Tall-ship
specialist Star Clippers has launched its 2013/14 brochure, showcasing romantic
and exciting sailing voyages in the Baltic, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and
Central America on the line’s three head-turning sailing ships, Star Clipper, Star Flyer and Royal Clipper.
The schedule features St Petersburg in Russia, the classic port of Venice and even a total eclipse of the sun in November, 2013.
Baltic Cruises on Star Flyer
Star Flyer will offer a wide variety of
cruises in the Baltic, varying from a three-day taster voyage for the Hamburg
Sailing Parade, a spectacular gathering of tall ships, to a 13-night Grand
Voyage, from Hamburg to Stockholm,
taking in unusual ports around Sweden’s beautiful southern coast. There will be
also be six 10 and 11-night round-trip voyages from
Stockholm, via St Petersburg, where the ship
overnights.
Prices: from
£702pp, cruise-only, for a four-night Northern Europe sample cruise on August
24, Hamburg to Texel (Netherlands), Ijmuiden and Ostend. Or, for a
longer, flight-inclusive stay, sail round-trip from Stockholm on July 8
from £2,799pp, including flights, transfers, two nights in a four-star city
centre hotel, a Stockholm Pass and 11 nights’ full board on Star Flyer, which
sails to St Petersburg for an overnight in port.
Cuba
For the
second half of the 2013/14 winter season, Star Flyer will reposition to
Cuba to offer a series of seven-night cruises from the historic southern town of
Cienfueguos, calling at Trinidad, Cayo Largo, Archipielago de los Canarreos and the Cayman Islands.
Prices: from £1,305, cruise-only, round-trip from
Cienfuegos, departing February 16, 2014.
Mediterranean Cruises on Royal Clipper
The 227-passenger Royal Clipper will sail an
assortment of western Mediterranean cruises, with a series of seven-night
round-trip Rome cruises in May, June and October, calling at romantic and
beautiful ports on the Italian mainland as well as Sicily and the Aeolian
Islands. In late June, July and August, the ship will operate 10 and 11-night
cruises between Rome and Venice, followed by four new round-trip Venice sailings
in September, calling at ports in Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
Prices: from £619pp, cruise-only, for a three-night
taster cruise from Venice to Rovinj, Croatia and Piran, Slovenia, departing September 4.
Caribbean
Royal Clipper winters in the warm Caribbean, alternating between Windward Islands
and Grenadine Islands itineraries from her base in Barbados.
Prices: from £1,105pp, cruise only, for seven
nights, round-trip Bridgetown, departing December 7 and calling at St
Lucia, Dominica, Antigua, St Kitts, Iles des Saintes
and Martinique.
Transatlantic voyages – and a Total Eclipse
All three ships offer transatlantic crossings as they move from one
cruising area to the other each season. These represent a chance to escape the
stresses of daily life and to commune with the sea and the stars, to read and to
mingle with fellow travellers. Take the Westbound crossing on Star Flyer on
October 26 from Las Palmas to Barbados for a good chance to viewing the Total Solar Eclipse on November 3, which will be visible in the north Atlantic.
Prices: from £822pp, cruise-only, 15
nights.
For bookings, follow this link to The Cruise Line Ltd, the UK's luxury cruising specialists.
