Press Review
Arabella
The Arabella: Cruising a Sailors Paradise
2010
By Jeff and Stephanie Sylva
http://www.gallagherstravels.com
As the captain gave orders to weigh anchor, we ordered some tropical
drinks and slipped into the on-deck hot tub. Cruising out of White
Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands for the short
jaunt to Great Harbor and our evening anchorage, we basked in the
glory of sailing on our 160-foot yacht as the palm trees lining
the beach began to fade into the distance. This was just one of
many special moments that we experienced during our week of sailing
in the Caribbean... [READ
MORE].
Spa, Cruising Chesapeake on the luxury sailing
schooner Arabella a Treat
2010
By Rachel Rome
http://www.bellaonline.com
For the second year in a row, the elegant, 160-foot long, three-masted
20-cabin sailing schooner Arabella will cruise the Chesapeake Bay,
sailing from Annapolis, Maryland, and heading to the charming Colonial-era
Eastern Shore towns of Oxford, Solomons Island St. Michaels and
ending in Baltimore's vibrant Inner Harbor. Along the way, we had
a chance for a unique Spa experience at The Inn at Perry Cabin in
St. Michaels, where we virtually "sailed" up to the Spa... [READ
MORE].
The Yacht Arabella Takes Vacations to a New Level
2010
By Ralph Collier
http://www.global-writes.com
Floating in a silvery haze, Newport, R.I.'s harbor is drenched in
spring lassitude. As the three-masted schooner ARABELLA, with 20
cabins and enough sails to go with amiable energy sets out from
her pier, a couple of white swans move off among the local yacht
club buoys... [READ
MORE].
Summer Breeze: Sailing the Arabella in New England
June 28, 2010
By Pete Sterling
http://offmanhattan.com
Book a cabin on the Arabella , out of Newport, Rhode Island, and
you'll be whisked offshore on a classic, well-equipped windjammer
yacht, with access to intimate island life at intriguing ports-of-call
along the New England
coast...
[READ
MORE].
Sailing
the Arabella in the British Virgin Islands
June 24th 2010
By Linda Garrison
http://cruises.about.com
A few weeks ago, Ronnie and I sailed the British Virgin Islands
on the Arabella, a 160-foot, 40-passenger sailing ship. We
had a terrific, relaxing vacation, filled with sunny days, sparkling
seas, and quiet nights at anchor in some of the Caribbean's loveliest
islands... [READ
MORE].
British Virgin Islands Sailing aboard Arabella
May 11, 2010
By Miramar
http://www.tripadvisor.com
I've recently returned from a British Virgin Islands sailing cruise
aboard the Arabella. I had read a review of this cruise in the Boston
Globe a few years back and thought it sounded interesting. This
May, it finally fit in with my schedule, so I was able to book it.
I have been on traditional cruise lines before (Princess, Carnival,
& Disney) and I enjoy them, but I wanted to try something different
this time..... [READ
MORE].
Aboard
the Arabella: the Ship
April 26th 2010
By Chris
http://caroundtheworld.com
Today I’m posting some photos of the Arabella, so people considering
one of their sailing cruises can see what the ship looks like. The
ship is 160 feet long and has 20 staterooms for passengers. There
are quarters for 8 crew members as well.... [READ
MORE].
Spanish Virgin Islands Cruise on the Arabella
April 18, 2010
By Marilynne Bradley
http://www.adventure-life.com
We embarked to the Spanish Virgin Islands on the Arabella. This
was the most relaxing cruise we have ever had... [READ
MORE].
As the sails
filled to their maximum capacity a sense of excitement spread like
wildfire amongst the passengers on deck. There is something about
Mother Nature moving a large sailing ship that tends to titillate
your mind. For the twenty privileged guests who booked this trip
to cruise the Spanish, U.S. and British Virgin Islands, it was easy
to see their senses were already on full tilt. 9.
Embarking out of Red Hook USVI the sailing cruise yacht Arabella
is a spectacle of sailing splendor. This itinerary to the Spanish
Virgin Islands would be a perfect example of uniqueness, and as
we soon experienced, accentuated the true meaning of adventure.
... [READ
MORE]
Autumn
Beauty on the Bay
September 2005 page 86-87
By Sally Shienan
Washingtoninan.com
Migrating birds overheas. Trees tinted gold. Deep-blue sky. Five
nights on the Arabella reveal the fall splendor on the
Chesapeake Bay...A bright dall day, a 12-knot wind, a mass of sails
overhead - main, mizzen, topsails, jib, gleaming white against the
blue sky. We are cruising, flying... [READ
MORE].
Aboard
the Arabella
October
14, 2004
By Art Sbarsky,
CruiseMates
Consumer Affairs Editor -
It seems as though only big ships or luxury
ships or giant companies get much attention paid to them these days.
That's a shame, because at the opposite spectrum is the Arabella,
a terrific little sailing ship that operates in the Caribbean, Chesapeake
Bay and New England areas... [READ
MORE]..
Virgin
territory
January
26, 2003
By
Diane Daniel, Globe Correspondent
On her first trip to the Caribbean, a first-time cruiser
tries to go with the flow
ST. THOMAS, US Virgin
Islands - As I grumbled about the wait at the open-air luggage carousel,
other passengers popped open Bud or Carib beers, the bottles sweating
with condensation, and a woman next to me smiled and held up her
hands as if in surrender.
''Island time,'' she said The Arabella,
a three-masted schooner (above left) had 31 passengers
but many more admirers en route to Virgin Gorda (above) and other
British Virgin Islands ... [READ
MORE]
On the Road
Virgin canvas... Cruising Cracow... Booming Katoomba. Misty in Namibia...Painterly in Paris...Cushy in Chicago
FORBES FYI 47 - 2001
U.S. Virgin Islands: Sighted
across Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas, the i6o-fbot, three-masted
schooner Arabella was a beacon of classical loveliness amidst monstrous
cruise ships. (Among them was one from Disney's fleet, which periodically
blasted out the first phrase of "When You Wish Upon a Star"
on a giant foghorn.) Once on board, we got out of there fast, headed
for open waters. ... [READ
FULL FORBES ARTICLE]
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ARABELLA --
Sailing the Spanish Virgin Islands
by Scott Linde
smallshipcruises.com
As we slipped off the boat into the water of Mosquito Bay we could see the water around our bodies begin to glow. I lifted my arm out of the water and it looked like diamonds glittering on my arm as the water trickled down. This phenomenon of bio-luminescence occurs throughout Caribbean waters, but is intensely concentrated here in Mosquito Bay. The glow is a result of a chemical reaction of a single-celled organism called a dyno-flagellate that soaks up the sun's rays during the day and emits a chemical reaction at night when touched. To get to the bay we had taken a rickety old school bus down a rough two-track road to meet with an electric- powered boat. The guide on the boat used a laser pointer to point out various stars, planets, and constellations. It was a dark quiet night, the stars bright in the sky above and our bodies creating bright splashes in the water below. It was a memorable event... [READ MORE].
