Tall ship sailing company Star Clippers has announced details of three new packages for England’s cricket tour of the West Indies in December 2023.
The “Wickets and Waves” offerings give cricket fans the opportunity to sail on board one of the cruise line’s iconic tall ships, the Royal Clipper, with pre- and post-cruise stays in either Antigua or Barbados for one-day (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20i) international matches between the West Indies and England.
Prices start at £6,629pp and include return flights from London to either Antigua or Barbados, a full-board sailing on board Royal Clipper, luxury hotel stays and premium match tickets. Royal Clipper, the largest full-rigged sailing ship in the world, holds 227 passengers and boasts five masts with 42 sails.
The new sports collaborations follow the success of previous Ryder Cup packages paired with Rome sailings, and the iconic F1 Monaco Grand Prix as a part of a tall-ship French Riviera sailing.
Panama to Antigua and ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
- When: departs 18 November 2023
- Duration: 16-night package (14 nights aboard Royal Clipper; two nights in Antigua)
- Itinerary: Balboa, Isla Flamenco (Panama), Panama Canal Transit (Panama), San Blas Archipelago (Panama), Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), Santa Marta (Colombia), Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curacao), Kralendijk (Bonaire), St. George’s (Grenada), Soufriere Bay (St. Lucia), Deshaies (Guadeloupe), St. John’s (Antigua)
- Price: from £7,599pp
- Package details: includes return flights from London, 14 nights full board sailing, two nights post-cruise stay at The Inn at English Harbour, welcome drinks with Mike Gatting (2 December), premium match tickets to the 1st ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (3 December), overseas transfers and port charges.
Antigua to Barbados and ODI/T20i at Kensington Oval
- When: depart 2 December 2023
- Duration: 11 night package (seven nights aboard Royal Clipper; four nights in Barbados)
- Itinerary: St. John’s (Antigua), Terre de Haut (Iles des Saintes), Cabrits (Dominica), Beach Stop (Martinique), St. George’s (Grenada), Tobago Cays (Grenadines), Marigot Bay (St. Lucia), Soufriere (St. Lucia), Bridgetown (Barbados)
- Price: from £8529pp
- Package details: includes return flights from London, seven nights full board sailing, four nights post-cruise stay at Colony Club, Barbados, premium match tickets to the 3rd ODI at Kensington Oval (9 December), State of Play Brunch (10 December) to discuss the previous day’s cricket hosted by cricketing icon Mike Gatting, exclusive sports function (11 December), premium match tickets to 1st T20i at Kensington Oval (12 December), overseas transfers and port charges.
Barbados round-trip and ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
- When: departs 5 December 2023
- Duration: 11-night package (four nights in Antigua; seven nights aboard Royal Clipper)
- Itinerary: Bridgetown (Barbados), Rodney Bay (St. Lucia), Cabrits (Dominica), Falmouth Harbour (Antigua), Basseterre (St. Kitts), South Friar’s Bay Beach Stop (St. Kitts), Terre de Haut, (Iles des Saintes), Beach Stop (Martinique), Bridgetown (Barbados)
- Price: from £6629pp
- Package details: includes return flights from London, four nights pre-cruise stay at The Inn at English Harbour (Antigua), premium match tickets to the 2nd ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (6 December), State of Play function to discuss match (6 December), one-way flight from Antigua to Barbados, seven nights full board sailing, selected overseas transfers and port charges.
See more details at starclippers.co.uk