Trip Highlights
- 12 unique ports plus an overnight in Stockholm
- Late-night departures from Helsinki, Finland; Tallinn, Estonia; Klaipeda, Lithuania; & Gdansk, Poland
- Play some of the best courses along the Baltic Sea including Bro Hoff Slott, Estonian G&CC, Jurmala & Sand Valley
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Tee of at Winston's Open course in Germany, ranked 14th among top courses in the country
- Explore Visby & it's rich history from the Viking Age
- Back-2-Back Golf Cruise: British Isles & The Open
Itinerary
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Mon, Jun 30 Embark Copenhagen, Denmark
Embark Azamara Journey beginning at 1:00PM. All aboard by 4:30PM.
Welcome Cocktails & Briefing this evening. Meet your fellow participants & PerryGolf staff.
At Sea
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Tues, Jul 1Visby
Enjoy a leisurely morning at sea with lunchtime afternoon arrival into Visby, Sweden.
Visby boasts a rich history with tales of the Viking Age when it was a stronghold and trading post followed by a flourishing medieval period; today, however, Visby is best known as the Town of Roses and Ruins.
Enjoy Visby on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Wed, Jul 2Stockholm Bro Hof Slott
Bro Hof Slott Stadium Course has built a reputation as one of the best golf courses in the world. Shortly after opening in 2007 the course which sits on spectacular grounds on the edge of Lake Mälaren was judged to be Sweden’s best. It now ranks 54th in Golf World’s top 100 worldwide list and is ranked the second best in Europe outside The British Isles. The Stadium Course is a “lakeside course” and a fabulous experience for any golfer.
Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic center of Sweden. It sports an appealing mix of modern Scandinavian architecture and fairy tale palaces, watched over by a Board of Beauty, responsible for preserving the city. One third of its area is devoted to green space, and another third to waterways, providing lots of room to breathe. Gamla Stan is the oldest section, retaining the medieval layout of narrow meandering paths. For the contemporary take there's Sodermalm, known trendily as SoFo, with welcoming restaurants and pubs, specialty shops and boutiques. Stieg Larsson fans hang out here, as it is the area of the city where most action in the Millennium novels takes place.
Enjoy Stockholm on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
In Port – Stockholm, Sweden
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Thurs, Jul 3Stockholm
A second day to enjoy all that Stockholm has to offer.
Enjoy Stockholm on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Fri, Jul 4Helsinki Hirsala
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.
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®.
At Sea
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Sat, Jul 5Kotka
Defined by the Baltic Sea and surrounding archipelago, Kotka is a picturesque town with a rich maritime tradition. It is home to the Maritime Museum of Finland and the Maretarium, and the Kymijoki River flowing through it is renowned for having the best salmon fishing in southern Finland, and for Langinkoski, the old Imperial Fishing Lodge located upstream. The most popular activities here are cruises around the archipelago, rafting and kayaking through the rapids of the Kymijoki, sailing and fishing. Travelers should also drop into the Finnish Wooden Boat Centre, where they can learn all about the rich heritage of wooden boat construction and use in Finland down through the years, and see boats being worked on by skilled craftsmen.
Enjoy Kotka on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Sun, Jul 6Tallinn Estonian G&CC
Estonian Golf & Country Club opened in 2005 as part of the prestigious European Tour Properties network, and quickly and rightfully took its place in Golf World Magazine’s prestigious Top 100 European Courses, a spectacular achievement for a venue in an emerging golf nation. Its Sea Course hosted the Omega Mission Hills World Cup European Qualifier in both 2009 and 2011, with the International European Seniors Championship following in 2013 and the European Ladies' Amateur Championship in 2014. Locals say that when God created the coastal land of the Estonian Golf & Country Club, he must have intended it to be a golf course as it winds its way so harmoniously along the Baltic Coast and the Jägala River delta.
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®.
At Sea
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Mon, Jul 7At 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!
