Star Clippers Adds Italian Town Otranto To Selected 2025 Sailings

Star Clippers has added the Italian town of Otranto, in the Puglia region as a brand new port of call for selected sailings in 2025.

Southern France’s Saint Raphael is also a new addition, and Nice makes its debut as a home port for the tall-ship cruise line.

Otranto will be visited by Star Flyer on 8^th July and 26^th August 2025, part of the 11-night Venice to Rome itinerary with calls into Mali Losinj (Croatia), Hvar (Croatia), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Kotor (Montenegro), Taormina (Sicily, Italy), Lipari (Italy), Amalfi (Italy) and Ponza (Italy). Cruise-only prices start at £2547pp.

In addition, Star Flyer will be calling into the French Riviera’s Saint Raphael for the first time in 2025, with visits scheduled for 15^th May, 22^nd May and 16^th October 2025.

Saint Raphael boasts landmark churches, rocky coves and beautiful gardens and offers the perfect balance between cultural heritage and relaxation, available on select Cannes to Cannes and Nice to Nice roundtrips and cruise-only prices start at £1620pp.

Five sailings in September and October 2025 will depart from and sail into Nice, in a move that allows guests to enjoy a newly enhanced and comprehensive journey around Italy, Corsica and the French Riviera.

The sailings depart on September 20^th & 27^th and October 4^th, 11^th & 18^th 2025.

Summer 2025 sailings are now available to book – the ‘2025 Summer Departures’ preview brochure can be viewed here.

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