Expanses of teak, neatly coiled rope, and honest-to-goodness speed under sail: Royal Clipper can crank out 20 knots without the engines.
Royal Clipper is the first five-masted, full-rigged sailing ship built since 1902. As the largest true sailing clipper ship in the world today, she carries 42 sails with a total area of 56,000 square feet.
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Peek-a-boo submarine portholes are adjacent to the gym and spa in the Captain Nemo Lounge, where underwater marine life can be viewed when the ship is at anchor.