Star Clippers
Travel ArrangementsFlorida, United States201-500 Employees
Star Clippers is a travel arrangements company based in Miami, Florida, employing between 201 and 500 people. It operates three tall sailing vessels, among the largest and tallest in service, and provides a private-yacht-like atmosphere for passengers visiting ports often not served by larger cruise ships. Its itineraries cover the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Mediterranean, Thailand, and Indonesia, and include transatlantic journeys and grand voyages. The company was founded in 1989 by Swedish entrepreneur Mikael Krafft, with Star Flyer and Star Clipper entering service in the 1990s and Royal Clipper joining in 2000 as the flagship. It is described as one of the premier specialty cruise lines in the travel industry, with reported revenue in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion.