Star Clippers has spotlighted four seven-night sailings on the French and Italian Rivieras in 2027.
All four voyages sail round trip from Nice, operated by the Royal Clipper in the spring and the Star Clipper in the fall, with some differences between the seasonal departures.
“Some coastlines are meant to be seen from the water, and the French and Italian Rivieras are among them,” said Terri Haas, vice president of sales and marketing for Star Clippers.
“What sets Star Clippers apart is our guests can not only watch the villages and headlands come into view under sail, but they can then go ashore to explore the places they’ve just seen from the sea.”
The four featured departures are:
Corsica & French Riviera (April 24, 2027, Royal Clipper)
Portofino is the first call on this sailing, followed by visits to Propriano and Calvi in Corsica, with a stop between them in Alghero, Sardinia.
The final calls are Sanary-sur-Mer, a Provençal fishing harbor, and St. Tropez.
Fares start at $2,660 per person, double occupancy.
Ligurian Sea (May 1, 2027, Royal Clipper)
This sailing starts its port visits in Porto Venere, followed by Portoferraio on Elba, and calls at cliffside Bonifacio, Corsica, and Alghero. The ship then visits Ajaccio and the French border town of Menton.
Guests choosing between the two spring departures will find more Italian ports and island time on this route, while the April voyage includes Portofino and the French coast’s Sanary-sur-Mer and St. Tropez.
Fares start at $2,660.
Ligurian Sea (Oct. 2, 2027, Star Clipper)
This sailing adds more beach time and Monaco compared to the May sailing, returning to Porto Venere, Elba, Bonifacio and Alghero. On its day in Corsica’s Gulf of Ajaccio, it adds a call at Porticcio Beach before heading to Ajaccio.
The ship then ports in Monaco before returning to Nice.
Fares start at $2,500.
Corsica & French Riviera (Oct. 9, 2027, Star Clipper)
This sailing has similarities to the April departure where guests visit Portofino, Calvi, Sanary-sur-Mer and St. Tropez, but it spends more time in Corsica and adds L’Île-Rousse and Ajaccio. Those calls take the place of Propriano and Alghero on the spring route.
Fares start at $2,500.
The cruise line recently expanded its 2027 Eastern Mediterranean program with Turkish coast sailings, paired with the addition of 27 new ports of call to the 2027-28 program.
