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The Times Wants Your Photos!
Roland | October 26, 2009

Dear Bloggers,
Hello, the Times is producing a cruising supplement and are looking for the following to illustrate an article about fun things to do on board:
1. Guest climbing to the Crows Nest on a Star Clippers’ ship.
Would anybody like to submit their pictures? I’ve seen a few nice ones on this site!
Our deadline would be [...]

The Rainbows of Taha’a, Tahiti
Roland | September 22, 2009

Here are the first rainbow photos submitted since Julie called for readers to send in pix of a Star Clippers ship and a rainbow or just a rainbow photographed while sailing on Star Clippers. We’re willing to tolerate a little rain to get beautiful rainbows like these.
We saw two rainbows next to one other [...]

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 [...]

A Tahiti Photo Album
Roland | July 22, 2009

Cheryl Michelon sent us a slew of photos from her Tahiti sailing, along with this note:
There were so many beautiful things to see, and such rich culture to explore — we are looking forward to going back!

Honeymooning in Tahiti
Roland | July 17, 2009

Last week Cathy Herrington sent in a photo taken on her honeymoon cruise in Tahiti. We prevailed upon her good nature to send us some more, and she did. Cathy wrote that “this was our third Star Clipper cruise, one in the Med and in the Caribbean. Have loved every one of them. Looking forward [...]