Immerse yourself in a Caribbean adventure where the wind charts your course and an authentic sailing experience awaits. A Star Clipper cruise combines nautical tradition with the modern comforts of present day. Come aboard the largest and tallest full rigged sailing ships in the world, which were created for luxury-loving guests who also love the romance of the legendary era of sailing ships. These are true clipper ships reflecting their proud heritage in every inch of their polished brass and gleaming bright work.

Royal Clipper and Star Clipper offer spacious accommodations and expansive teak decks so you’ll never feel confined. In fact, life on board is blissfully relaxed, much like traveling on a private yacht

Royal Clipper accommodates just 227 passengers. From the dazzling three-deck atrium and elegant dining room to the three swimming pools and a marina that lowers from the stern for water sports like diving, snorkeling and kayaking, you’ll enjoy the ultimate sea-going experience.Or relax in the one-of-a-kind Captain Nemo Lounge, the site of our spa and health club with underwater glass portholes!

Star Clipper has the distinction of being one of the tallest of the tall ships, with masts soaring 226 feet into the sky. She carries 170 discerning passengers and offers a unique adventure with more space per guest than most conventional cruise ships.Both ships offer an authentic sailing experience where you can climb the mast for a better view of the horizon, help with sails, or even steer the ship!

Friends gather round the Piano Bar and join in singing a few favorites.And in the Tropical Bar, the bartender shakes a pitcherful of some delicious concoction. Clearly these are not cruise ships in the ordinary sense. On Star Clippers you will find that there are no rigid schedules. You are free to do as you wish with your days – and evenings.

To entertain you, we bring local performers on board to give passengers an authentic taste of the local music and arts. You’ll enjoy the conviviality of fellow shipmates while a live band plays tropical tunes from a real paradise. Our passengers tell us that it’s the easygoing informality of Star Clippers that makes a cruise with us so special.

Our inspired chefs make dining aboard a delightful culinary adventure with an international menu of foods from the far corners of the earth. You are free to dine when and with whomever you wish – including the officers who join the guests in the dining room most nights. No need for formal gowns and black tie; casual elegance is the order of the day and every night. We call our informal yet elegant approach to sailing the “mega yacht sailing experience.” You will call it the perfect vacation.

Like a fine resort, your cabin will feature double or twin beds that can be converted to queen, marble bathroom, television with in-cabin video, DVD player, and comfortable furnishings.

The décor is tastefully traditional, very much like a luxurious classic yacht where everything is ingeniously designed for comfort, ease and efficiency. Burnished brass fittings and mahogany bight work recall our nautical heritage. Soft natural fabrics reflect the colors of the sun, sea and sky. Prints of famous clipper ships and sailing yachts grace the walls. Everything is immaculately maintained and your steward knows exactly when to appear or disappear.All in all, your Star Clippers cabin or suite is a perfectly arranged home for day dreams and nights of blissful rest and relaxation.

And the world you’ll discover is a wonderfully unique Caribbean paradise.With their sails gleaming in the sun, the Clippers thread between Lush volcanic islands in a sea that can only be the Caribbean, because it is incredibly blue. From her home port in Barbados, Royal Clipper explores lush, exotically beautiful islands like Antigua and St. Lucia, where jungle trails abound with sweet-smelling vanilla orchids and other wild-growing tropical flowers and visits enclaves in the lesser known Grenadines. Smaller ports like Ilesdes Saintes offer an intimate Caribbean experience. With an island always in sight, these tranquil blue seas are the perfect place to relax, explore and enjoy all the Caribbean has to offer.

Star Clipper’s Caribbean itineraries begin in St. Maarten Her Treasure Islands voyage sails northward to the British Virgin Islands.Protected anchorages in quiet palm fringed coves with spiraling sheer rock faces that plunge to the ocean.Lush areas support tropical fruit trees like banana, mango and key lime. Blessed by year-round trade winds and temperate weather that averages 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Visit legendary hideaways with names like “Foxy’s” or “The Soggy Dollar.” Her Leeward Islands voyage ventures southward to Guadeloupe and Dominica.

Everywhere you’ll find powdery white-sand beaches surrounded by waters with deep shades of liquid blue.The Caribbean islands where Star Clipper and Royal Clipper sail are famous for the glorious sailing weather, and every voyage promises the thrill of cruising under full sail.