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Azamara tees up 24 golf voyages featuring top-ranked courses

Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course) in Dubai
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course) in Dubai
Azamara is taking its eight-year partnership with PerryGolf to a new level. With the 2020/21 itineraries, 24 worldwide golf voyages will be offered, including play at more than 70 marquee courses in 23 countries, with 25 of the courses ranked among the world's top 100.

The British Open

Gordon Dalgleish, president and co-founder of PerryGolf, particularly highlighted the annual flagship British Isles golf voyage which includes attendance at The Open.

In the British Isles, Azamara and PerryGolf offer six voyages built on Azamara's country-intensive itineraries, offering access to the most renowned links such as Turnberry, Kingsbarns, Royal Birkdale, Royal County Down and Ballybunion. Next year, travelers can sail on the 2020 British Isles Golf Cruise, which visits nine ports, including Southampton, the site of the big championship at Royal St. George's.

Irish links

The 2021 Irish Links Golf Cruise is a 12-night sailing that circumnavigates the Emerald Isle — home to a quarter of the world's natural links — aboard Azamara Journey. Sailing from Southampton and overnighting in Dublin, the cruise gives golfers the chance to play six of Ireland's highest rated clubs, including Old Head, Ballybunion, Royal Portrush, Royal County Down and Portmarnock Golf Club.

New Norway voyage

In addition, Azamara and PerryGolf will set sail to Australia/New Zealand, South Africa, South America, the Arabian Gulf, the Mediterranean and the Baltic. New to the collection in 2021 is a voyage to Norway with play on the spectacular and remote Lofoten Links.

The golf voyages vary from seven to 17 nights, with included golf ranging from three to seven rounds depending on the sailing.

What's included

The PerryGolf program includes staff members on board and on site at each golf venue to organize and plan every aspect of the experience. Also included: green fees and confirmed starting times including shared use of electric golf cart (or caddies at many venues in the British Isles) and daily golf pairings arranged in advance, transfers in luxury air-conditioned motor coaches and golf equipment managed by PerryGolf from start to finish.

Further inclusives are practice range golf balls; a box lunch at each course including post-round open bar for select standard beers, wines and spirits; on-board golf group social events, a casual tournament format with awards on one day and all gratuities for golf-related staff including drivers and golf bag handling staff