{"id":24503,"date":"2023-01-16T04:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/star-clippers-why-not-sail-next-time-you-cruise-it-took-me-all-of-10-minutes-to-fall-in-love-with-star-clipper-all-things-cruise\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T04:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:56:49","slug":"star-clippers-why-not-sail-next-time-you-cruise-it-took-me-all-of-10-minutes-to-fall-in-love-with-star-clipper-all-things-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/star-clippers-why-not-sail-next-time-you-cruise-it-took-me-all-of-10-minutes-to-fall-in-love-with-star-clipper-all-things-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR CLIPPERS. WHY NOT SAIL NEXT TIME YOU CRUISE? “It took me all of 10 minutes to fall in love with Star Clipper” \u2013 All Things Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In all honesty, I didn\u2019t know what to anticipate once I fortunately accepted an invite to sail on Star Clipper, one among three true Sailing Ships in Star Clippers\u2019 fleet. The Star Clipper expertise promised to be in contrast to any of the over 30 cruises I had taken.\u00a0 For one factor, Star Clipper is a glossy, four-masted schooner, the dream of proprietor Mikael Krafft, a Swedish yachtsman bent on recreating the wonderful age of clipper ships.\u00a0 I had grown used to ships as lodges, wonderful carriers that take passengers from place to position with hardly a ripple in my wine glass. \u00a0But, I puzzled, if the wind was our propeller, how would I take to being tossed about ought to we encounter stormy seas? For that matter, would my wardrobe and I match into my cabin simply above the waterline and marketed as being all of 118 sq. ft? Could I navigate the steps required to journey between Star Clipper\u2019s 4 decks and clamber over the ropes because the crew raised and lowered its 16 sails. Would I slot in with a global crowd of German, French, Belgian, American and Swedish passengers? To say nothing of a crew of Filipinos, Indonesians, Indians presided over by a Polish Captain and officers from Germany and Spain? The reply to all these questions was a convincing, Yes!<\/p>\n

STAR CLIPPER IS A TRUE CLIPPER SHIP<\/p>\n\n

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At 379 ft lengthy, with a beam of 49 ft, this gleaming white vessel is kind of a sight to behold. Even when its sails are stowed every time the ship anchors, Star Clipper impresses. As we boarded our cruise of the Costa Rican coast, the distinction between Princess Cruise\u2019s Emerald Princess and our wonderful crusing ship couldn’t have been extra obvious. Carrying simply 166 company and 74 crew, Star Clipper is probably going the closest I’ll ever get to crusing in an unlimited personal yacht. Gleaming brass and polished woods dominate each its interiors and exteriors.<\/p>\n

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