![]() ![]() They do the job day in day out, and they know their stuff. It’s a simple, safe process providing you follow the instructions of the crew. The process repeats in reverse on your return. For these, you negotiate a roughly forty-five degree angled step gangway down to water level, where crewmen are on hand to help you in and out of the tender. All other destinations were achieved by ‘soft’ tender landings. Only in Martinique (plus embarkation/debarkation in Bridgetown) were we able to just walk off the ship. The Royal Clipper operates a pair of destination intensive, seven night, round trip itineraries from Bridgetown, Barbados. If in any doubt about the suitability of the ship for you, I recommend that you talk to Star Clippers directly. There are no disabled cabins or facilities. You need to bear that in mind, and exercise due care. many of the exits onto the upper decks have high thresholds, known as ‘lips’. You need to hold onto railings when moving around, and throughout the ship. ![]() That said, the ship has only three main decks. Nothing to worry about, but you should be aware of it. ![]() At times, waves washed against our porthole windows as the ship heeled into a turn. But she does not have stabilizers and, as a result, she is susceptible to roll. This is dictated entirely by her hull shape long, low and narrow, the Royal Clipper is a sailing ship that contains comfortable cabins, an excellent food and beverage operation, and plenty of deck space. In this blog, I’d like to highlight some of the ways in which the Royal Clipper is a stand apart way of close up cruising, and throw some light on the day to day practicalities of travelling on this magnificent, floating throwback. The differences are so pronounced and absolute that they actually equate to what is, in effect, a totally unique kind of Caribbean voyage. Having done more than thirty Caribbean cruises on every style of ship- from the boutique to the mainstream- I can tell you that the Royal Clipper offers a totally unique way of experiencing those warm, winter sailing grounds. If you think that all Caribbean cruises are more or less just variations on a theme, then the Royal Clipper will truly take the wind out of your sails. The vessel languishes in Split with a threat of sale to raise funds following bankruptcy proceedings of the Owner's Croatian Company.Sails up! The Royal Clipper sets out on another elegant adventure However the vessel was seized by UK authorities on the morning of the inaugural cruise over an ongoing financial dispute with Star Clippers.įollowing withdrawal of finances by the Croatian owner of Golden Horizon, the Company 'Tradewind Voyages' has ceased trading. Instead, she has been chartered by Tradewind Voyages and renamed Golden Horizon. ĭue to a dispute with the shipyard, she was never delivered to Star Clippers. Her design was based on France II, a famous French five-mast cargo windjammer built in 1911. She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. of Sweden, and built by the Brodosplit Shipyard in Split, Croatia. Originally named Flying Clipper, the luxury vessel was designed by Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń, for Star Clippers Ltd. SV Golden Horizon is a steel- hulled five- masted barque rigged tall ship which is in service as a cruise ship.
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