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Has anybody ever sailed on a Star Clippers ship? Where did you travel? What was your cruise experience like?
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Star Clippers has 3 ships, 2 that are exactly the same (Clipper and Flyer) and the Royal which is about 50% bigger.
They are a tall sailing ship, and unlike some of their other competitors they are not automated, like Wind Star or Club Med cruises. They do have some great itineraries, as they are smaller ships they can get into places that can't handle the bigger cruise lines.
They have a larger number of repeat customers, and offer good deals to them. They also do a lot of lecture series. They do have a heavy European mix, their announcements are often in 5 languages.
When I went on it about 10 years ago, I was on the Star Flyer (I think but I'd have to go back and look) I did from Mexico down to Roatan. I found the cabins good, the food mixed (at best, they are are trying to be too many things to too many people and it just makes for a bit of failure), I enjoyed the uniqueness of a smaller sailing vessel, and the people were interesting. I did find there were a lot of European smokers. Don't know how much that is changed.
I went solo on an indepenent FAM trip to try it out. I moon-light as a travel agent, and have been for over 25 years now.
They are a tall sailing ship, and unlike some of their other competitors they are not automated, like Wind Star or Club Med cruises. They do have some great itineraries, as they are smaller ships they can get into places that can't handle the bigger cruise lines.
They have a larger number of repeat customers, and offer good deals to them. They also do a lot of lecture series. They do have a heavy European mix, their announcements are often in 5 languages.
When I went on it about 10 years ago, I was on the Star Flyer (I think but I'd have to go back and look) I did from Mexico down to Roatan. I found the cabins good, the food mixed (at best, they are are trying to be too many things to too many people and it just makes for a bit of failure), I enjoyed the uniqueness of a smaller sailing vessel, and the people were interesting. I did find there were a lot of European smokers. Don't know how much that is changed.
I went solo on an indepenent FAM trip to try it out. I moon-light as a travel agent, and have been for over 25 years now.
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Thanks, Sandy. I've wanted to sail on their ships for years. It harkens back to my sailor's roots.
A few weeks ago I was exploring new vacationing options, and visited their website. I discovered they were having a Sailaway Gveaway contest, giving away a cruise on one of their ships. I wonder if anyone else entered?
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A few weeks ago I was exploring new vacationing options, and visited their website. I discovered they were having a Sailaway Gveaway contest, giving away a cruise on one of their ships. I wonder if anyone else entered?
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I forgot to mention - I won that contest. 
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Congratulations! And you know we’ll want reports every step of the way!I forgot to mention - I won that contest.
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I forgot to mention - I won that contest.
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Nice!!! Congratulations!!
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Our cruise on the Star Clipper starts Saturday. We're flying into San Jose, Costa Rica, on Thursday, spending a few days exploring the city, then boarding the ship Saturday afternoon. Really excited for this adventure.
Does anyone have any updated information about sailing on the Star Clipper, visiting Costa Rica, or lessons learned about things? I'm all ears.
Dave
Does anyone have any updated information about sailing on the Star Clipper, visiting Costa Rica, or lessons learned about things? I'm all ears.
Dave
Only 'Bon Voyage!' Can't wait for the report on this one. We're back from PV and will compare notes with you.
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Thanks, Jim. We're heading to PV in early March. So there will be questions.
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