The cabins on the ship are cosy unless you are in the owners suites but fit the feel of the ship. People are relaxed and enjoying their sailing experience and drinks are purchased on a drink by drink basis or on a package. With the bar hours, then it is open all day and dependent on the nationalities on board stays open to around midnight or 1am most nights. But the idea is to intermingle and the various nationalities do usually encompass American, Australian, British, Italian, German. Free seating is used and if the ship isn’t full then tables of 2 can be accommodated. Dinner starts from 7.30 and continues to around 9pm. The recommended bottles of wine are Mouton Cadet and Marlborough Valley are offered for €25 and €30, a reasonable price. And then in the evening there is the 3 star Michelin inspired formal dining experience from consultant chef Jean Marie Meulien which included Veal Parmigiana, creamy snail soup and wild mushroom risotto with sautéed chicken liver. Go down a level again and you will enter the restaurant which serves buffet breakfast and lunch. Michelin Star Dining Experience onboard the Royal Clipper A lovely place to have an after dinner drink. Resident pianist Emile Pandolfi plays in the piano bar which has classically styled chairs and brass. The dark wood and open area is where the evenings low key entertainment takes place. So much so, an area of smoking is allowed. ![]() The main bar is open on both sides with the breeze blowing through in the most refreshing way. A library with Chesterfield leather sofas and port holes and a table with incomplete jigsaws. Within the body of the ship are nooks and crannies designed for the care free life at sea. With 5 masts and 42 sails it has the Guinness world record for the worlds largest sailing ship. The MSC clients were over 45 minutes away and then had to take a shuttle bus. ![]() With a draught of only 5.3m, guests can tender straight into the medieval icon. In Dubrovnik, the Royal Clipper was the only ship which could be seen from the historic unesco awarded old town due to its smaller size. The entrance to Kotor harbour is right next to the old town. The 220 maximum guests that the ship holds enjoy being able to get closer to the best sights that’s for sure. We took the tender from the quay and took around 5 minutes to return to the ship. We joined the Royal Clipper whilst it was visiting Kotor on its voyage from Venice and back to Rome via the highlights of the Adriatic. With so many modern cruise ship experiences on offer these days, why would you turn back the clock and aim to produce a 21st century version of a vessel that Thomas Cook would recognize or take the lead from that famous BBC serial “The Onedin Line”? At Star Clippers, the desire is to be able to offer the romance of sailing to guests who may never have experienced it or those that know only too well what a feeling it has and are happy to be able to enjoy it without the need to cook or man the rigging!
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