Announces Jeff Corwin Private Event

Windstar Cruises Announces Jeff Corwin as First Private Event Host of 2016

Windstar Cruises has announced that TV personality and conservationist Jeff Corwin will be the line’s first Private Event host of 2016 when he hosts the Isla de Coiba: Island Experience Private Event on Windstar’s Costa Rica & Panama Canal itinerary on the March 5, 2016 voyage.

Corwin is best known as host of the multi Emmy award–winning TV series Ocean Mysteries on ABC and Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin Experience, as well as for his wildlife and conservation work. He will be on hand to host this unique event on Panama’s Isla de Coiba, an UNESCO World Heritage Site and national park that is accessible only by special permit. Coiba is a marine reserve located off Panama’s Pacific coast, and offers guests a chance to view wildlife such as howler monkeys, Scarlett Macaws, and turtles in their natural environment, as the island maintains 80 percent of its natural habitat.

Corwin will lead a talk on animal conservation, and is also slated to give an onboard lecture and join guests for dinner during the journey to create opportunities for one-on-one interactions.

“Panama is so full of unique wildlife, and who better to speak to the conservation and ecology of the land than Jeff?” said Hans Birkholz, CEO of Windstar Cruises. “He has made it his life’s work to engage and educate the American public on wildlife and nature, and we are excited to have him on board to speak to our guests.”

Windstar’s complimentary Private Event program, launched in 2015, provides guests with an exclusive experience specific to the destination where they are sailing. Each Windstar itinerary includes a bespoke experience ranging from island activities in the Caribbean and Tahiti, to wine tasting in Italy, to an equestrian ballet and sherry tasting in Spain. New Private Events debuting in 2016 include feasting on reindeer meat in Iceland; exploring the magnificent marble caves of Bergtatt, Norway; and watching the people of Catalonia, Spain, build traditional “human towers.”

Select Private Events include a celebrity host, such as Corwin. Past Private Event hosts have including Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz; Royal Chef Darren McGrady, and former Miss Tahiti, Mareva Georges.

[spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”first”] [impact_text include_button=”yes” button_style=”standard” title=”< Previous: Cruise Deals” href=”https://porthole.com/staging/cruise-news-deal-and-briefs/” color=”accent” target=”_self” position=”cta_align_bottom” alt_background=”alt-two” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/impact_text] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”last”] [impact_text include_button=”yes” button_style=”standard” title=”Next: Crystal Rivers >” href=”https://porthole.com/staging/cruise-news-nov-2-2015/” color=”accent” target=”_self” position=”cta_align_bottom” alt_background=”alt-two” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”]
[/impact_text] [/spb_column]

^{Sign up for weekly cruise news, fun contests, and exclusive offers delivered right to your inbox!}

Corwin shares his thoughts on the upcoming cruise in this video.