Sea Cloud Cruises will have twice the reason to celebrate in the coming year – her two luxurious large sailors are taking a course on round birthdays. The Sea Cloud II is 25 years old; Her bigger sister Sea Cloud Spirit has been complementing the Hamburg shipping company fleet for five years. In addition to two special birthday offers, sailing trips are among the Azores and a new edition of the music format “Songs ‘N’ Sail” to the highlights of the catalog just presented for the 2026/2027 season.
For her new program, Sea Cloud Cruises has developed a total of 81 trips in her classic travel areas Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Atlantic, Caribbean and Central America. As different as the routes and topics of the individual trips are, they have a great common ground: “We offer our guests experiences that are considered unique in the entire cruise industry,” emphasizes Petra Quasdorf, who is responsible for program planning as a senior vice president product management. The special features of the trips on a Sea Cloud include relaxation and deceleration in the circle of a maximum of 136 guests. The Hamburgers combined the casual trip under full sails with programs from culinary, art and culture as well as exclusive excursion destinations on land.
“Songs ‘N’ Sail “: Homage to the best music in pop and rock history
Since the Sea Cloud Spirit’s commissioning in September 2021, the shipping company has continuously developed new destinations and topics. After the “premieres” success with “Songs’n’Sail last December, Sea Cloud Cruises is now expanding this offer for a younger target group. The format designed by the music journalist and radio presenter Uwe Bahn is linked to the popular trips under the motto” Lifestyle and relaxed beats “.
In addition to the Caribbean trip to the most beautiful yacht spots of Virgin Islands (December 4th to 11th, 2025), the Mediterranean trip from Palma de Mallorca to Olbia/Sardinia (August 22nd to September 1, 2026) with the help of top-class cover bands becomes a homage to the best albums of the 80s and 90s. When the three-master goes in front of anchor, the happy-relaxed event on land with exclusive gigs continues in trendy yacht clubs and jet set spots. Overnight stays in Ibiza and Porto Cervo complete the experience.
Exclusive excursions to the most beautiful islands in the world
In 2026, too, the Sea Clouds will start small and fine islands, bays and ports that other ships cannot reach because of their size. During the winter months in Europe, Sea Cloud II will start such exclusive destinations on a total of 16 trips between the small and large Antilles, the British Virgines and the Grenadines. For the Sea Cloud Spirit, in addition to the Caribbean trips in the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 winter season, there are also seven trips from and to Panama and through the Panama Canal to Costa Rica as well as Belize, Honduras and Mexico.
During the Mediterranean season, the Sea Cloud II takes course on the many small Greek islands. Between the end of June and mid -August, the Bark sails along the coast of the Peloponnes and through the Aegean and will drop the anchor in front of Milos and Amorgos. In addition, Venice is a varied routing through the Croatian island world on four Adriatic trips. The Großsegler, who was in service in 2001, is one of the few ships that can start the lagoon city directly.
For the most attractive season, sail in front of the Azores
From July 26 to August 9, 2026, the Sea Cloud Spirit takes course on the Azores. This season is considered the most beautiful season on the islands in the middle of the Atlantic – the temperatures are summerly warm and nature is magnificently green. Five of the most exciting islands of the archipelago – Faial, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge and Sao Miguel – are started. The arrival/departure to the Azores takes place with Lufthansa from/to Germany.
Double occasion to celebrate
The fact that the guests have loved the two ships due to the open and personal atmosphere on board is reflected in the high repeat rate of around 50 percent. In 2026, Sea Cloud Cruises will not only celebrate the two ships – the Sea Cloud II will be 25 years old and the Sea Cloud Spirit. The shipping company has dedicated the Sea Cloud II to travel from Livorno/Italy to Nice/France (May 2 to May 11, 2026) as a birthday trip with an exclusive special program. The shipping company celebrates the birthday of the Sea Cloud Spirit with a similarly exclusive program between August 13 and 23, 2026. The trip leads from Lisbon to Palma de Mallorca, where the new building was baptized exactly five years earlier.
Under sailing over the Atlantic: Popular journey enriched with additional attraction
In the program that can now be booked for the period from December 2025 to March 2027, Sea Cloud Cruises has enriched popular trips to new attractions. Among other things, this shows the Atlantic crossings with which the two luxurious large sailors each break from Europe to Caribbean and Central America at the end of November. So the saxophonist and singer Stephanie Lottermooser (www.stephanielottermoser.com) Accompany the guests of the Sea Cloud Spirit with sensitive concerts, for example, during the golden evening hours on the Atlantic.
Extra incentive with loyalty program and on-board credit
The shipping company also has a special ready for its guests outside of birthday trips. In addition to the staggered early bird discount of up to 20 percent, Sea Cloud Cruises has introduced a loyalty program that repeaters rewarded again from the second booking. On SEA Cloud II, program 2026 is also available in cabin categories A and B, a on-board credit of 500 euros per person. Solo travelers on the Atlantic routes of both ships can also look forward to a 50 percent reduced surcharge for using a double cabin.