Mediterranean & Western Europe Golf Cruises
There’s no better way to see Europe and its stunning coastline, than on a luxury cruise. Play at the best coastal golf courses, and visit the rustic and beautiful towns in Europe’s sun-drenched playground. Our Mediterranean Cruises typically visit ports in France, Monaco, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and combine a relaxing blend of sea-days, sightseeing in historic and fascinating cities, and golf on spectacular and world-renowned courses. Our Western Europe cruises cover a range of ports from the Baltic Sea ports in the north to Lisbon in the south. We often have overnight stays at multiple ports including Bordeaux.
Cruise on the finest ships from Silversea, Crystal, Seabourn, Explora and Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection to see ports and play on courses, that are typically inaccessible with travel on larger ships. Our tours are hosted by golfing enthusiasts, and offer an equally enjoyable experience to golfers as well as non-golfers. We play many of the great courses in Europe and often play a selection of the top 20 courses in each country we visit.
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours has released its inaugural Rhine River Golf Cruise – Milan to Amsterdam – 16 to 30 May 2026 (14 nights). Our tour commences with a 4 night stay in Milan at the 5 star Hotel Principe di Savoia, a splendid landmark building built in the 1920s, decorated in classic Italian and Art Deco style. Our stay in Milan includes a day tour including a cruise on Lake Como. The 7 night cruise north up the Rhine River concludes in Amsterdam and passes through 4 x countries. Our final stage of the tour sees us spend 3 nights in the lovely historic city of Utrecht, but a short train journey to Amsterdam. Our golf is split 2 games in Milan, 3 games on cruise and 2 games near Utrecht. Early booking will enable you to access the large top deck CAT 7 rooms with various privileges.
Following many reports that the launch of Explora I and II (with all staterooms having a private balcony) has been a game changer in the small luxury cruising market, Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours has selected a 7 night cruise on Explora I to base a 14 night golf cruise including 4 nights pre tour in Rome and 3 nights post tour in and around Barcelona. You can experience a great value highly inclusive cruise on Explora I with a well located balcony suite and a value cruise fare below AUD 1,800 per night. Value for single travellers is offered at less than AUD 1,100 per night. To this 7 night cruise we have added the option of 4 nights in a 5 star hotel in Rome with 2 x golf games at Marco Simone Golf Club, venue of the 2023 Ryder Cup, followed by a post cruise option of 3 nights in 5 star hotels in and around Barcelona with 2 games of golf at Camiral Golf Resort, reputedly the number 1 golf resort in Spain. On the cruise, optional golf is offered on all 5 shore days. In total, we offer 9 games of golf including 3 games on top golf courses in Italy and playing 2 of the 4 x highest ranked golf courses in Spain.
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours has released its inaugural Prague to Paris Golf Cruise – 10 to 26 August 2026 (16 nights). Our tour commences with a 4 night stay in historic Prague at the recently renovated 5 star Fairmont Hotel. In Prague we will play the highly rated Prague National golf course twice combined with some walking tours of the historic section of Prague. We then cruise for 9 nights through Germany concluding our cruise at near the border of France and Luxembourg. Our tour concludes with 3 nights in Paris at a 5 star hotel and 2 game of golf including on the Albatross Course at Golf National. Our up to 9 games of golf is split 2 games in Prague, 3 to 5 games on cruise and 2 games near Paris. Early booking will enable you to access the large top deck CAT 7 rooms with various privileges. The tour is scheduled for expected warm conditions with golf carts available on all golf courses. Of much attraction is the significantly discounted price of the Tauck tour compared to the pricing of the other 8 Prague/Paris tours Tauck will run in calendar 2026.
You are invited to join this golf journey from Greenwich to Barcelona sailing for 12 days/11 nights onboard Evrima, the up to 298 guest luxury ship owned by Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection. Combine the joy of sailing with up to 6 games of golf – you elect which games you want to play. Post cruise, there is the opportunity to extend your tour with 3 nights at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Barcelona and a further 2 golf games on offer. This well-crafted cruise itinerary stops first in Cobh, Ireland and then follows the western coastline of Europe around the Iberian Peninsula to Barcelona. Enroute you’ll visit famous, historic and fabulous ports including Bordeaux (overnight), Porto, Lisbon, Cartagena and Ibiza.
Offering up to 9 optional golf games, you are invited to join Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours Lisbon to Belfast Golf Cruise – 12 to 24 May 2027. This cruise offers some fantastic golfing opportunities including playing some of the best golf courses in Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The port days are particularly long and an over-night stay is included in Bordeaux. Silver Dawn is a delightful, highly inclusive cruise ship and offers probably the largest balcony suites in the small luxury cruise market. This is one leg of a world cruise and has limited staterooms available and all are offered on a guarantee basis. Our fare offered is Port to Port which currently requires a lower than normal 15% deposit.
After the recent success of our 18 night Western Europe Crystal Golf Cruise in June 2025, Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours has released a follow up Crystal Golf Cruise (13 Sept to 1 Oct 2027 – 18 nights) of the Western Mediterranean from Lisbon to Rome. Many great ports are visited in North Africa, Spain, France, Monaco and Italy – with 12 golf games included. The cruise can also be booked as 9 nights Lisbon to Barcelona (13 to 22 Sept 2027) and 9 nights Barcelona to Rome (22 Sept to 1 Oct 2027). Booking the full 18 nights saves 10% on the aggregate of the 2 x 9 night cruise segments. Book early and get your preferred staterooms with the option of a 10% discount on prepayment. Regardless whether you prepay or deposit, cancellation penalties remain unchanged and if Crystal should offer better fares prior to final payment, you can re-book at those enhanced cruise fares.