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''Star Flyer'' is a four masted
barquentine
A barquentine or schooner barque (alternatively "barkentine" or "schooner bark") is a sailing vessel with three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts.
Modern barquentine sailing r ...
built as a
cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...
, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. A luxury vessel, ''Star Flyer'' is a sister ship to ''
Star Clipper
''Star Clipper'' is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. She is the first clipper ship in this class since 1912. She is classed by Lloyd's of London, Lloyds 100A1
A luxury vessel, she sa ...
''. Both sailed under the Luxembourg flag until 2010, and now sail under the Maltese flag.
See also
* ''
Royal Clipper
''Royal Clipper'' is a steel- hulled five- masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise ship. She was redesigned by Robert McFarlane of McFarlane ShipDesign, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, the same designer behind the cruise company's first ...
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* ''
Star Clipper
''Star Clipper'' is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. She is the first clipper ship in this class since 1912. She is classed by Lloyd's of London, Lloyds 100A1
A luxury vessel, she sa ...
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* ''
Flying Clipper
SV ''Golden Horizon'' is a steel-hulled five- masted barque rigged tall ship which is in service as a cruise ship. Originally named ''Flying Clipper,'' the luxury vessel was designed by Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń, for Star Clippe ...
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* ''
Royal Albatross''
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List of cruise ships
This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have ceased to operate. Ocean liners are included on this list only if they also functioned as cruise ships. (See: list of ocean liners.)
As some cruise ships have operated und ...
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List of large sailing vessels
This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.
The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessel ...
References
External links
Official website of Star Clippers, the operator of the ship"Clippers in the Andaman"– review of ''Star Flyer'' and ''Star Clipper'' by
Glenn A. Baker
Glenn A. Baker (born 28 July 1952) is an Australian journalist, commentator, author, and broadcaster well known in Australia for his vast knowledge of Rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel, interviewed ...
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''Cruise Passenger''"Cruise the Jurassic coast"– review in ''
The Australian
''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatew ...
'' of a cruise in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
on the ''Star Flyer''
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Star Flyer' at Shipspotting.com
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Ships built in Belgium
1991 ships
Barquentines
Passenger ships of Sweden