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An unusual type of sailing ship is visiting Guernsey today - the barque style boat has 23 sails, but has all the luxury of a standard cruise ship.
The Sea Cloud II describes itself as a modern cruise ship with the unique atmosphere of a romantic tall ship. It is just over 105m long, around the same size as the 102m long Condor Liberation.
The Sea Cloud II has five decks, 23 sails, a top speed of 13 knots and can carry 96 passenger, who are looked after by the 63 crew.
She is a square-rigger with fore-mast, main-mast and mizzen-mast. The top of her main-mast is 57 m (187 ft) above deck. Her 23 sails have a total area of approximately 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft). She is sailed traditionally by hand, as is common, for example, on sail training ships.
The ship has five decks. The bridge deck is used as a sun deck behind the superstructure, below it is the main deck, which is called the lido deck. It has a bar, lounge, the owner suites and the library.
And the promenade deck, or first sub-deck, houses the reception area, restaurant, boutique, and the junior suites. Outside the windows of the suites is a promenade and externally, the Sea Cloud II is recognisable by the long "cutouts" in her hull.
The cabin deck is the second sub-deck which houses the cabins, but also a fitness room, sauna and a room for medical care. On the lowest deck are cabins for the crew members, along with the kitchen and other service facilities.
While there is no pool aboard the Sea Cloud II she has a foldable platform, which facilitates many sea-based watersports for its clients.
You can find out more about the ship here.
Pictured: Sea Cloud II moored in Little Russell
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