Ben2travel

Thanks for this. We’ve been considering Sail Croatia, which seems to have similar cruises, but will now look more closely at Unforgettable. I saw their website, but haven’t been able to find out much about them.

I have been looking at a company called Sail Croatia who run small ship cruises along the coast of Croatia. Other than a number of excellent reviews on Trip Advisor, I have not been able to find out much about them if anyone has any experience with this company, I would love to hear your impressions.

Thanks so much!

8 hours ago, Grandma Cruising said:

Very happy to do so. We went through a UK travel company that had booked the whole boat, so it was all UK passengers. I guess if you booked direct with Katarina you could have a ‘mixed bag’ of nationalities on board.

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Hope that’s helpful, please get back to me if you have any other questions.

Thanks so much!  Sounds fantastic.  We've just started looking at this so may have questions later on.  My wife and I stopped at a few places in Croatia on a sailing cruise last summer and loved it.  I started looking at Sail Croatia (which seems pretty similar) and then stumbled upon Katrina, but it is difficult finding out much about either one so your comments are very useful.  I appreciate it.

On 3/22/2019 at 9:52 AM, Grandma Cruising said:

No, but I have cruised with the Croatian small boat company Katarina  Cruises. Very small bats (60 max passengers). We loved it, but very different from the usual types of cruise.

I wonder if you could share anything about your experience on Katarina?  I have been looking at their cruises, but it is very hard to find any information about them.  Thanks so much.

1 hour ago, Denarius said:

I have sailed into/out of Venice with Star Clippers several times. The ship docks at the small "stazione marittima" on tha Canale Della Guidecca adjacent to the R di San Basilio, not at the main docks used by the big ships.

Thank you.  I finally did get some information from SC.

8 hours ago, ski ww said:

I received a D7500 for Christmas two years ago & could not justify getting a new camera. This one takes great pictures, has video.  I'm still trying to figure out all the bells & whistles on this one. Would I take better pictures with a new format??? I'm a picture taker not a photographer. I'm very happy with what I have. I'll save my money and take a cruise instead & shot pictures for my memories with what I have. 

If you are very happy with it, then that;s all that counts.

On 8/15/2022 at 10:19 AM, pierces said:

 

 

I don't think this means that every DSLR option on the market will just go "poof" and disappear.

I don’t know. I have been looking for something to replace by current Nikon 5300 and there seem to be very few options out there without moving to a full frame model.

On 8/17/2022 at 6:07 AM, Paul S said:

For some of us the opportunity of shooting outside our usual locations and wanting to bring back outstanding images is  a major part of the enjoyment of the trip…I suspect I'm not the only one, but having been a keen photographer for more than 50 years I do feel rather naked when out and about without one of my cameras in my hand.

Well said. I couldn’t agree more.

13 hours ago, donaldsc said:

Have you ever been on a Clipper  cruise before.  We are doing our 1st Star Flyer cruise but in the Greek Islands.  If you  have done a Clipper Cruise before, do you have any thoughts you can pass on about the ship.

 

DON

No, this is our first Star Clipper cruise and we’re very excited. Only been waiting for four years for this to happen!  Happy travels.

Ok, I did a little research and found a Washington Post article (dated 7/13/21) which said the following:

The ban applies to ships of more than 25,000 tons. The massive cruise ships that have sailed into Venice’s harbor can be nearly four times that weight.

According the the StarClipper website, the Star Flyer is 2,298 tons, so we should be fine.

Hi,

I am still waiting to receive my boarding papers, but the information I received with my confirmation notice said that embarkation is at Venezia Terminal San Basilio.  I will let you know if I find out anything differently.

When do I receive these papers? I am leaving in 3 weeks and haven’t heard a word since I made my final payment?

I first saw it about six months ago. Not sure how long it has been there. It was also mentioned to me by the agent when I booked my cruise.

23 hours ago, donaldsc said:

Are the outlets 110 or 220.  The reason I ask is that I just got off a ship where all of the outlets were 220.  Didn't bother me but some people has problems w some of their stuff.  One lady blew up her hair drier.

 

DON

Most electronic equipment (but not hair dryers or anything else that generates heat) will run on either 110 or 220.

3 hours ago, FLAMINGONC said:

Boarding this year on October 8, 2022, Cannes to Lisbon and then staying on for the Transatlantic Lisbon to Barbados  !!

We were booked on that cruise, but switched to a Venice to Athens cruise. Enjoy! I’ve always wondered what a transatlantic cruise would be like.

On 7/6/2022 at 9:06 AM, DnD CruiserZ said:

I have been in the "How many days until your next cruise" topic and I was surprised to see some people counting down from hundreds of days. I mean HUNDREDS of days.

We’ve been counting down probably close to a THOUSAND days, but a lot of that is due to the fact that we rescheduled three times due to COVID. Finally down to sixty! Traveling from Virginia to Venice for embarkation.

On 6/13/2022 at 11:18 AM, Denarius said:

Just returned from Royal Clipper two days ago, on Sat 11 June. Situation onboard was as follows.

 

Thank you.  We're getting excited about ours.

I have seen several recommendations for Welcome Pickup.  Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with them to relate?  Thank you.

On 6/2/2022 at 11:31 AM, Ace_Caliente said:

I've been trying to figure out what the deal is with the "Skip the Line" tickets for the Acropolis for a bit here and I feel like I'm spinning my wheels.

Here is another forum post which contains some useful information.  I am in the same boat as you, so I have no idea which information in there is correct.

Anyone else doing this cruise?  We postponed three earlier cruises, but hoping to make it this time.

Five weeks, wow, that’s a cruise—particularly compared to the paltry ten day cruise we have planned. Sounds delightful.

Sorry, can’t help you with your question. I was wondering the same and searched this forum. One post said the prices were high, another one said they were very reasonable, so who knows?

Anyway, happy sailing!

On 11/16/2021 at 10:23 AM, FWFrog said:

Sail went great!  A few ports in the itinerary changed but, overall, a very nice experience.  We had about 85 guests on board.  Everyone wore masks inside - a few wore masks outside. 

 

We are booked on the same (or similar) cruise for this October (having postponed two previous reservations!).  Any impressions about your cruise or the ports would be more than welcomed.  We are still a bit worried about COVID, but keeping our fingers crossed.

Thanks.

127 days until our Mediterranean cruise on Star Clipper, but I am freaking out over all of the things one needs to think about while traveling in the days of COVID.

Thanks.  That was quite helpful.