Have never sailed on a ship like this. Have been on much larger cruises and smaller sailing ships. The Royal Clipper was just fabulous. The cabins are very nice ( ours was grade 3 with a nice bathroom and shower, TV, good hairdryer and comfy bed) but we saw the luxury ones which had a private veranda and whirlpool bath which looked very nice indeed. It's got a nice gym and 3 small pools on the top deck. There loads of room to wander about and never any shortage of sun beds. The crew are marvellous, from the cruise director Anna, Hotel manager Steve to the waiters , bar staff and cabin stewards. The food is fantastic with sit down a la carte for lunch and dinner and the tour excursions really well planned. They even have lobster on the menu. Only breakfast was a buffet. Drinks are very reasonably priced with house wine at € 15 and a great wine selection. Also as this ship uses Euros, its a really good deal at the moment for Brits. The guests were mainly Brits Americans and Canadians and a few French and German. The only Russian ( actually Estonian ) was the Captain, Sergei who was amazing and very visible.

I cannot recommend this ship highly enough. You need to be pretty mobile as there are no lifts and lots of stairs and it's a sailing ship so it does list and roll at times. The entertainment programme is basic so if you want dancing girls and bingo, this ship is not for you. To see it in full sail (which it does at every opportunity) is just awesome