The legendary Sea Cloud is certainly one of the most beautiful ships afloat. She was designed by Gibbs&Cox and built at the Germania shipyard in Kiel as a private yacht for E. F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post. Only recently Sea Cloud has had her 75th birthday. Presently, Sea Cloud is operated by Sea Cloud Cruises as a cruise ship exceeding the highest standards.
A brief summary of the fascinating history of Sea Cloud is found on the dedicated webpage of Sea Cloud Cruises where you also find other information on this marvellous vessel - for example the cabins, the public areas.
Several articles are available via the Internet: article by Benjamin S. Lyons - article by Rita Cook - article by Rod Lopez-Fabrega & Mary Ashcraft. During World War II the Sea Cloud was used as weather observation vessel - you can read more about her service on this webpage of the U.S. Coast Guard.
A discussion forum as well as other information on the Sea Cloud and related subjects is found on the webpage of Steffi Reimer - see also this blog. Photos of Sea Cloud are available at www.bythewind.de-info.de, YPScollection - just search for 'Sea Cloud' - and at Mike Johnson's Photo Galleries at pbase.com. A 13' German TV documentary on Sea Cloud is availablbe at the webpage of ZDF (a German TV station).
The material for the video-clips presented on this page was recorded during a Western Mediterranean cruise from La Valetta to Motril in November 2005. Ports of call were Trapani, Cagliari and Palma de Mallorca.