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• Sun, Apr 20Embark Kobe, Japan

  Embark Azamara Pursuit from 1:00PM. All aboard 4:30PM.

  Welcome Cocktails & Briefing this evening. Meet your fellow participants and PerryGolf staff.

  In Port – Kobe, Japan

• Mon, Apr 21Kobe Hanayashiki GC

  Hanayashiki Golf Club is one of finest clubs in the city of Kobe, and provides an outstanding Japanese golf experience. It’s gently undulating course has hosted a number of national events including the Japanese LPGA. It is predominantly a parkland wooded layout.

  The port city of Kobe is known for its signature marbled beef and scenic setting of mountains framing the harbor. The Ikuta Shrine, dating to the 3rd century, is among Japan's oldest Shinto shrines. Antique cable cars connect Kobe to Mt. Rokko, which offers panoramic views over the port.

  Enjoy Kobe on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Tues, Apr 22Kochi

  Kochi is a city with a well-earned reputation for enjoying a good time. Begin your visit with a trip to Kōchi Castle, one of only 12 original castles still standing in Japan. After you work up your appetite, try Sawachi cuisine, including Kōchi’s signature dish, katsuo no tataki (seared bonito). Wash it down with a shōchū with the locals.

  Enjoy Kochi on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Wed, Apr 23Hiroshima Kamo CC

  Kamo Country Club, located in Higashi Hiroshima City, was designed by Seizo Tomizawa and is built on a grand scale. The natural hazards lying on the Kamo plateau are an element of the course, and each hole is unique and varied, It is challenging and attractive. The course has also hosted many professional tournaments and other official competitions, and has a reputation as one of the best championship courses in the Chugoku area of Japan.

  With the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima honors its tragic past as the first-ever target of an atomic bomb, but it has since become a vibrant city, filled with shops, restaurants and the beauty of Miyajima.

  Enjoy Hiroshima on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Thurs, Apr 24Kitakyushu Moji GC

  Moji Golf Club was designed by the 'master' Osamu Ueda, and its equally impressive clubhouse designed by Antonin Raymond. A prestigious golf course steeped in history. The course is rich in strategically natural features, the front nine being flatter, utilizing the natural terrain at the foot of the mountains. Each hole is wide but tightly designed with cross bunkers. The back nine is slightly shorter but featuring more undulations. There are many deep, high-jawed bunkers around the greens, making an added challenge.

  Kitakyushu is the northernmost city of Kyushu and has been an important hub for both land and marine traffic since olden times. It is the gateway between Honshu and Kyushu, as well as an important port for international trade. The city was formed in 1963 with the merger of five independent cities, namely, Kokura, Moji, Yahata, Tobata and Wakamatsu. Thanks to the preservation of multiple old buildings, a certain flair of past decades can still be experienced around Moji Port.

  Enjoy Kitakyushu on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Fri, Apr 25Sasebo

  Once a small fishing village, Sasebo has grown into the second largest city in the Nagasaki Prefecture with stunning views and unique, international flair. Kujukushima Aquarium has dolphins, coral reefs and many jellyfish. Off the coast, boats cruise among the forested Kujukushima Islands, part of Saikai National Park. To the south, Saikai Bridge is a popular spot to view cherry blossoms.

  Enjoy Sasebo on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Sat, Apr 26Busan, South Korea

  Busan, is well known for its beaches, mountains and temples. Busy Haeundae Beach features the Sea Life Aquarium, plus a Folk Square with traditional games such as tug-of-war, while Gwangalli Beach has many bars and views of modern Diamond Bridge. Beomeosa Temple, a Buddhist shrine founded in 678 A.D., is at the base of Geumjeong Mountain, which has hiking trails.

  Enjoy Busan on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Sun, Apr 27Sakaiminato

  Sandwiched between a sacred mountain, a sweeping bay, and an inland lake, the Sakaiminato area enjoys a surreal landscape, with Mount Daisen dominating the sky to the east. It is also a seafood paradise best known for its crab, hon-maguro, and prized Bluefin tuna.

  Enjoy Sakaiminato on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Mon, Apr 28Kanazawa

  A golden city with a rich past, Kanazawa boasts beautiful temples, a fine collection of museums, and handsomely preserved samurai and geisha districts.

