Keep Calm and Beach On

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN — ON AND OFF THE ISLANDS OF THE ANDAMAN SEA.

A Star Clippers’ cruise in Thailand is a perfect girls getaway.

My last girls’ cruise was nearly a decade ago around the gorgeous islands of French Polynesia — two of my besties from college and I in one cozy 130-square-foot cabin aboard Star Clippers’ 170-passenger Star Flyer. Fast-forward to spring 2017 and I set up a similar trip with two other dear pals — Beth, Sheila, and I would sail aboard Star Clipper, identical twin to Star Flyer, this time round-trip out of Phuket, Thailand, for a beach-focused week full of snorkeling, diving, and watersports. But the star of this cruise was the scenery.