An advocate for amateur golf, Gordon served as a member of the Board
of Directors of the American Junior Golf Association (1988 – 2000). Among
many other personal golf successes, he was the Chinese Amateur Golf Champion
in 1995. Gordon has been recognized on multiple occasions by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine as one of the Top Travel Specialists in the United States. He serves as a 
A Back-2-Back Voyage 
Detailed Itinerary
Embark Azamara Pursuit beginning at 1:00PM. All aboard by 3:30PM.
Welcome Cocktails & Briefing this evening. Meet your fellow participants and PerryGolf’s staff.
Overnight: At Sea
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, being home to one third of the country’s population. Despite occupation at one time or another by each of its near neighbors, Tallinn is independent-minded and has creative ways of showing it - consider the Singing Revolution of 1988, the massive musical demonstration against Soviet rule that set Estonia on the path to independence. Visit St. Olav's Church, once the tallest building in the world, at least until 1625. Then pull up a chair at one of the cafés in the charming town square, heart of the city for 800 years. After your coffee, explore St. Catherine's Passage, a quaint old lane, home to a collection of craft workshops, and check out the secret 17th C. tunnel system.
Enjoy Tallinn on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
St Petersburg is one of the world's most beautiful cities and has all the ingredients for an unforgettable travel experience: high art, lavish architecture, energetic nightlife, an extraordinary history and rich cultural traditions that have inspired and nurtured some of the modern world's greatest literature, music, and visual art. The architecture is varied and striking, with golden domed churches, and an astounding number of large and extravagantly decorated palaces, consistently evoking wows from visitors. The grandest include the countryside Peterhof with its lavish gardens and majestic golden fountains cascading down to the Gulf of Finland; and the Winter Palace, within the complex of the Hermitage, one of the world's largest museums with a collection of some three million works of art and artefacts.
RUSSIAN VISA - PLEASE NOTE: Guests are permitted to enter Russia under the ship’s VISA Free status (which also covers our organized visit to Gorki Golf Club) so long as they are doing so on a pre-booked organized excursion. An extensive range of excursions are available for purchase and can be booked online in advance or once onboard. It is also possible to set up a qualifying private excursion under Azamara’s Private Journeys® program which requires to be set up a minimum of 30 days in advance.
Guests who wish to make their own plans out with this program, or who wish to walk off the ship independently, which is not recommended due to language and other issues, will require to arrange their own Russian Tourist Visa in advance which can be time consuming and costly.
Enjoy St Petersburg via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide – St Petersburg
Overnight: In Port – St Petersburg, Russia
GOLF: Gorki Golf Club is the first and so far, only championship golf course to be created in the northwest of Russia. It opened fully in September 2015, is constructed to the very highest standards, and has a genuine links course feel to it. The Club also boasts a spacious two storied clubhouse and restaurant. A special welcome awaits all guests, and the opportunity of playing golf in Russia should not be missed, and a day to remember is assured.
Enjoy St Petersburg via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide – St Petersburg
Overnight: In Port – St Petersburg, Russia
Enjoy St Petersburg via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide – St Petersburg
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: Hirsala Golf Club is located just a short drive to the west of Helsinki and is set on a beautifully rolling piece of classic Finnish forest land. The golf course opened in 2007, was quickly rated by Golf Digest as amongst the best golf courses in the country, and in 2015 it had the honor of hosting the Finnish Open. The club also takes great pride in its GEO (Golf Environment Organization) certification, recognizing the contribution it makes to preserving the biodiversity and maximizing the ecological value of the land and the living ecosystem which depends on it.
SIGHTSEEING: Helsinki is a successful blend of traditional and modern architecture and design, interwoven with the beauty of nature, and a few quirky, purely Finnish touches - such as a church built inside a giant chunk of granite, and a venue that is a unique combination of café, restaurant, bar, laundromat, and sauna. Classic Russian onion-domed churches share the stage with Nordic minimalism, and a large concentration of Art Nouveau buildings. Prominent globally in the field of technology, Finland has also recently topped the charts as having the world's best educational systems.
