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July 2 - 11, 2004 9 Days/ 8 Nights/ 7 Rounds
Aboard the 122-Passenger Clipper Adventurer
Irish Links by Sea
What's Included
Itinerary Overview
Clipper Adventurer
Testimonials
Accommodation and Pricing
A land tour of Ireland’s beloved links would wear on even the most enthusiastic traveler.
The same schedule by sea, however, onboard the magnificent 122-passenger M/S Clipper Adventurer, is an entirely different proposition.
Each evening you'll relax surrounded by every comfort, convenience and the pastoral Irish countryside.
Each morning you will awaken to a new vista and a new links selected carefully for their intriguing variety of play:
- Ballyliffin
Ballyliffin is Ireland s most northerly golf club and is often referred to as the Dornoch of Ireland. The Glashedy Links is a new 18-hole course opened in summer of 1995, offers a modern championship test and is considered by many to be the best new links course to have been built this century.
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Donegal
Donegal Golf Club at Murvagh is delightfully located on a peninsula in Donegal Bay isolated from the rest of the world. Donegal is an excellent mixture of inland and links golf. The course forms two loops of nine holes as opposed to the traditional out and back .
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Connemara
Connemara Golf Club is an outstanding links layout of championship length on Ireland s Atlantic Coast. Located in Ballyconneely Bay with the Twelve Bens Mountains in the background, these features combine to make the ideal setting for this links established in 1973.
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Doonbeg
Doonbeg Golf Club, the newest addition to Ireland’s collection of storied links courses, is located midway between Ballybunion and Lahinch. Opened in 2001, it has already played host to the 2002 Palmer Cup matches and been named Golf Digest’s “Best New International Course” for 2002. Originally identified by the Black Watch Regiment as the preferred site for their course in the 1890’s, it was overlooked in favor of Lahinch due to inferior railroad access. Greg Norman has designed a magnificent links course, following a “least disturbance” philosophy to carve the holes out of a landscape of grass covered dunes which border the Atlantic. 14 of Doonbeg’s greens and 12 of its fairways were simply mowed. Each of the holes offers wonderful panoramas of the ocean and the Irish countryside.
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Ballybunion
Ballybunion is probably the most famous of the Irish links courses largely due to the plaudits received from Tom Watson who is a regular visitor. The land surrounding the small seaside town has provided what many feel is the most natural setting in the world for golf. The Old Course is a tough challenge with towering sandhills, tight fairways and well guarded greens. Feature holes are the 11th which runs along the cliff top and the par 3 15th a shot of 216 yards all carry and often into the sea breeze.
Opened in 1997 this classic seaside championship links course has already received much acclaim. The Old Head course is spectacularly situated on a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic. As well as bringing the sea & cliffs into play, you have to contend with the prevailing winds. golfer s paradise and it s scenic beauty has been compared to Cypress Point and Pebble Beach.
The course is on traditional links terrain on 200
acres of rugged sand dune land.
The links has been designed as a strong test and to be recognised as a links course of the future. Blind shots are notably absent at the European but pot bunkers of cavernous proportions & tall dunes provide for an unforgettable round.
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Sights to see amongst others include the Glenveagh National Park, the Cliffs at Bunglass, the Aran Islands, the Dingle Peninsula, Kinsale and Powerscourt Gardens.
This tour can be combined with our K Club post cruise extension including play on Portmarnock & 2006 Ryder Cup venue the K Club.
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- Accommodation in twin outside stateroom two lower beds based on twin occupancy in your selected category
- All meals and facilities of the Clipper Adventurer for 8 nights
- Round trip transfers to the ship on arrival and departure (guaranteed for those who purchase their airfare through PerryGolf)
- All transportation to/from golf courses
- Green fees and starting times for 7 rounds of golf
- General admission tickets to attend final two days of the British Open Championship
- Welcome and farewell cocktail parties
- Services of PerryGolf Cruise Staff
- All golf bag handling
- All shipboard gratuities
- All golf staff gratuities
- Port charges
- Non-golfer sightseeing program as listed in schedule
- All local taxes and service charges.