At Sea
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Tues, Jul 8Riga Jurmala
Today play at Jurmala Golf Club. Built under the watchful guidance of Nicklaus Design, Jurmala Golf Club opened in 2018 and takes full advantage of the natural beauty & surroundings. It is located between the capital city of Riga and the resort town of Jurmala. Given the design pedigree, it provides a challenging, yet enjoyable experience for players of all abilities.
Riga’s Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, its winding, wobbly lanes are beautiful to wander through. But the most outstanding are the avenues of art nouveau buildings some, with their adornments of femmes fatales and fiendish gargoyles, are so amazing you can’t pass without stopping. The Museum of the Occupation is fascinating, haunting in parts. And the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum on lake Jugla is remarkable: traditional wooden buildings, brought from all over the country, set up to look like villages from the 18th & 19th centuries. Recently Riga also became a European Capital for Culture and it is well deserved. The restored 18th-century National Opera House is worthy of a whole evening. The new National Library, designed by Latvian architect Gunnar Birkerts, is a huge glass and steel mountain. And don’t miss an organ recital in The Dome - the organ one of the largest in Europe.
Enjoy Riga on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Wed, Jul 9Klaipeda
Walk the cobblestoned Old Town in Klaipėda and you’ll see its German heritage in the half-timbered architecture, beginning at Theatre Square. The old warehouses by the Dane River are now pubs and restaurants - try a traditional Lithuanian lunch of fish stew with warm black bread. There’s a museum in the remnants of Memelburg Castle with fascinating photos from WWII, the Blacksmith Museum with intriguing iron works, and the Clock Museum with, well, clocks. Klaipėda, close to the Curonian Spit, has some charming seaside resorts to explore. German novelist Thomas Mann had his summerhouse in Nida; it’s now a museum. The Ethnographic Fisherman’s Farmstead is an amazing experience - old fishing vessels and 19th century buildings take you back to the life of a fisherman two centuries ago. Visit the quaint village of Palanga with miles of beautiful beaches backed by dunes and pine forests.
Enjoy Klaipeda on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Thurs, Jul 10Gdansk Sand Valley
Today play Sand Valley, Poland’s number one course, and ranked in Europe’s top 100. Set in a large expanse of Polish countryside, it has a decidedly links feel, and offers wide rumbling fairways, vast waste bunkers, and challenging green sites that combine for an exciting and memorable round of golf.
Gdansk is a 1,000-year-old port city on the Baltic coast of Poland, which, together with the city of Gdynia and the town of Sopot, makes up the metropolitan area Trójmiasto, “the Tricity”. Home to the Westerplatte, where World War II broke out in 1939, Gdansk was mostly destroyed during the war, but many impressive sights remain. Wander through cobblestone streets and mazes of red-brick buildings to discover the Upland Gate, St. Mary’s Church, the medieval Gdansk Crane or the stunning façade of the Great Arsenal. Explore treasures of “Baltic Gold” at the Amber Museum or collections of paintings, fabrics, and furniture at the National Museum, housed in a former Franciscan monastery. Relax at a beer garden or restaurant and take in the beautiful coastline. Make your way to Gdynia, home of the Polish navy, to feast on seafood or a visit to a floating museum in the form of two ships – Dar Pomorza and Blyskawica.
At Sea
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Fri, Jul 11Romme
Rønne is one of the most important towns in Bornholm and an attractive tourist destination The old port smithy dates from 1735, the majestic lighthouse from 1880, and the smallest house in the town on Vimmelskaftet. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by Denmark, but also by Sweden and by Lübeck. The ruin of Hammershus, at the northwestern tip of the island, is the largest medieval fortress in northern Europe, testament to the importance of its location.
Enjoy Ronne on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
At Sea
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Sat, Jul 12Wismar Winston
Today play at the Winston Open Course. Built in 2002 this 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.
Wismar was originally a trading port and part of the powerful trading group called the Hanseatic League (or Hanse in German). The wealth generated from this period can still be seen in the architecture of Wismar to this day, with its magnificent brick churches and old homes.
At Sea
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Sun, Jul 13Kiel Canal Transit
Today enjoy at day onboard Azamara Journey, as we make a daytime transit of the Kiel Canal, from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea.
