Tall Ships, Big Savings & Free Hotels – 2026 with Star Clipper
The sunny Rivieras of France, Spain and Italy aboard one of the world’s largest sailing ships
Savings and free hotels – book by July 31, 2025
One of the world’s largest sailing ships, the grand, five-masted Royal Clipper, is the romantic centrepiece of an exciting new cruise package in the Mediterranean in 2026 offered by Australian small ship cruise specialist, Cruise Traveller, which offers earlybird savings and free hotel stays for bookings made by July 31, 2025.
Celebrating the golden era of sailing ships, the majestic Star Clippers vessel, Royal Clipper, boasts 42 billowing sails and carries 227 guests, seamlessly blending the luxuries of today with the traditions of the past, with its gleaming mahogany, polished brasswork, sweeping teak decks, three pools, restaurant, chill-time bars, Edwardian library, gourmet cuisine, friendly crew and an onboard ambience that is relaxed, casually elegant and free of crowds or queues.
Cruise Traveller’s new, 22-night package offers Australians the chance to experience for themselves the special magic, freedom and grace of journeying across the Mediterranean in spring aboard a beautiful, authentic clipper ship.
The exclusive package is a destination-rich adventure that begins in Portugal on April 11, 2026, with two free nights in a Lisbon hotel before guests board Royal Clipper for a 19-night, soul-filling voyage to Nice, with 18 destinations featured across Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.
The journey – as much of it by sail as possible – comprises three, back-to-back cruises taking in a glittering thread of places such as the glamorous rivieras of France, Spain and Italy. Ports include Puerto Banus in Spain, the bodegas, or wine bars, of Malaga – the home of painter, Pablo Picasso, the boutiques of St Tropez in France, the sun-kissed Spanish islands of Mallorca and Menorca, the beautiful French island of Corsica, the quaint fishing village of Portofino in Italy, and the sparkling beaches of Sardinia.
The carefree cruise ends in Nice where guests will spend a free night in a hotel, ending the holiday.
Including three free nights’ accommodation, the 22-night ‘Coastal Charms’ package is available from A$8995 per person, twin-share, in an Inside Cabin – a saving of A$585. In an Oceanview cabin, fares are from available from A$10,210 per person, twin-share – a saving of A$1055. Book by July 31, 2025. Flights from Australia are additional.