Star Clippers Offers Air Credit & Massages on 2027 Atlantic Crossings
Star Clippers is offering an $800 air credit per cabin and two massages per person on four 2027 transatlantic crossings.
The offer applies to new bookings in select categories aboard Star Clipper and Star Flyer by Sept. 30, 2026. The voyages range from 15 to 24 nights and include long stretches on the open seas, offering a very different experience from today’s large cruise ships and recalling an era when crossing an ocean only meant traveling under sail.
Sailing Across the Atlantic
The first departs St. John’s, Antigua, on April 3 aboard Star Clipper. The 20-night eastbound voyage ends in Malaga, Spain, with a call at Ponta Delgada in the Azores along the way. Passengers can use the stop to explore São Miguel’s historic center, waterfront and volcanic landscape before continuing toward southern Spain.
The second crossing leaves Malaga on Oct. 27 aboard Star Clipper. The 24-night westbound itinerary includes Ceuta and Cádiz in Spain, Tangier and Casablanca in Morocco, and several calls in the Canary Islands before the ship crosses to St. John’s, Antigua.
Star Clippers is also offering a shorter 15-night version of that same voyage departing Las Palmas on Nov. 5. This shorter departure is also eligible for the promotion.
The fourth departure leaves Las Palmas on Nov. 12 aboard Star Flyer. The 15-night voyage also calls at San Sebastián before continuing to Philipsburg, St. Maarten.
Tall Ships on the Open Seas
Star Clippers describes ocean crossings as one of the clearest expressions of its sailing style.
Passengers can watch the crew handle the sails and take part in activities related to navigation and seamanship. The company says passengers may help raise sails, learn knot tying and, when conditions allow, climb to the first crow’s nest. The ships also have an open-bridge policy, under normal operating conditions, and passengers can speak with the captain and officers.
Star Clippers says the ships sail whenever conditions allow, although engines are used when wind is insufficient. What’s interesting is that the sails are not computer-controlled, and the crew uses a mix of traditional and powered equipment.
Also, be sure to take in the line’s distinctive departure tradition. Star Clippers plays Vangelis’ Conquest of Paradise during sail-away, adding a ceremonial soundtrack as the ship leaves port.
In the New Age of Sailing
Star Clippers describes the vessels as modern recreations of the clipper ships that crossed the world’s oceans during the 19th century.
Star Clipper and Star Flyer are identical four-masted barquentines built in Belgium in 1991 and 1992. Each ship is 379 feet long, with a beam of about 49 feet and a draft of about 19 feet. Gross tonnage is 2,298. The tallest mast rises about 207 feet, while the four-masted rig carries roughly 36,200 square feet of sail.
Each ship carries up to 166 passengers and 74 crew. There are 83 cabins, and 79 either have a porthole or open directly onto the deck.
The ships also sit within a group of modern vessels that continue to use sail in different ways.
Sea Cloud, built in 1931, is a historic four-masted barque carrying a small number of passengers. Wind Star uses a more modern sailing-yacht design with self-furling sails.
At the other end of the spectrum, Orient Express Corinthian represents a newer generation of much larger luxury sailing vessels using advanced sail technology.
Together, they show how sailing has continued to evolve within modern cruising, from traditionally rigged tall ships to increasingly sophisticated sail-assisted yachts.
