Spectacular Scottish Links & Islands Golf Cruise with Azamara

Amsterdam has a personality all its own, including a long time reputation for tolerance.You'll be thinking of tulips and wooden shoes, perhaps Heineken beer, and some of the city's past inhabitants: Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Anne Frank, who wrote her famous diary hidden in a canal-side house.Amsterdam has more canals than Venice connecting a jigsaw puzzle of 90 islands, joined by some 1280 bridges, and it also boasts the oldest stock exchange in the world.Embark Azamara Journey beginning at 1:00PM. All aboard by 3:30PM.Welcome Cocktails & Briefing this evening. Meet your fellow participants.Overnight: At Sea Today it’s time to relax and reset.Make your reservations early for The Sanctum Spa, a world-class wellness facility offering a full range of health, beauty and restorative treatments.Complimentary fitness and nutrition classes are available along with a fully equipped gym on Deck 9 offering magnificent sea views.There’s room for everyone on the Pool Deck both in and out of the sun.Service to your lounge chair is available from The Pool Bar where the attentive staff is always ready to offer an inclusive cocktail, beer, bottled water, soft drink or fresh towel.The Patio restaurant serves casual fare during the day then completely transforms itself into a sit-down al fresco dining experience at night with table linens and candles.Elegant specialty dining is available for beef at Prime C and Italian at Aqualina.  Windows Café serves casual buffet dining with every imaginable choice indoors and out at the sensational Sunset Bar. Overnight: At Sea GOLF: Today play Dumbarnie Links the dramatic and exciting new kid on the Scottish golf landscape.Located 9 miles south of St Andrews, the layout plays over 345 acres, part of the 5,000-acre Balcarres Estate held by Lord Anthony Balniel and his family since the 16th century.Designed by Clive Clark, a member of the 1973 Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team, the site is highlighted by a mile and a half of sea frontage featuring panoramic views over the Firth of Forth.Its dual elevations, which are connected by a flowing escarpment, provide a number of elevated tees where holes play directly towards the sea.Overnight: In Port – Edinburgh (Leith), Scotland Enjoy another full day in Scotland’s beautiful capital city!Overnight: At Sea GOLF: Cruden Bay offers an internationally famous golfing experience – old fashioned links golf at its best – on one of the finest courses in Scotland.Creating unique challenges with greens and fairways hidden between massive dunes, driveable par fours, blind shots and of course gorgeous view of the North Sea.Cruden Bay is a regular among the world’s top 100 clubs.Overnight: At Sea GOLF: Today play Royal Dornoch.The curving bay of the Dornoch Firth and its magnificent white broad beaches are backed by a narrow strip of softly contoured dune land rising in two distinctive levels, providing just enough room for parallel fairways.The ridges, hillocks, dunes and undulating links land have all the characters of the best of links courses, and most of the difficulties.Old Tom Morris was the architect responsible for extending the original 9 holes layout to 18 holes in 1886.He introduced the plateau greens which are the soul of the course, their uniqueness lies in their size and their inverted saucer shapes.Overnight: At Sea Nearly 600 miles north of London is Shetland, Britain’s most northerly territory found due west of Norway.The only town in this archipelago of more than 100 islands and fewer than 8,000 inhabitants is the port of Lerwick.This might not be where you’d expect to find charming shops, lively pubs, and visiting yachts, but you will.Overnight: At Sea GOLF: Orkney Golf Club is situated on the outskirts of Kirkwall, and is the oldest in the Orkney Islands, having been founded in 1889.This local community club offers a sporting and fun layout of just under 6,000 yards long and boasts beautiful panoramic views over the Northern Isles, and the town of Kirkwall.Overnight: At Sea Colorful row houses and red-hulled fishing vessels line the shores of the picturesque port set on the edge of the Outer Hebrides.Deeply rooted in tradition, it’s not uncommon to be greeted in Gaelic here.Listen to the lilt of locals as you dine on fresh-caught seafood and delectable Stornoway smoked salmon.Adventurous palates may also seek out the local delicacy of Stornoway Black Pudding to pair with a strong pint of ale from the Hebridean Brewing Company.Stroll the streets surrounding the harbor to peruse the largest selection of shops outside of the mainland, including independent bookstores, quaint bakeries, and pubs – even an ironmonger.The gateway to Lewis and Harris Island, Stornoway is a short journey to a natural wonderland of mountains, craggy rocks, moorlands, meadows, and rugged coastlines.Explore the grounds of historic Lews Castle. Walk the hallowed grounds surrounding the ancient Callanish Stones. Watch as skilled craftsmen produce Harris Tweed, a luxury handwoven wool unique to the Island.Overnight: At Sea Under the craggy emerald peaks of the Scottish Highlands lies a tiny port town with a heart for adventure.Gaelic for “little bay”, Oban is a captivating getaway that fulfils your every dream of Scotland.Dubbed both the Gateway to the Isles and the sea kayaking capital of Scotland; kayaking, boating, and other outdoor endeavours are within easy reach of Oban. Kayak out of the harbour or take one of many ferries to the neighboring isles to spend your day portaging and hiking.River otters, seals, sea lions, porpoise and puffins attract nature lovers to explore the shores of Loch Linnhe and the nearby Scottish Sealife Sanctuary.The backdrop to both historic and fictional scenes, Oban’s breath-taking landscape has played a key role in some of history’s most famous moments.Explore the magnificent Inveraray Castle, the former home to the Duke of Argyll. Look familiar? This vision in Gothic Revival architecture can also be seen on the popular show Downtown Abbey as the fictional “Duneagle Castle”.Overnight: At Sea GOLF: Today play Prestwick Golf ClubOne of the world's oldest clubs and whose very testing and traditional links hosted the very first Open in 1860.The winner was Willie Park from Musselburgh with a score of 174 for thirty-six holes, two shots clear of the legendary Old Tom Morris. Prestwick was home to the first eleven Opens and then held it jointly along with The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (Muirfield).Prestwick's twenty fourth and last Open was in 1925 when Jim Barnes from the USA won. Only the Old Course of St Andrews hosted The Open more than Prestwick.Overnight: In Port: Greenock, Scotland Enjoy another day in Glasgow before our late afternoon departure for Dublin.Overnight: At Sea Disembark Azamara Journey at 9:00AM.Consider remaining onboard for our 10-night, 6-round, 2023 Irish Links Golf Cruise, August 29 – September 8, Dublin – Southampton.