Since 2014, Le Figaro has been offering golf cruises in the Caribbean.
Interrupted in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, this getaway to the end of the world resumes at the beginning of next year.
In February 2022, Figaro Croisières and the Ponant company once again chartered a ship in the Lesser Antilles in order to escape the grayness and enjoy the tropical summer.
From February 10 to 23, 2022, the “Golf & Pro-Am du Figaro” * cruise will visit the turquoise blue waters and the green courses of the Caribbean arc.
On board the Champlain, a five-star ship that combines refined design with the relaxed atmosphere of a clubhouse, passengers will head to the Tropics to experience thirteen exceptional days.
Professional players
It is from the port of La Romana, in Santo Domingo, that their journey will begin.
After two days at the dock to play the famous courses of the complex of Casa del Campo ("Teeth o the dog" and "Dye Fore"), the boat will cast off for a day at sea. The opportunity to discover the pleasures of the sea. navigation, to attend a conference with the professional players present or to take advantage of the activities on board (spa, massages, etc.).
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A stopover in Dominica, considered to be the wildest island in the Antilles, will allow you to explore the tropical forest and the mangrove swamp where lianas, roots and giant trees intermingle.
A breath of fresh air before tackling the course of Saint Lucia.
Revisited by Australian Greg Norman, “Pigeon Point” - named after an observation post perched high on the island - now offers eighteen holes (6167m, par 71) of very good standing.
Paradise beaches
The day after a well-deserved relaxation on the paradisiacal beaches of Mayreau, it is the Grenadines Estate Golf Club which will then welcome the passenger-golfers in the middle of its hundreds of tortoises, black and orange. Cruise passengers will then disembark at the port of Bridgetown in Barbados, to enjoy the lush greenery of the Sandy Lane Golf Club (designed by Tom Fazio) and the Royal Westmoreland (designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr).
Surrounded by professional golfers led by the experienced Bernard Pascassio, those who feel the soul of competitors will experience a real Pro-Am tournament over six rounds.
While golfers who wish to enjoy the game freely, can count on Frédéric Regard, French number 1 player in 1987 and qualified teacher, will explain to them the traps to avoid on the selected courses and will provide field coaching.
* Information and reservations: 0 820 20 41 28 or www.lesvoyages.fr