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Cruises with a swing

Golf lovers can enjoy fine courses around the world and stunning cruises with Fred. Olsen who offers a superb Flagship Golf package on board many of their cruises, with tee times waiting for you at a host of challenging courses worldwide. Links, parkland and heathfield courses (some designed by Jack Nicklaus and Robert Fream) have tight fairways that lead past heavy rough to signature holes.

The company’s Caribbean golf programme offers championship play on several Robert Trent Jones designed courses, where water hazards and manicured greens abound. During rounds ashore, Fred. Olsen’s resident PGA professional will be playing with you, offering advice and course management tips along the way.

Non-playing partners of Flagship Golfers can join the arranged non-playing activities, or, choose from the extensive range of facilities on board.

Included in the flagship gold package is a welcome party for golfers and non-playing partners; informal social gatherings to discuss golfing issues; four rounds of golf, including Green Fees and transportation to/from each course; a free practice facility’ on board; up to five sessions of tuition with our resident PGA Pro, competitions and an end of cruise prize-giving and is charged at £350pp in the Mediterranean, Canaries and Baltic and £400 in the Caribbean.

Some of the courses included in the scheme are:- Golf Torrequebarada in Malaga; The Royal Malta Golf Club; Club de Golf de la Coruna; Buena Vista Golf, Tenerife; The Barbados Golf Club; St Lucia Golf and Country Club; Miklagard Golf in Oslo and Nitvalja Golf Club, Tallinn.

September 22, 2008