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| Optional Pre-cruise Dublin Stay | Westin Turnberry Resort 1 night |
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| Friday | July 2 | Depart Nassau | |
| Saturday | July 3 | Arrive Glasgow Airport |
Transfer to Glasgow City and embark the M/S Clipper Adventurer late afternoon in Greenock. Sail this evening to Greencastle, Ireland. |
| Sunday | July 4 | Golf at Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links) |
Non golfers will visit Glenveagh National Park. We remain at our berth in Killybegs this evening. |
| Monday | July 5 | Golf at Donegal Golf Club |
Non golfers will visit the Cliffs of Bunglass and Donegal town. Sail this evening to Connemara. |
| Tuesday | July 6 | Golf at Connemara Golf Club. |
Non golfers will visit Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. Sail this evening to Moyasta. |
| Wednesday | July 7 | Golf at Doonbeg Golf Club |
Non golfers will visit the Burren Country. Sail late this evening to Foynes. |
| Thursday | July 8 | Golf at Ballybunion Golf Club - Old Course |
Non golfers will visit Adare and tour the Dingle Peninsula. Sail this evening to Kinsale |
| Friday | July 9 | Golf at Old Head Golf Links | Non golfers will visit Kinsale and Bunratty Castle. Sail this evening to Arklow. |
| Saturday | July 10 | Golf at the European Club |
Non golfers will visit Glendalough and Powerscourt Gardens. Sail early this evening to Dublin. |
| Sunday | July 11 | Disembark M/S Clipper Adventurer in Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Optional Post Cruise Extension in Dublin - K Club venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup | The K club Hotel 2 nights |
Testimonials - Dennis Gould
Comments from previous cruisers
"Without a doubt this package far exceeded my expectations. The golf courses were challenging, the ship was comfortable, the food was excellent and the staff was superb".
Orlando, FL
Scottish Highlands Golf Cruise 2001
Bambi MacRae
Wilmington, NC
British Open Cruise 2000
"Nice job. Very organized, very friendly. Lovely ship. Great British Open. Nice prizes for golf winners. Unforgettable trip."
Ron & Pilar Julian
Moraga, CA
British Open Cruise 2000
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Crew: American and European
The Clipper Adventurer is a handsome expedition vessel reminiscent of the days of the great ocean liners, with lots of varnished wood and brass. She sails on a wide variety of voyages — in Europe, the Canadian Arctic, the U.S., South America, and Antarctica.
Built in 1975 as the Alla Tarasova in the former Yugoslavia, the 122-passenger M/S Clipper Adventurer underwent a $13-million conversion in 1998 in Scandinavia, and features 61 comfortable, all-outside cabins, with lower beds, private bathroom facilities, and individual temperature controls.
The window-lined dining room seats all passengers at leisurely single seating,
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There are two lounges — the Main Lounge and Bar on Promenade Deck, seating 130 passengers; and the Clipper Club, also on Promenade Deck, seating 45 passengers. There’s also a library/card room, a small workout room, a gift shop, and a hair salon.
Unique to the Clipper Adventurer is a spacious, covered promenade with a beautiful wooden deck (varnished Oregon pine) where passengers can view the seascapes.
There’s also plenty of open deck space on the Boat Deck and Sun Deck, while an observation platform located forward below the Bridge is ideal for wildlife viewing.
The Clipper Adventurer is an oceangoing vessel equipped with an ice-strengthened hull (A-1 ice class) ideally suited for cruising in remote environments such as Antarctica, but supremely comfortable anywhere she sails. A fleet of Zodiac landing craft provides access to areas where no infrastructure exists. The vessel is equipped with state-of-the-art satellite navigation and communication equipment including telephone, fax, and e-mail.
Accommodation categories,
Deck Plan and Pricing
Tour Cost Per Person starts at:
Golfers...............US$5,995.00 based on double occupancy
Non-Golfers.....US$5,145.00 based on double occupancy
Single
Supplement ............175% of double occupancy rate
Pricing and availability are subject to change
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