Windstar Promotes Creupelandt to COO; Barrett to Retire
Windstar Cruises has announced the promotion of Stijn Creupelandt to the position of chief operating officer (COO), according to a press release.
Creupelandt’s promotion and Windstar’s internal restructuring of operations management comes as Paul Barrett, the company’s vice president of marine & technical operations, announced his retirement to take effect in April 2025 after a distinguished career in the cruise industry, culminating with Windstar.
A 20+-year veteran of the luxury cruise industry, Stijn Creupelandt joined Windstar Cruises in 2021 as vice president of hotel operations and product development. Previously he was the director of hotel services at Seabourn where he first began his career as a waiter on Seabourn Pride (now Windstar’s Star Pride) before working his way up into executive leadership positions. Creupelandt is part of the line’s C-suite team with shipboard experience, joining Windstar’s President Christopher Prelog who also worked his way up from a shipboard waiter, among other leaders in the line with varied backgrounds as former crew members at sea.