{"id":12744,"date":"2010-06-28T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T04:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=12744"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:40:32","slug":"arabella-cruise-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/12744\/arabella-cruise-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Breeze: Sailing the Arabella in New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: This company is no longer operating sails.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

With so much sweltering heat and humidity still to come this summer, it\u2019s about time to think of something\u2014anything\u2014that will provide temporary respite from boiling sidewalks, still, stale air, and stuffy fourth-floor walkups. Whether you\u2019re of the admirable \u201cwe all sweat together\u201d constitution, or the less courageous but understandable \u201cI sweat more than everyone else\u201d crowd, there\u2019s always the feeling that, well, it might be nice to be comfortable for just a little while. Before a dependence on air-conditioning takes hold, head for the crisp, cool breezes and rolling swells of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Book a cabin on the Arabella<\/strong>, out of Newport, Rhode Island, and you\u2019ll 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.
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The 160\u2019 Arabella is part of Atlantic Stars Hotels and Cruises, started over 30 years ago. In addition to hotels in Manhattan, Newport, Miami, and on Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Atlantic Stars owns the Arabella and two other ships\u2014the 72\u2019 Schooner Madeleine and the 58\u2019 Elco motor yacht The RumRunner II\u2014which both run daily excursions out of Newport Harbor. The Arabella has 20 cabins, which are available for single or double occupancy, and also features a hot water spa and shaded cabana seating.<\/p>\n

While using wind power to travel to northern points of interest, the crew of the Arabella strives to be ecologically conscious in other ways. During trips to the Caribbean from December to May, the chef utilizes the diverse surroundings to supplement the menu with local fruit and seafood. When the Arabella returns north to the East Coast, he ventures ashore to scour the local farmers\u2019 markets. Additionally, you won\u2019t find case upon case of bottled water stacked inside the cabin\u2014the Arabella produces its own from seawater through the rapid process of reverse osmosis and 11 filters.<\/p>\n

Space is still open for the \u201cStar Spangled Cruise\u201d July 2-5<\/strong>, which explores some of the historic and cultural points of the Rhode Island coastline. A five-night cruise in mid-July features stops at the islands of Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cuttyhunk, where guests will enjoy a true New England lobster bake. Berths fill quickly, as many of the Arabella previous guests return yearly for another escape along the coast.<\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong> Take Amtrak from Penn Station to Providence, and the Peter Pan Bus line to Newport. Or take the Peter Pan Bus lines from New York to Newport.
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Double occupancy rates start at $2300, single\/$1150, all breakfasts, lunches & hors d’oeuvres included, dinners vary per cruise. For more information and details on room rates, visit cruisearabella.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: This company is no longer operating sails.\u00a0 With so much sweltering heat and humidity still to come this summer, it\u2019s about time to think of something\u2014anything\u2014that will provide temporary respite from boiling sidewalks, still, stale air, and stuffy fourth-floor walkups. Whether you\u2019re of the admirable \u201cwe all sweat together\u201d constitution, or the less courageous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":28012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[784,353,794,316],"tags":[145,440,472,354,133,282,25,151],"class_list":{"0":"post-12744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-adventure-activity-2","8":"category-rhode-island","9":"category-sailing-adventure-activity-2","10":"category-weekend-getaways","11":"tag-dining","12":"tag-eco","13":"tag-lobster","14":"tag-newport","15":"tag-outdoors","16":"tag-romantic","17":"tag-sailing","18":"tag-spa"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":28012,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/4739488796_9e5042ae3e-300x283.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}