Azamara Cruises has teamed up with Premier Golf, the official golf travel partner of the PGA of America, for a collection of eight dedicated golf cruises sailing in 2027 and 2028 across all four of the line's ships. The Inaugural Premier Golf Cruise Collection covers a lot of water: Ireland, Scotland, the British Isles, Northern Europe, the US Pacific Coast, Vietnam and Thailand, plus Australia and New Zealand. Courses on the itinerary read like a golfer's bucket list — Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Torrey Pines South in California and Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand among them.
The sailings run from a seven-night Pacific Coast golf cruise on Azamara Quest (May 17–24, 2027) through to an intensive Ireland golf cruise in May 2028, a Scotland intensive in June 2028, and a British Isles golf cruise timed around The Open in August 2028. The Southeast Asia option — Vietnam and Thailand on Azamara Pursuit, October 3–16, 2027 — pairs rounds with one of cruise golf's more exotic backdrops, while two Down Under itineraries in early 2028 flip between Australia and New Zealand. More 2028 golf sailings will be announced later.
The programme splits into two tracks. The Classic Collection targets serious golfers chasing traditional links and marquee courses. The Leisure Collection uses cart-friendly layouts, which makes it workable for casual players and groups with mixed abilities — a sensible distinction, since not everyone sharing a cabin wants a tee time every morning.
Beyond the cruises themselves, Azamara and Premier Golf have built five pre- and post-cruise golf extensions across four destinations: Mission Hills in Shenzhen, La Jolla in California, Sentosa Island in Singapore and Te Arai in New Zealand. Standouts include a post-cruise round at Torrey Pines South, rounds at Sentosa Golf Club, and two-night escapes playing both Te Arai's North and South courses.
Azamara CEO Dondra Ritzenthaler framed the partnership as a new take on the golf getaway, where the sailing between rounds becomes part of the trip rather than dead time. That plays to Azamara's strengths: smaller ships, longer port stays and a destination-focused style that suits golfers who'd rather unpack once than drive between courses.
For travellers, this is one of the more practical ways to tick off several dream courses in a single trip — no rental cars, no hotel swaps, and tee times handled by a company that arranges golf travel for a living. Book early if a specific course is the draw; intensive links itineraries in Scotland and Ireland are the kind of sailings that sell to a small, motivated audience fast. Full details and pricing are available through Azamara and Premier Golf.
