Star Clippers
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Star Clippers sails 3 ships from 17 homeports to 155 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean, Black Sea.
- ShipsShips in service
- 3
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 120
- Homeports
- 17
- PortsPorts visited
- 155
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 32 yrs
The Star Clippers fleet
3 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Clipper 5-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class · 2000 · 4,425 GT | 2000 | 4,425 | 4 | 112 | 227 | 106 | |
| Star Clipper 4-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class · 1992 · 2,298 GT | 1992 | 2,298 | 4 | 85 | 170 | 72 | |
| Star Flyer 4-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class · 1991 · 2,298 GT | 1991 | 2,298 | 4 | 85 | 170 | 72 |
Where Star Clippers sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean, Black Sea: 3 ships at its busiest in Apr and 1 in Nov. Star Clippers also sails in Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands and Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 1 | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Star Clippers cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 62% of Star Clippers sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Star Clippers
120 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,884 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Star Clippers | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 6% · 7 | 22% · 3,538 | −16 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 62% · 74 | 49% · 7,802 | +13 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 16% · 19 | 16% · 2,500 | Same |
| 14+ nights | 17% · 20 | 13% · 2,044 | +4 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Star Clippers capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 0.20M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.1%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 38th
- ahead of Atlas Ocean Voyages 0.13M, Mano Maritime 0.10M
- Berths at sea per day
- 582
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Star Clippers APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 4 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea 0.1% of the region | 0.11M | 0.1% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.1% of the region | 0.07M | 0.1% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.1% of the region | 0.01M | 0.1% | |
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal 0.0% of the region | 0.00M | 0.0% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Star Clippers cruises start
Top 10 of 17 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civitavecchia Italy · 2 ships | 20 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Bridgetown Barbados · 2 ships | 19 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Philipsburg Sint Maarten · 1 ship | 16 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 2 ships | 16 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 2 ships | 11 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| St John's Antigua and Barbuda · 2 ships | 6 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Málaga Spain · 3 ships | 5 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer France · 1 ship | 5 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Istanbul Turkey · 1 ship | 4 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Panama City Panama · 2 ships | 3 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 150 ports
- 1Mayreau IslandGrenadines26
- 2BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis22
- 3Ponza IslandItaly20
- 4Portsmouth DominicaDominica20
- 5Fort-de-FranceMartinique19
- 6Gustavia (St. Barts)France19
- 7Iles des SaintesGuadeloupe19
- 8Lipari IslandItaly19
- 9Falmouth AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda16
- 10Stromboli IslandItaly15
- 11SorrentoItaly14
- 12SoufriereSaint Lucia14