Huguette Lubrano, Star Clipper’s shore excursion manager, captured this beautiful photo while in Golfito, Costa Rica. The scarlet macaw is just one of the many wildlife species that can be seen while exploring Golfito, Costa Rica. Star Flyer will begin calling at Golfito, Costa Rica, in November 2010.

Star Clipper guests will enjoy this lesser-known French Riviera spot located a short 30 miles from Marseilles. A quiet town, Sansury features a pretty harbor lined with palm trees and pastel colored houses and is an inviting place to spend the day discovering. Shielded from the wider Mediterranean by a bay, the town is circled [...]

Yesterday we asked the question: What does three sheets to the wind mean and where did it originate? In our everyday vernacular most would say three sheets to the wind refers to having one too many glasses of wine or other alcoholic beverage, however, in the sailing world it refers to ropes, not masts as [...]

Today we’re launching a new weekly feature called Sailing Lingo. The feature is aimed at testing your knowledge of the peculiar and sometimes indecipherable language of sailing. Each week we’ll pose a question and see who can answer it most accurately in the comments on the post. The following day we’ll post the answer to [...]

With multigenerational travel continuing to rise in popularity, Star Clippers is attracting more junior cruisers each year. Parents and grandparents are looking to give their children and grandchildren an experience that is filled with more than grand buffets — they’re looking for a memorable adventure on a tall ship from the pages of a bedtime [...]