Sea Cloud

The Sea Cloud is a tall sailing cruise ship of the Lindblad Expeditions line. The vessel was built in 1931 by Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany (and rebuilt in 1979), initially as a private yacht. Sea Cloud was last refurbished in 2011 by MWB-Werft, Bremerhaven).

History - construction & ownership

The 2,532-ton, 64-passenger cruise ship Sea Cloud also served as a weather ship for US Coast Guard and US Navy during WWII. Following the war, the Sea Cloud sail ship served as a yacht for many people, including as Dominican Republic’s presidential yacht. Sea Cloud cruise ship is very much like a private shelter and boasts some of the most appealing cabins and public rooms at sea.

Cruise itinerary program

Sea Cloud schedule calendar includes cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean (departing from Athens/Piraeus and Dubrovnik), under contract to National Geographic Society.

Cabins

MV Sea Cloud has three passenger decks and only 32 cabins in 8 grades, all of which outside. Sea Cloud cabins vary considerably, and essentially there are two distinct accommodation types. Ten original cabins (among the most desired ever) are accessed by spiral staircase that leads from the library. All the rest are relatively small, though modern additions. Each of the cabins is individually decorated, as the original ones feature expansive baths, antique furniture, decorative fireplaces, walk-in closets.

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

Food and service are exceptional, and meals are often served on deck. Dinner is served in ship’s original dining room three times a week, from a fixed menu. Menus have European influence, though the cuisine is sometimes tempered by the nationality of guests onboard. The most exciting part of the day is an afternoon snack on the promenade deck of Sea Cloud ship. The baker prepares a new treat each day, including waffles with ice cream, an elaborate afternoon tea or crepes to order. Complimentary wine flows freely at meals.

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

The most remarkable feature of Sea Cloud is her four masts, twenty-nine sails and tangled web of lines which stretches 178 feet skyward to support rigging. Unlike the other modern, operated electronically cruise ships, all sail setting on Sea Cloud is done by hand. Eighteen crew members perform dazzling acrobatics, suspended over the ocean.

• Cabin grades number: 8
• Total number of cabins: 32 (of which all are Outside staterooms).
• Restaurants and food bars: Restaurant (open seating), Lido Deck (al fresco buffet, live music, Crew Shanty Choir).
• Lounges & Bars: Lido Bar, Lounge (featuring selected picture books, literature, board games, a writing desk with a laptop).
• Amenities: Purser, Hospital, zodiac boats, "Fun Island" (inflatable water sled).
• The tall sailing cruise ship Sea Cloud 1 is a four-masted barque. She was originally built as a private yacht, but subsequently served for the US Coast Guard and US Navy during World War II as a weather ship. The yacht was the first racially integrated warship in the US Armed Forces since American Civil War. After the war, the ship was returned to private ownership and served as a yacht, including as Dominican Republic's presidential yacht.
• Currently, Sea Cloud sails in the Caribbean and Europe, often under contract to NGS (National Geographic Society) and also privately chartered.
• Sea Cloud was reviewd as "the most romantic sailing ship afloat" by the Berlitz cruising guide.