The Sea Cloud is a glorious and gracious sailing yacht, a four-masted bark, custom built in 1931 by the business magnate E.F. Hutton for his wife the heiress, Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Her sleek, snow-white hull elegantly curves from stem to stern and her masts stretch high into the sky. The ship’s decks offer the grandeur of rich mahogany, teak and gleaming brass and the magnificent golden eagle figurehead seems poised to fly across the waters.
The opulence continues in the public areas and original cabins with antique furnishings, elegant fireplaces and bathrooms of Carrara marble with golden fixtures. The newer cabins also offer a high degree of comfort and luxury with rosewood and brass décor, marble baths and large windows. Personal service and fine amenities are the hallmarks of a Sea Cloud cruise and guests are pampered with deluxe linens and bathrobes, complimentary fruit in their cabins and complimentary fine wines served with lunch and dinner.
A nostalgic romanticism permeates the Sea Cloud evoking the glories of the Golden Age of Travel. Music from the ships own Steinway upright piano wafts from the elegant dining room where you enjoy fine international cuisine. Other shipboard facilities include a well-stocked boutique, a cozy library and the delightful bar on the Lido Deck where you can relax or sunbathe in comfortable deck chairs.
Sea Cloud Features and Amenities
1. 34 cabins, each with air-conditioning, safe, telephone, music channel, hair dryer, down comforters and pillows, fine linens, and plush bathrobes
2. Welcome fruit basket and champagne
3. 6 meals daily: early-riser’s continental breakfast; full buffet breakfast; full buffet lunch; afternoon tea; full service dinner; midnight snack
4. Complimentary fine wines, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner
5. hallwaybarDining room that accommodates all guests at one sitting
6. Nightly musical entertainment on board
7. Cruise Director
8. On-board gift and souvenir boutique
9. Deck chairs with towels
10. Laundry service
11. Library, board games, VCR, and daily satellite news update
12. Satellite telephone and fax communication
13. Doctor’s services available on board
14. Snorkeling, windsurfing, and waterskiing available
15. Skeet shooting
16. Tender boat and Zodiac service
Technical Information for Sea Cloud
Year built - 1931
Overall length - 360 feet
Width - 50 feet
Draft - 17 feet
SC bowRegistry - Valletta, Malta
Height of main sail - 178 feet
Number of sails - 30
Total sail area - 32,000 sq. feet
Main engine - 2SKL diesel
Engine output - 3,000HP
Electrical service - 220v
Top speed - 10 knots
Range - 10,000 nautical miles
Passengers - 64
Crew - 60
Cabins - 32
