emam Posted June 27, 2020 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Might be of use to some of you. Industry veterans team up for launch of UK-based cruise line https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/376513/industry-veterans-team-up-for-launch-of-uk-based-cruise-line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ToxM Posted June 27, 2020 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Smaller boutique ships are probably going to be the way to go. Anything 2k+ is going to test the nerve of any well informed cruiser until we have the holy grail of a vaccine. 295 pax is going be a very boutique experience as well as being pricey. The exec lineup certainly sounds like a premium luxury based product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denarius Posted June 27, 2020 #3 Share Posted June 27, 2020 This ship, essentially a larger version of the Royal Clipper, was built for the latter's owner Star Clippers and was to have been named the Flying Clipper. A dispute between Star Clippers and the shipyard however, resulted in her not being delivered. Star Clippers cruises are not cheap, typically about £2000 per person per week cruise only - flights and transfers extra. I expect Golden Horizon to cost similar, as Star Clippers (and to some extent Wind Star) will be her main competitors. I douubt if they will be going for the mass market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted June 27, 2020 #4 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Denarius said: This ship, essentially a larger version of the Royal Clipper, was built for the latter's owner Star Clippers and was to have been named the Flying Clipper. A dispute between Star Clippers and the shipyard however, resulted in her not being delivered. Star Clippers cruises are not cheap, typically about £2000 per person per week cruise only - flights and transfers extra. I expect Golden Horizon to cost similar, as Star Clippers (and to some extent Wind Star) will be her main competitors. I doubt if they will be going for the mass market. This is all true Denarius however I should say thatif you want a cheaper cruise with Star Clippers the Ocean Crossings option is half the cost you suggest. I did a St.Maarten to Lisbon with them for just over £1000 that is eighteen sea days in a row with a total of just 33 other passengers. The only downside would be the storms. Search YouTube for a video called 000002] that is five zeros 2 and a square closing bracket other videos in series are 3 and 5 Regards John Edited June 27, 2020 by john watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emam Posted June 28, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted June 28, 2020 It's not for me, apart from the price factor and the fact it will probably be worse for travel sickness, there's not enough anonymity in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted June 28, 2020 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Looks lovely, but personally, I would want to sail on her in the warmth of the Caribbean or Indian Ocean, not the Baltic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh1809 Posted June 29, 2020 #7 Share Posted June 29, 2020 10 hours ago, wowzz said: Looks lovely, but personally, I would want to sail on her in the warmth of the Caribbean or Indian Ocean, not the Baltic! The Baltic can get pretty warm in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted June 29, 2020 #8 Share Posted June 29, 2020 On one of our Baltic cruises the weather was as hot if not hotter than in the Med. St Petersburg was unbelievably hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazrat Posted June 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I would have thought the new cruise line is not really aimed at your average P&O cruiser but at the more high end spender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ollienbertsmum Posted June 30, 2020 #10 Share Posted June 30, 2020 19 hours ago, majortom10 said: On one of our Baltic cruises the weather was as hot if not hotter than in the Med. St Petersburg was unbelievably hot. But it is not consistent. You cannot market the Baltic as a warm weather cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted June 30, 2020 #11 Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, ollienbertsmum said: But it is not consistent. You cannot market the Baltic as a warm weather cruise. Perhaps so but we have done Baltic cruise 5 times in the summer and have never had bad or cold weather. Strangely many people think if you go north from UK whether its Baltic or Norwegian Fjords it is cold weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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