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A seminar in deep water navigation will take place on this special voyage. Sailing Ship Adventures has reserved space on Royal Clipper's fall Transatlantic voyage for the Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship . Your lead instructor is John Carlisle, licensed as Master and Chief Mate for Oceans.
Sail either 16 nights, embarking in Malaga, Spain, or 21 nights, embarking 5 days earlier in Rome. This is the ultimate at-sea seminar, on a luxurious 5-masted, full-rigged ship. Bring your spouse or partner - you can learn and they can share this great Transatlantic adventure with you.
Prices start at $3,232 per student, and $1,932 for those not taking the seminar (per passenger, double occupancy). Call for pricing by category and cabin availability.
Previous students in this program have said: "It was
a fabulous trip and the celestial navigation course was excellent. John Carlisle was well prepared and did an excellent job with a difficult subject." and "Your preparation, teaching aids, enthusiasm and positive reinforcement in all student activities was greatly appreciated and more than I had expected when signing up for the course."
Malaga, Spain
When the Moors crossed over from Africa to Andalucía in 714, they were to establish a kingdom that would become the glory of the Middle Ages. Malaga's fortress palace of the Alcazaba and the Castillo de Gibralfaro are splendid examples of Moorish architecture. But it is in Granada that you can see the most romantic and magnificent expression of the Arabesque style in the glorious Alhambra Palace. Ferdinand and Isabella lived here for a while, as did Washington Irving, author or Tales of the Alhambra.
At sea
Your ship will be underway, at sea, with no port calls. Just time to enjoy the routine of shipboard life, getting to know your shipmates, and exploring your home upon the ocean.
Casablanca, Morocco
Long before Ingrid Bergman and Bogie made Casablanca a symbol for romance, the city was famous for intrigue and mystery. Veiled by overlapping mantles of French, Arabian and African culture, Casablanca reveals new faces at every turn. The enormous Hassan II Mosque (holding 70,000 worshippers) is the new Morocco, while the fanciful Mauresque buildings in the Medina impart visions of pre-war Casablanca.
Safi, Morocco
While today, Safi is a modern port, housing fishing and diversified industry, the old town which lies within the city is still very much alive. Here you might be tempted to buy pottery, seeing all shapes and patterns in a lot of shops, but then you are in one of the best places in Morocco for pottery. There are plenty of opportunities to walk around and watch artisans working on their pottery. When you have been in places like Moulay Idriss you will have seen the beautiful covering on the roofs, made out of green tiles. Safi is the place where the tiles are produced.
Essaouira, Morocco
The beaches around Essaouira are beautiful. The town itself is famous for its fresh seafood, and is now a poular spot to take part in most forms of watersports.
At sea
Your ship will be underway, at sea, with no port calls. Just time to enjoy the routine of shipboard life, getting to know your shipmates, and exploring your home upon the ocean.
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
The island of Tenerife is bisected by steep volcanic mountains cut by garden-like valleys lush with flowers and vegetation. In the capital of Santa Cruz' anthropological museum, learn about the original inhabitants of Tenerife, the stone age Guanche people, who eked out an existence as shepherds. Not to be missed is a spectacular drive into the mountains, where 3,718-metre Mount Teide, Spain's tallest mountain, is covered in snow much of the year.
At sea
Your ship will be underway, at sea, with no port calls. Just time to enjoy the routine of shipboard life, getting to know your shipmates, and exploring your home upon the ocean.
Bridgetown, Barbados
On the wild and rugged east coast of Barbados, the isolated beaches are the colour of sunrise, the red sands having blown all the way across the Atlantic from the Sahara. The eastern most island of the Windwards, and indeed, of the entire Caribbean, reaches out to Africa and the Old World, as if not quite part of the New. Bridgetown, Barbados is an interesting town full of contrasts. George Washington actually slept here! Trafalgar Square reminds you that the laid back, rum-and-fun-loving island’s British-influenced heritage includes revered traditions like cricket and high tea.
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