Star Clippers

Vessels: Royal Clipper, Star Clipper, Star Flyer
Passengers: Star Flyer, Star Clipper - 170; Royal Clipper - 227  
Entered service: Star Flyer - 1991; Star Clipper - 1992; Royal Clipper - 2000 
Months of operation: Eastern & Western Mediterranean – May to October; Central America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean Crossings – November to April.

What's included in the price:

• 4-star accommodation and all meals 
• Activities and water sports (excl. scuba diving) 
• Live entertainment and resident pianist
• Dining with captain/officers, 
• Honeymoon, ceremonies, vow renewals*

Adventure sailing is in a class of its own aboard Star Clippers’ luxury tall ships, combining the nautical traditions of the past with the creature comforts of today. 

Regions operating in: Caribbean, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Mediterranean, and Ocean Crossings

In the 1900s, sailors on the legendary clipper ships lived a tough, spartan existence as these greyhounds of the seas raced around the globe with their precious cargo, often emerging from storms with their sails in tatters and crew clinging to the rigging.

Today, the three magnificent high-tech replica clippers of the Star Clippers fleet manage to blend the true romance and traditions of the age of sail with the luxury, personal service and space-age cruising technologies of a private yacht. 

The five-masted, 134-metre flagship, Royal Clipper is the largest fully rigged sailing ship in the world today and features a spectacular three deck atrium with spiraling open-sided stairways. The two elegant 114-metre sisters – Star Clipper and Star Flyer – are the tallest tall ships sailing today with masts reaching as high as 226 feet (69 metres) above the waterline. The three ships feature classic nautical décor abounding in polished brass, gleaming brightwork, antique prints, teak decks and mahogany rails. On deck, amid a wondrous backdrop of billowing sails, stays, lines and ropes there are two swimming pools and more space per passenger than in conventional superliners. 

Superb sailing vessels with graceful lines, these tall ships operate under full sail and in harmony with the environment visiting exclusive ports of call inaccessible by larger cruise ships, providing the ultimate true sailing adventure for the discerning traveller.

Onboard Experience
	Entertainment Listen to the captain’s talk, learn and participate in a true sailing adventure. Take a chance to haul on ropes to set the sail in the traditional manner, climb a 75-foot mast to the crow’s nest or unwind in the bowsprit net while gazing at the sea below. Observe fish and other sea creatures through thick glass portholes in Royal Clipper’s unique lookout lounge below the waterline.
	Dining Casual elegance is the order of the day and night on board. Breakfast and lunch are buffet style, while dinner is à la carte. Get to know fellow passengers and the officers in one unhurried open seating while sampling dishes by a leading French Michelin chef. Relax in the cocktail lounge by the piano, escape in the timber-lined, Edwardian-style library or celebrate a night up on deck in the Tropical Bar.
	Facilities Pools, bars, Lounge, gift shop, library, restaurant.  Royal Clipper - floating marine platform, observation lounge, grandstand, balcony wings, Health Spa, fully-equipped gym.
Accomodation
	Accommodation Most cabins are outside cabins; suites with private balconies are available aboard Royal Clipper. All cabins have television with in-house videos, direct-dial telephone, private safe and beds that can be converted from single to queen size, as well as a marble-lined bathroom with a shower and hair dryer. Some cabin types also have whirlpool baths.