Archive: September 2009
We’re Nominated for Two World Travel Awards!
Julie | September 9, 2009

Star Clippers has been nominated for two World Travel Awards: “World’s Leading Green Cruise Line” and “World’s Leading Small Ship Cruise Line.” Now we need your votes to help us win! It’s easy! Go to: www.worldtravelawards.com/vote. Register (it only takes a minute) and then click on “world” on the left. Find Star Clippers’ categories (in [...]

Nomenclature of the Sails and Masts
Julie | September 8, 2009

We recently had an e-mail from guests who are sailing on the upcoming Indian Ocean crossing of Star Clipper, and they want to become familiar with the names of the sails and masts. Hopefully this graphic will be helpful.

A Krafft Family Affair
Roland | September 4, 2009

To hear Star Clippers founder Mikael Krafft tell it, he never thought his entire family would work at the line, but that’s what has happened over the years. Krafft’s wife Ann looks after quality control and manages the hotel directors and shipboard entertainment, son Eric, 34, supervises finances and daughter Marie, 30, is a director [...]

Port of the Week: Ko Phawt, Myanmar
Julie | September 3, 2009

Star Clipper will call at Ko Phawt, Myanmar, on the new seven-night Myanmar itineraries that sail round-trip Phuket, Thailand. One of the 800 islands that make up the Mergui Archipelago of Myanmar in the Andaman Sea, Ko Phawt is a lush, tropical island that is home to many different species, including the horn bill and [...]

Star Flyer from the Air
Julie | September 2, 2009

Photographer and Tahiti resident Danee Hazama took these photos of Star Flyer from an ultra light plane over Moorea. The ship will be leaving Tahiti next year, so there’s not much time for guests to sail Star Clippers in Polynesia!