Star Flyer

Star Clippers · 4-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class · 1991

Star Flyer measures 2,298 gross tons, with room for 170 guests. Star Flyer sails 7-night cruises from Valletta and moves to Philipsburg in Nov 2026.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
Star Clippers tall ship Star Flyer under sail
BuiltYear built
1991
TonnageGross tonnage
2,298
Decks
4
Cabins
85
Guests
170
170 at full occupancy
Crew
72

Star Flyer cruise schedule

40 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 40 cruises

Where Star Flyer sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Star Flyer sails from Valletta (Oct 2026 – Apr 2027), Málaga (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Nov 2026).

VallettaMálagaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaPhilipsburgPiraeusIstanbulAntalyaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Star Flyer visits

65 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Star Flyer sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median
Port days
83%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
1
staying past midnight
Late departures
277
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 7 ports · 0 sea days7 nights19 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights6 cruises
  • 11 ports · 2 sea days14 nights4 cruises
  • 9 ports · 1 sea day11 nights2 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Star Flyer specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Star Clippers
Class
4-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class
Year built
1991
Status
In service
IMO
8915433
MMSI
248785000

Size

Gross tonnage
2,298 GT
Length
111 m
Beam
15 m
Decks
4
Cruising speed
12 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
170
Guests, full occupancy
170
Cabins
85
Crew
72
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
13.5 GT

How it compares

346th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Star Clipper

Gross tonnage

  • Star Flyer2,298
  • Star Clippers average3,007
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Star Flyer170
  • Star Clippers average189
  • All ships in service2,189

4-Masted Schooner (sailing ship) class sister ships

Same design and size as Star Flyer

See the Star Clippers fleet

Also from Star Clippers: Royal Clipper

About Star Flyer

Star Flyer is a four-masted sailing ship of Star Clippers, built at Scheepswerven van Langerbrugge in Ghent, Belgium, and delivered in May 1991. Her twin, Star Clipper, followed in 1992. She measures 2,298 GT and has four passenger decks.