At Sea
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Mon, Jul 14At 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!
At Sea
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Tues, Jul 15Disembark Southampton, England
Disembark Azamara Journey at 9:00AM.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Certain walking courses may allow golf cart usage with advance notice of an appropriate handicap certificate. Contact your Golf Travel Expert for details
Golf Courses
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Baltic
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Hirsala Golf Club, Baltic
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Estonian Golf & Country Club, Baltic
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Sand Valley, Poland
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Winston, Germany
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Jurmala, Latvia
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Azamara Journey
Specialty Restaurants
The Sanctum Spa
The Sunset Bar
Life Onboard
Owners Suite
Club Spa Suite
Azamara Ships
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Inclusions
Cruise Fare
- Accommodation in the suite or stateroom of your choice subject to availability
- All onboard meals, soft drinks, tea, coffee, and select standard spirits, beers, and wines in a variety of restaurants, cafes and bars
- An option to dine, at a modest supplement in either of the ship's two speciality restaurants, The Prime C Restaurant and the Aqualina Mediterranean Restaurant (complimentary for suite guests)
- Gratuities for housekeeping, dining and bar staff
- Shuttle service to and from port communities where available
- AzAmazing EveningsSM event
Important Information
- Golf Handicap Limit: Our golf tours and cruises visit courses with varying challenges, requiring players to meet a certain standard. To ensure an enjoyable experience among like-minded golfers, we set maximum handicaps of 28 for men and 36 for women.
- Golf Courses: Course lineup may be subject to change if a club hosts a conflicting event or for other reasons. In such cases, PerryGolf will endeavor to arrange a comparable course and notify guests promptly.
Golf Package
- Green fees and starting times for number of rounds as indicated and shared use of golf cart and/or caddies where available (refer to Itinerary for cart & caddie availability by course)
- All transfers to and from the scheduled golf courses in luxury air conditioned coaches
- Practice range facilities and golf balls where available
- Transportation, handling and cleaning of golf equipment for duration of voyage
- Welcome & Farewell cocktail parties onboard plus “Golfers Social” gatherings onboard where scheduling permits
- Light lunch at each golf course plus open bar for select standard beers, wines and spirits
- Casual tournament format with awards on one day
- All gratuities for golf related staff including drivers and golf bag handling staff
- Full-time PerryGolf program manager onboard and onsite at each golf venue
Not Included
- Airfare to/from destination
- Travel protection
Pricing
Select your cruise cabin and golf package to instantly view your total trip price.
1. Select number of travelers
Pricing tool is for single cabin purposes only. Please select a maximum of two travelers.
2. Select Cabin
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Veranda 2 options from $8,409 per person
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6 Round Program
Jurmala, Sand Valley, Winston, Hirsala Golf Club, Estonian Golf & Country Club, Bro Hof Slott Golf Club
$3,575 / Golfer
Total Package price: Select options above
Your Selections
- Please select from the options above.
Please refer to the Reservation Form for details regarding Deposit, Payment, Cancelation and Travel Insurance.
Book early: Secure the best suites and staterooms at best price. Cancellation fee is only $200 per person up to 300 days before departure.
FAQs
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What is PerryGolf's Golf Cruise background?
We have operated golf cruises since 1997 on a variety of vessels with the expertise developed providing custom land tours since 1984. In 2011 we offered our first golf cruises with Azamara® whose fleet of 4 ocean liners have proven ideal for the purpose. Their fleet of boutique hotels at sea for less than 700 guests are large enough to offer every amenity yet small enough to navigate smaller harbors for premium docking space. Today we are delighted to partner exclusively with Azamara for our year-round schedule of worldwide golf cruises.
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Where do the golf cruises operate?
Our current portfolio includes voyages to the British Isles, the Baltic Sea, Norway, the Mediterranean, Australia & New Zealand plus South Africa.
The highest profile of these is our annual British Isles Cruise which combines attendance to the final weekend of The Open with play at collection of the finest and most revered golf courses of the British Isles.