  Enjoy Kanazawa on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Tues, Apr 29Niigata Nakajo GC

  Nakajo Golf Club is well-loved by golfers in Niigata Prefecture as it is easily accessible from Niigata City. The course was opened in 1988 under the supervision of Mr. Kikuo Arai and the overall supervision of Mr. Hideyo Sugimoto, both Japanese professionals on some renown. In its history, the club boasts a venerable tradition, with senior tournaments having been held there every year.

  On the coast of the Sea of Japan, the beautiful city of Niigata seamlessly blends old and new. Discover its ancient traditions, vibrant city life, and famed rice and sake. The Shinano River runs through its center of Niigata, with the six-arch Bandai Bridge, being a symbol of the city and a designated a national cultural asset. Life in Niigata City is closely tied to its coastal location on the Sea of Japan. To the north lies Sasagawanagare, a coastline section where beach lovers flock in the summertime.

  Enjoy Niigata on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Wed, Apr 30Akita Akita Tsubakidai GC

  Akita Tsubakidai Country Club opened in April 1973 and is one of the most respected venues in the area. It has hosted a great many amateur and professional events, and in 2003 hosted the 88th Japan Amateur Golf Championship.

  Bring your appetite to Akita. With its prime location adjacent to the Sea of Japan, seafood lovers will be in heaven. The region is famous for its rice production and the high-quality sake brewed from it. Once you’re full, take advantage of the city’s outdoor offerings by visiting the Shirakami-Sanchi Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or relax at the Nyuto Hot Springs.

  Enjoy Akita on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Thurs, May 1Aomori

  Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island Honshu. The prefectural capital is Aomori City. Sunny and refreshingly cool in the summer, lively and bustling during festival season and enjoyably sleepy in the way only the best seaside locations can be, this lovely city is a delight to spend time in.

  Enjoy Aomori on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.

  At Sea

• Fri, May 2At 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

• Sat, May 3 Disembark Tokyo, Japan

  8:00AM Disembark Azamara Pursuit.

  As the largest metropolitan area in the world, Tokyo is an exciting city where a seemingly unlimited choice of shops, restaurants and museums sit in contrast with an array of temples, shrines and gardens.

Golf Courses

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Hanayashiki Golf Club, Asia

Hanayashiki Golf Club, Asia

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Kamo Country Club, Asia

Kamo Country Club, Asia

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Moji Golf Club, Asia

Moji Golf Club, Asia

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Nakajo Golf Club, Asia

Nakajo Golf Club, Asia

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Akita Tsubakidai Country Club, Asia

Akita Tsubakidai Country Club, Asia

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Ship

Azamara Pursuit

Azamara Pursuit

The launch of Azamara Pursuit in 2018 opened the seas to new itineraries, and the opportunity to provide our guests with more unique and immersive experiences than ever before.

Specialty Restaurants

Specialty Restaurants

Feel on top of the world as you dine in luxury at one of two specialty restaurants – Aqualina and Prime C

The Sanctum Spa

The Sanctum Spa

Let our Spa transport you to a whole new world with treatments inspired by rituals from exotic cultures. You'll also find a hair salon, the Sanctum Terrace with a Thalassotherapy pool, and an assortment of the finest spa products.

The Sunset Bar

The Sunset Bar

Adjacent to Windows café, the sunset bar is a welcoming outdoor patio with covered and open air seating, and a bar. It's the perfect place for dining alfresco, enjoying a refreshing drink, taking in the sights of your favourite port, or simply watching the world sail by.

Life Onboard

Life Onboard

The Azamara experience doesn't pause when you depart a destination, it continues onboard with our top-tier dining, world-class entertainment and relaxing spa experiences.

Owners Suite

Owners Suite

Our largest suites have been transformed to feature contemporary design elements that create an elegant and organic feel. The design draws inspiration from nature—a sandy cliff, flowing river beds, exquisite white sand beaches, and rustling grasses.

Club Spa Suite

Club Spa Suite

Located next to the tranquil Sanctum Spa, our newest suites are the ultimate in contemporary design, comfort and pampering. With easy access to the Spa, open decks, swimming pool and our great restaurants, the Club Spa Suites surround you with organic, elegant décor, and the finest, most soothing amenities.

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FAQs

• 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.

• 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
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Are there more photos from past trips?

  You can view photo albums from various destinations from some of our past trips here.

• 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.

• 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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