WHY IT RATES: Travel agents with clients considering a cruise should be offering the unique and majestic ships of theSea Cloud Cruises brand.-Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer.
Sea Cloud Cruises, the Hamburg operator of small, fine sailing cruises has published its sailing trips previews for 2019.
Highlighted trips for 2019 include a special viewing of the Bucket Regatta in St. Barts, a premiere16-night sailing around the British Isles from Portsmouth to Edinburgh, and a premiere sailing to Cape Verde, visiting five Islands. Also new for 2019, gratuities are included in the cruise fares.
Launched in 1931, SEA CLOUD is a legendary windjammer that brings back the glamour of a bygone age, welcoming 64 guests on board.The yacht's original owners were Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward Hutton. Sister ship SEA CLOUD II, which welcomes 94 guests, was built in 2001. Sea Cloud Cruises' ships have some of the most spectacular public rooms and cabins at sea.
Days onboard are relaxing and the port of calls in the Caribbean or Mediterranean are unique, and usually not frequented by a dozen other ships. Food and service are also top-notch. Sea Cloud Cruises most notable feature is its four masts and 29 sails. Unlike the modern, electronically operated sailing ships in the industry, all sailing is done by hand on Sea Cloud Cruises.
Itinerary Highlights for 2019 on SEA CLOUD and SEA CLOUD II:
SAILING TOGETHER
-SC-1936: November 4-11, 2019, Casablanca > Las Palmas, rates starting: € 3.395
-SCII-1934: November 2 -11 2019: Malaga > Las Palmas, rates starting: € 4.335
SEA CLOUD and SEA CLOUD II sail together for seven-nights.
BUCKET REGATTA ST. BARTHS
SC-1909: March 16 - 25, 2019: Barbados > Antigua, rates starting: € 4.335
SEA CLOUD will offer guests front row viewing of the Bucket Regatta. A sailor's dream to view, the Bucket Regatta is a fantastic fleet of sailing yachts racing. Running for more than three decades, the St. Barths Bucket welcome more than 40 superyachts to the idyllic waters of St. Barths to compete.
BRITISH ISLES
-SCII-1917: June 13-21, 2019, Portsmouth > Dublin, rates starting: € 3.865
-SCII-1918: June 21-29, 2019, Dublin > Leith, rates starting: € 3.865
For the first time, Sea Cloud Cruises sails 16 nights (cruise can be split) around the British Isles from Portsmouth to Edinburgh.
CAPE VERDE
-SC-1939: November 24 - December 3, 2019, Las Palmas > Santiago, rates starting: € 4.335
-SCII-1936: November 15- 25, 2019, Las Palmas > Santiago, rates starting: € 4.865
For the first time, Sea Cloud Cruises sail to Cape Verde and will visit five islands. This can also be combined with the Transatlantic cruises.
SICILY
-SC-1933: October 10-17, 2019, Malta > Malta, rates starting: € 3.395
-SC-1934: October 17-26: 2019, Malta > Palma de Mallorca, rates starting: € 4.335
-SCII-1929: September 27- October 4, 2019, Malta > Malta, rates starting: € 3.395
Allow yourself to be swept away by the mountainous scenery of Sicily as you sail into one of the most breathtaking cities in the world.
Bookings are now open for the 2019 itineraries.
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