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Experience the world's most beautiful golf courses

This itinerary offers golf enthusiasts a kind of Tex-Mex experience. The journey through the Gulf of Mexico provides participants with a wide variety of golfing opportunities. Exciting nature experiences are also on the agenda, ensuring these rounds of golf will be particularly memorable. All in all, a menu tailor-made for golf connoisseurs.

Sat, 27.11.2027 Progreso (Mexiko) - El Jaguar at Yucatàn Country Club  
Jack Nicklaus has transformed a piece of land, which was dotted with numerous Mayan archaeological sites and cenotes (collapsed karst caves), into a truly impressive masterpiece! The result is a golfing challenge spanning a total distance of 6,675 metres, featuring plenty of water and sand hazards. The route to the clubhouse winds through spacious fairways and equally spacious greens. The ‘Golden Bear’ took particular care to meticulously preserve Yucatán’s ancient heritage and integrate it seamlessly into the design, making this round of golf – with its five par-3 holes – almost a cultural excursion.
 
Mon, 29.11.2027 Galveston (Texas) - Galveston Country Club  
This 18-hole championship course is bordered by Lake Como and the Gulf of Mexico, which surround the entire course with water features. On almost every hole of this compact layout, you can always sense the threat of water, as there is constant direct contact with water hazards of varying sizes. Right from the start of the round, you face the biggest challenge: the 1st hole, a 485-metre par 5, where the course’s longest fairway awaits you. Nevertheless, on this American parkland course with its very wide playing areas, golfers of all abilities should be able to achieve a satisfying result.

Wed, 01.12.2027 New Orleans (Louisiana) – TPC Louisiana Golf Club   
18 well-maintained holes feature fairways of manageable width, particularly as there is often tricky ‘wasteland’ right next to the playing areas. This means that with over 100 bunkers and five lakes on the approach to the greens, absolute precision is essential, particularly on long-distance shots. Designer Pete Dye has a penchant for ‘substantial lengths’, which is evident, among other things, in the four par-3 holes, all of which measure at least 200 metres. You shouldn’t hesitate to use a hybrid even from the tee box of a par 3.
  
Sat, 04.12.2027 Tampa (Florida)  – TPC Tampa Bay Golf Club  
This championship course, with its five tee positions, offers an engaging golfing experience for players of all abilities. Although it has its challenges, with fourteen of the fairways – some of which are quite wide – bordering on surrounding water hazards. You should also be able to think ahead when managing your game on this course, as almost every fairway has a distinct dogleg. Despite all this, or perhaps because of it, you can look forward to an exciting golfing adventure.

Price

Basis package: 3 courses - € 3,550 per person

  • Minimum number of participants for basic packages: 16 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

Ralf Pütter

The PGA Pro has been running his own golf school in Bochum since 2004. In 2005, he completed the DGV's A-Trainer course, later added his PGA Health Professional and in 2017 was one of the first holders of the academic degree ‘Master of Science Research and Instruction in Golf’ from the German Sport University Cologne. His expertise, combined with balance and calmness in training and play, has ensured a sense of achievement on land and at sea at Golf & Cruise for years.

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.