Star Clippers has changed its seven-night Cote d’Azur sailing following the World Motor Sport Council’s decision to move forward the Monaco Grand Prix by one week. The itinerary change will give guests an opportunity to be in Monaco for the Grand Prix on May 16, 2010.

It will be the first time that the 170-passenger Star Flyer’s schedule has coincided with the Monaco Grand Prix. Guests will be able to tender ashore for all the racing action.

The Monaco Grand Prix, a Formula One race, has been held annually since 1929, and is widely considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as a tunnel, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One.

The revised itinerary, which originally was to sail from Monaco to Cannes, France, now embarks in Cannes May 15. The ship will anchor in the bay of Monaco and following the race will continue its Mediterranean voyage calling at Corsica, Elba and Portofino, Italy, before returning to Cannes May 22.