Royal Clipper
IMO number:. 8712178
The Royal Clipper is a fünfmastiges four- star luxury cruise ship in full rigging, built on the model of Prussia ( 1902-1910 ).
The ship of the Swedish entrepreneur Mikael Krafft is currently the biggest sailing ship in the world, with capacity for 227 passengers. The built in Gdansk in 1990 hull was planned for a sail -assisted cruise ship of the Polish Miners' Union called Gwarek that ( Dyna- rig ) should be fitted to three masts with mechanically adjustable surface sailing à 600 m². In 1999 the hull was rebuilt according to the plans of the Polish sailing ship designer Zygmunt choirs to a tall ship. For this purpose the ship with a classic clipper bow with 11 m and a bowsprit to the negatively sloped transom was set 24 m provided sailors sweeping tail. A built-in flap ( rear gate ) serves as an artificial bank for bathing in the sea. On the Dutch shipyard Merwede Shipyard BV, Royal Clipper was completed. The ship is equipped with the latest navigation systems and has a special feature of Sails motor in the Hohlrahen retractable awning, which can be set and retrieved from the deck. The passengers have space in 114 cabins of different categories. The ship is equipped with:
- Restaurant
- Bars (2)
- Clubroom
- Swimming Pools ( 3), one with glass bottom
- Gym
- Library
- Boutiques
- Dance hall
- Discotheque
- Gym
- Medical department
- Conference room for 60 people
The figurehead at the stem is modeled after the daughter of the owner. In 2000, the Five Masters in Monaco was christened by Queen Silvia of Sweden.
The Royal Clipper sailing under the flag of Malta and is one of Monaco's shipping company Star Clippers. More ships are the Star Clipper and Star Flyer. The onboard languages are German, English and French.
The Royal Clipper is one the three ships that serve as the location for the German film series under white sails.
Bow
Bell
Ship's
Sails
Sailing maneuvers
Sunset in the Caribbean