While our golf cruise roster varies, as do the golf courses we visit, guests can expect to play many of the finest and best known courses around the world. Some of the venues which regularly feature in our cruises include:
- Portmarnock
- Royal Birkdale
- Gleneagles
- Royal Portrush
- Royal County Down
- Ailsa Course Turnberry
- Royal Dornoch
- Bro Hof Slot
- The Estonian
- Gorki Golf Club (Russia)
- Valderrama
- PGA Catalunya
- Terre Blanche
- Pevero
- Yas Links
- The Emirates
- Kauri Cliffs
- Cape Kidnappers
- Jacks Point
- New South Wales
- Fancourt
- Leopard Creek
- Buenos Aires Golf Club
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What format do the golf cruises follow?
Our golf cruises are a fully managed all-inclusive experience, delivered in a way that ensures exceptional guest satisfaction. All golf related arrangements and logistics are managed in advance and onsite by PerryGolf. Typically (although it varies dependent on individual itineraries), the golf cruise program will schedule golf on just over half of shore days, allowing golfers a balance of golf and sightseeing activities. Beyond golf, guests are free to explore on their own arrangements or via a variety of excellent shore excursion programs provided by our cruise partners. The ethos of the golf cruise program is to ensure the high level of service which guests enjoy onboard is extended to the golf experience off the ship. The program creates a stress free environment, allowing guests to relax and enjoy their cruise and the opportunity of playing some of the world’s finest and most memorable golfing venues, and to do so in the company of existing or like minded new found friends.
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What is included in the price of the Golf Cruise?
Our golf cruises are as all-inclusive as it is possible to be. Onboard, all accommodations, meals, entertainment, open bar (selected beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks) and gratuities are included. Off the ship, all greens fees, cart fees (or caddies at certain venues – excludes caddie gratuity), ground transportation, range balls, box lunch, open bar at respective clubhouses and gratuities are included.
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Should I take out travel insurance?
PerryGolf strongly recommends that you have luggage, accident and trip cancellation insurance. It is important for your own self-interest and protection that you make certain you have adequate coverage. Full details of the Travel Insurance that PerryGolf can make available to you is available here.
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What is a typical golf cruise group size?
The typical group size is approximately 40 golfers, with on average a further 10 non-golfing spouses.
Our cruises that include attendance to The Open are larger with approximately 150 golfers and a further 50 non-golfing spouses.
Some guests join our cruises as relatively self contained groups, eg 2 or 4 couples who know each other, and they will have their own golfing partners already arranged. Other guests travel as individual couples or single travelers and are seeking to meet and play golf with other guests. We will arrange golf pairings for these guests and through this a great many friendships are born. Non-golfing spouses are also perfectly catered for with a range of shore excursions available.
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What is a typical golf day?
We manage each guest’s golf equipment from start to finish. The equipment will be taken to the course in advance, loaded onto a golf cart (or be waiting with a caddie at certain venues) and be ready for each guest’s arrival.
Transfers from the ship are coordinated to ensure that each guest arrives at the golf course with ample time to warm up before play. A sandwich lunch is provided on the golf course, sometimes as a box lunch from the ship, or alternatively provided by the club. An open bar with snacks, soft drinks, beer or wine is always available during play, and the clubhouse bar operates similarly following play.
Following golf, guests are free to relax in the clubhouse to chat about their round and to experience the particular ambience before transferring back to the ship.
On one golf day during each cruise an informal competition will be held with prizes to be awarded in a ceremony taking place later onboard the ship.
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Tell me more about the golf program.
Every aspect of the golf program is fully managed by PerryGolf staff onboard and ashore. Your clubs will be ready and waiting at each venue. Tee times and pairings arranged and posted in advance. A convenient transportation schedule affords suitable time to warm up at the range, and to make the almost inevitable pro shop merchandise purchase. Where available by the venue – refer to the Itinerary for details – caddies are included (excluding caddie gratuity) for all our guests. A friendly competition is staged at a selected course, with prizes awarded at our farewell gathering. A snack lunch is included on-course plus an open bar operates in the clubhouse at the conclusion of the round. Our typical British Isles Golf Cruise guest list which brings together like-minded individuals generally numbers around 120 (split over two golf courses at each port), with new friendships invariably formed during each cruise. Many guests are golfing couples but an equal number are golfers travelling with a non-golfing spouse. Specially arranged onboard golf group social functions, to which all accompanying non-golfing spouses are most warmly welcomed, further enhances the club-like environment. The award winning Azamara Shore Excursions® program, offering a wide variety of off ship excursions, also caters beautifully to our non-golfing guests during days when our golfing excursions are underway.
