All but six are outside cabins measuring 148 square feet (the suites are larger) with portholes, and are some 20 to 30 feet larger than cabins aboard Star Clipper and Star Flyer they're equivalent in size to the standard cabins on many Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line ships, though they're about 40 square feet smaller than Windstar cabins. The ship's 114 cabins are lovely and roomy, done up in a nautical motif with navy blue and gold fabrics and dark-wood paneling.
The bottom line: This ship is a big winner for those who like the good life, but in a gloriously different way than any mainstream megaship could ever provide. The same goes for the creaking, rolling, and pitching. (Still, as on Star Clipper, the sails are more for show, and typically the engines are also in use 60%-80% of the time, especially at night.) Engines or not, for true sailors and wannabes, the web of ropes and cables stretched between Royal Clipper's sails, masts, and deck - along with the winches, Titanic-style ventilators, brass bells, wooden barrels, and chunky anchor chains cluttering the deck - are constant and beautiful reminders that you're on a real ship. With five masts flying 42 sails that together stretch to 56,000 square feet, Royal Clipper is powerful, too, able to achieve 20 knots under sail power only, and 14 knots under engine power. In fact, the ship definitely gives the somewhat-tired-looking, 15-plus-year-old Windstar ships a run for their money in the amenities department, while still having a more rustic ambience.
Star Clippers' biggest and poshest ship to date - and at 439 feet in length, one of the largest sailing ships ever built - the 5,000-ton, 227-passenger Royal Clipper boasts more luxurious amenities than the line's older ships, including marble bathrooms, roomier cabins, a small gym and spa, and three pools. Royal Clipper sails the Caribbean from Barbados (winter, spring).
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