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Experience the world's most beautiful golf courses

A real treat for golfing connoisseurs. The route leads from the West Coast of North America all the way to Central America with a diverse array of golf courses on offer. Here, the players’ skills are put to the test individually and at each location. Perhaps that is why there is bound to be a course that will hold a very special place in one’s personal golfing history.

Fri 02.05.2025 San Diego, USA – Steele Canyon Golf Course
The Steele Canyon Golf Course offers a very special golfing treat. South African golf legend Gary Player has masterfully utilised the natural landscape to create 27 impressive holes. These are divided into the Canyon, Ranch and Vineyard Courses, each offering very different playing options. If the Canyon Course is characterised by rather stately fairways, the Ranch Course sometimes requires players to cover considerable distances from the tee. The Vineyard Course, on the other hand, with its partly overgrown fairways, requires foresighted course management.

Wed 07.05.2025 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Vista Vallarta Golf Club
These two 18-hole courses were conceived by the two great masters Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf, who each dedicated themselves to one course. The courses feature extremely wide fairways and strategically placed bunkers. As is so often the case, the geological conditions also determine parts of the design. The parkland-style courses, for instance, are fringed with dense areas of palms and impressive ficus trees.

Fri 09.05.2025 Zihuatanejo, Mexico – Palma Real Ixtapa Golf Club 
The Caribbean-style 18-hole course with its numerous coconut palms impresses with its lines directly on the Pacific. Robert Trent Jones Jr. has succeeded in creating generous fairways on the slightly hilly terrain. The legendary designer has with the well-placed bunkers, an integrated water hazard and the partly original jungle structure has created a playing experience that requires foresight and an overview.

Wed 14.05.2025 Puntarenas, Costa Rica – La Iguana Golf Course
A golfing adventure with very special flaura and fauna. An impressive 60 % of the fairways make their way through spectacular jungle landscapes. The exotic bird species that live in this region vie for attention along the way with their calls. If you can afford to take your eye off the ball, you might feel the gaze of a watching yellow-throated toucan and other creatures. Even if the fairways are very narrow in places, posing quite some difficulty, the course provides an unforgettable experience beyond the game itself.

price

Basic package: 4 courses - € 2,590 per person

  • Minimum number of participants for basic packages: 12 persons.
  • Minimum number of participants for additional courses: 10 persons.
  • If the minimum number of participants is not reached, cancellation will occur no later than eight weeks prior to cruise departure.
Your golf professional on this trip

Stefan Quirmbach

Stefan Quirmbach is one of the leading golf experts in German golf. In 1996 he was honoured with the 5-Star Professional Award from the PGAs of Europe, and until 2000 he was the state coach in Berlin-Brandenburg for seven years. The long-serving President of the PGA of Germany has been imparting his expert knowledge of health-conscious golfing for all levels for many years on board and since 2004 at the Golf Resort Hardenberg, which is home to the Stefan Quirmbach Golf School.

general information 

  • In order to guarantee a comfortable flow of play for all golfers, we have determined a basic speed, which is sufficient for a playing time of 4.5 to 5 hours on foot (covering 18 holes with a trolley).
  • Due to tournaments, renovations, etc. at the various golf clubs, our Golf & Cruise programme is subject to change at short notice.
  • Golf & Cruise voyages allow all players with a handicap of 36 or less to play on courses all over the world. 
  • Additional courses can only be booked in conjunction with the basic package.
  • The reservation of e-carts cannot always be guaranteed due to local availability and weather conditions. You may, therefore, have to play and walk just with trolleys - possibly even on hilly courses. Please consider this when planning/booking your Golf & Cruise package. 
  • Halfway refreshments are always ordered via the respective golf club; we have no influence on the quality of the snacks. We kindly ask for your understanding.
  • When booking a Golf & Cruise package and flights through Hapag-Lloyd, we will register your golf equipment directly with the airlines – when possible and required. The current baggage regulations of the relevant airline apply. In your travel documents, which you will receive about four weeks prior to departure, you will find relevant information about this. Excess baggage fees for golf equipment are normally to be paid at check-in.
  • Rental clubs for right-handed and left-handed players are available on board, subject to a surcharge.