Star Clippers Costa Rica itineraries

Star Clippers will be offering cruises from Costa Rica, on the 170 passenger Star Flyer, starting in November this year.

Star Flyer is a four-masted sailing clipper with auxiliary engines, like all the Star Clippers fleet, and she will be offering alternating seven-day round-trip cruises from the port of Puerto Caldera. The first cruise will be visiting the verdant and little explored coastal paradise of Nicaragua and the second will travel to Panama. The first itinerary calls at San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua, then Cuajiniquil, Playas del Coco/Flamingo, Puerto Carrillo and Islas Torguas in Costa Rica. The second cruise, being offered on alternate weeks will visit at Isla Coiba, Panama; and Golfito, Isla del Cano/Drake’s Bay, Quepos and Islas Tortugas, all in Costa Rica. Each itinerary includes a day at sea which gives the passengers a chance to really experience what it is like to sail on a tall ship. The cruise offers a range of activities such as snorkelling and diving, both of which are ideally suited to the rich marine ecosystem around Nicaragua and Star Flyer has dive tanks and snorkelling equipment and has a fully qualified Dive Master on board. There is also sport-fishing, tours of the mainland’s forest canopy by jeep or horse, kayaking, rafting, and surfing.

It’s the first time Star Clippers has undertaken cruises in this region and one reason for the choice is the need to avoid the Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean routes that have recently been troubled by piracy. The seven night cruises to the region begin at £1,303 which doesn’t include port taxes or flights.