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Star Clippers

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: The five-masted Royal Clipper cruises past the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli.

Star Clippers is an international cruise line with head offices in the U.S. and Monaco. The company has three sailing ships: the 170-guest Star Clipper and Star Flyer, and the five-masted, 227-passenger Royal Clipper (which was inspired by the square-rigger Preussen of 1902).

All Star Clippers vessels offer "casual elegance" in cruising, with activities that range from leisurely dining to climbing the mast or sunbathing in a net under the bowsprit.

The line's European season typically runs from spring through fall, with ports of call in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean. Leisurely transatlantic voyages between Southern Europe or the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, which include time under sail, are also on the line's cruise calendar.

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Star Clippers

Photos courtesy of Gillies & Zaiser.