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Tell me more about the ship.
The ship serves as our perfect floating boutique hotel and clubhouse, is a small-sized luxury vessel nimble enough to access smaller ports yet large enough to provide every amenity you would expect, from a choice of fine dining and live entertainment, to a well-equipped gym and full-service spa. Forty-four suites are available with English butler style service which routinely book early. Sailing schedules often include extended stays in port plus the occasional overnight which allows for a truly immersive experience. Better still, these cruises are inclusive of a selection of beers, spirits, soft drinks, bottled water, specialty coffees plus wine with lunch and dinner along with gratuities for housekeeping, dining and bar staff. Azamara also proudly boasts two unique signature events on each cruise – an AzAmazing Evening℠ and the White Night party – complimentary to all guests and consistently well received.
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What is the dress code onboard?
Azamara® is nicely relaxed, a “resort casual” dress code is acceptable ship wide. During the day sportswear, shorts, sundresses, etc for ladies; shorts, sportswear, polo shirts, tee shirts for men. There are no formal evenings on either vessel. Some guests chose to dress up in the evening but the norm is simply collared shirt and pants for men and long skirts and tops or dress pants for ladies.
At the golf courses, normal golf resort attire is required.
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What level of fitness & mobility is required?
Aspects of PerryGolf trips may require a certain level of fitness and mobility in order for a guest to participate fully. Activities may include walking over uneven or rough surfaces, stepping on/off buses, walking up/down stairways where elevators do not exist, stepping in/out of tender boats or occasionally smaller boats, this list is intended as representative but is not exhaustive. If a guest has any concerns over their fitness or mobility levels they should discuss this in advance of any trip with a PerryGolf golf travel specialist and they will provide further information with regard to the activities that you are concerned about, but in general, PerryGolf activities are not designed or intended to be overly strenuous.
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Can I ship my golf clubs ahead of me to my destination?
Yes you can send your golf clubs, and indeed any luggage in advance to your destination to avoid checked baggage hassles. For more information click here.
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Can PerryGolf assist with my air travel arrangements?
PerryGolf can provide comprehensive assistance with your air travel arrangements for your PerryGolf trip. We enjoy attractive premium cabin fares with our Preferred Carriers who serve our destinations. These fares are bundled with our land arrangements. For more information click here.
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What are the key services PerryGolf provides?
PerryGolf is luxury golf tour operator with a unique portfolio of worldwide travel experience and is uniquely qualified to arrange every aspect of a luxurious, international golf vacation. Learn more here.
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Are there testimonials from past travelers?
We have lots of testimonials from our gracious clients - too many to show them all. But you can view some here.
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Are there more photos from past trips?
You can view photo albums from various destinations from some of our past trips here.
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Who should I contact for further assistance or to book a PerryGolf Golf Cruise?
Enquiries should be directed to our dedicated team of Golf Travel Experts at Expert@PerryGolf.com or 800.344.5257. Our experts are all golfers who understand the needs of golfers. They know the venues, all the details of the programs, and have also sailed onboard the vessels of Azamara®. They are ideally placed to provide the best assistance and guidance.
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Do you have any booking tips?
Simply we encourage guests to book as far in advance as possible as soon as a cruise or program launches …. doing so ensures guests can access the best selection of staterooms and suites (particularly suites with their limited availability on Azamara) and the very best prices …cancellation penalties for cruise and golf package are extremely low.
We hope these questions and answers assist you.
Should you have any additional questions please feel free to ask your PerryGolf Travel Expert at Expert@PerryGolf.com or 800.344.5257.
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