Enjoy Helsinki on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide – Helsinki
Overnight: At Sea
Today it’s time to relax and reset. Make your reservations early for The Sanctum Spa, a world-class wellness facility offering a full range of health, beauty and restorative treatments. Complimentary fitness and nutrition classes are available along with a fully equipped gym on Deck 9 offering magnificent sea views. There’s room for everyone on the Pool Deck both in and out of the sun. Service to your lounge chair is available from The Pool Bar where the attentive staff is always ready to offer an inclusive cocktail, beer, bottled water, soft drink or fresh towel. The Patio restaurant serves casual fare during the day then completely transforms itself into a sit-down al fresco dining experience at night with table linens and candles. Elegant specialty dining is available for beef at Prime C and Italian at Aqualina. Windows Café serves casual buffet dining with every imaginable choice indoors and out at the sensational Sunset Bar.
What a way to spend a day!
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: WINSTON Open was built in 2002 and is the original 18 hole championship course at the 45 hole WINSTON Golf, Germany’s top ranked golf complex. The rolling hills, thick forests and deep blue lakes of Mecklenburg characterize the layout along with well sheltered greens offering putting conditions that meet the highest standard. This demanding golf course challenges the players whilst at the same time offering gorgeous panoramic views. The Open Course is a regular venue for the European Senior Tour with each year the tournament receiving high praise from golf professionals and the tournament organizers alike.
SIGHTSEEING: Warnemunde is a seaside resort neighboring the red brick 800-year-old Hanseatic city of Rostock. From here it is possible to spend the day in Berlin, capital city of a reunited Germany. Its historical core, home to important monuments like the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag building, is part of a revitalized city center, with cafes, restaurants, museums, and galleries. Layered over the Prussian past are WWII, recognized in a Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe; and Cold War relics, including a surviving section of the Berlin Wall and the infamous Checkpoint Charlie.
Enjoy Berlin on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide - Berlin (Warnemunde)
Overnight: At Sea
The Kiel Canal is an engineering marvel, one that’s saved ships billions of miles since it opened in 1895 and sheltered sailors from the open seas beyond. This 61-mile freshwater canal enables mid-sized luxury vessels such as Azamara Pursuit to safely transfer from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea while guests enjoy the scenic countryside beyond the banks of the water. The Kiel Canal is the world’s busiest shipping routes with 43,000 ships and 20,000 yachts making passage each year.
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: The International is an elite club in The Netherlands, host to the 2019 KLM Open on the European PGA Tour. The course was designed by Masters champion Ian Woosnam and features rolling undulation beside frequent encounters with water hazards. Large mounds between fairways gives each hole a distinct feel. The third hole is a fascinating par-5, wrapping around a lake and offering golfers multiple routes to the green. Be sure to gaze back toward the tee once you’re safely on the putting surface. The 18th green is bordered by a beautiful stone wall, which perfectly matches the elaborate clubhouse terrace in the background.
SIGHTSEEING: Amsterdam has a personality all its own, including a long-time reputation for tolerance on a wide range of issues. You’ll be thinking of tulips and wooden shoes, perhaps Heineken beer, and some of the city’s part inhabitants: Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Anne Frank, who wrote her famous diary hidden in a canal-side house. But do you know that Amsterdam has more canals than Venice (connecting a jigsaw puzzle of 90 islands), joined by some 1,280 bridges (many illuminated by fairy lights at night)? Or that it boasts the oldest stock exchange in the world?
Enjoy Amsterdam on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Port Explorer Guide – Amsterdam
Overnight: In Port – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Enjoy another relaxing day at sea onboard Azamara Pursuit.
Overnight: At Sea
Disembark Azamara Pursuit at 9:00AM.
Fitness Center and
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Cabaret Lounge
Indulgences
Guest Laundry Facility
