Jump to content

Golf


Harbour20
 Share

Recommended Posts

Has anyone played golf in mid July while docked at Dockyard?  We will be there on Wednesday, Thursday and leave at 4:00 on Friday.  I will have to rent clubs.  Looking for recommendations and if it might be too warm to play in afternoon.  Can you book while on the ship or best to book on my own?

 

Advice is welcomed.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you Limon,  I have already gone to the website and want to sign up but was wondering if anyone knew how warm it can be as the package doesn’t begin until after 2:00.  It is a great price.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Posted (edited)
28 minutes ago, Harbour20 said:

Thank you Limon,  I have already gone to the website and want to sign up but was wondering if anyone knew how warm it can be as the package doesn’t begin until after 2:00.  It is a great price.  

Better to go in the morning but mid June the heat will probably be tolerable. My freind would get a 7:30am or 8:30am tee time when we went June. Unfortunately can't predict the weather but June is usually less humid than July and August but expect 80 to 85 in the afternoon. . 

Edited by Charles4515
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The temperature will probably be mid 80’s.  Port Royal sits next to the ocean so there will be some nice sea breezes.  We’ve golfed at Port Royal several times in the past (usually late August/early September) and found out that the NCL ship (we were on Celebrity) has a morning excursion which takes up a chunk of tee times, so mornings might be out.  I’d take the 2:00 pm deal.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

18 hours ago, Harbour20 said:

Has anyone played golf in mid July while docked at Dockyard?

It will be extremely hot and humid most likely. 

 

18 hours ago, Harbour20 said:

I will have to rent clubs.  Looking for recommendations and if it might be too warm to play in afternoon.  Can you book while on the ship or best to book on my own?

I think the best golf on the island is at the Mid Ocean Club. It is private but they will allow a limited number of tee times for non members if you call and ask nicely. You need to call yourself. They also have a private beach and beach club which is fantastic if you golf early. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

15 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

It will be extremely hot and humid most likely. 

 

I think the best golf on the island is at the Mid Ocean Club. It is private but they will allow a limited number of tee times for non members if you call and ask nicely. You need to call yourself. They also have a private beach and beach club which is fantastic if you golf early. 

You should mention that Mid Ocean is a challenging course. It is on the other side of Bermuda than the Dockyard and it is more expensive than Port Royal. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

32 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

You should mention that Mid Ocean is a challenging course. It is on the other side of Bermuda than the Dockyard and it is more expensive than Port Royal. 

Mid Ocean is challenging but it's a much higher quality course than Port Royal. Port Royal has some nice holes but its a more modern course and doesn't have the same charm that Mid Ocean has. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you SueMo, that information was helpful.  We will be on Celebrating and there is a NCL ship there the days we are there.  I live on Hilton Head and have played in warm weather (90) but not when the humidity gets too high.  

 

I am aware of Mid Ocean but it might be too far for me without my husband.  I have read their website and the guest fee is considerably higher.  I can see that it is a beautiful course.  I have played some beautiful courses on Hilton Head with water views as well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Harbour20 said:

I am aware of Mid Ocean but it might be too far for me without my husband.  I have read their website and the guest fee is considerably higher.  I can see that it is a beautiful course.

It is on the other side of the island so there's that, but you can take the ferry to St Georges. And it is more expensive but you get what you pay for here-- Port Royal is nice but it's a corporate/resort course and feels that way. There's something very special feeling about MOC-- regularly ranked in top 100 in the world. It's worth the extra effort and expense if you are inclined. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

20 hours ago, Harbour20 said:

Thank you Limon,  I have already gone to the website and want to sign up but was wondering if anyone knew how warm it can be as the package doesn’t begin until after 2:00.  It is a great price.  

There is also a special that you can do if you want to play in the morning as well ($220 vs $130). It does cost more but it will be cooler. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

My son was on a cruise last week and played at both Mid Ocean and Port Royal.  

 

Mid Ocean charged $275 ($100 less than their normal $375 because of green aeration) for a 1 pm tee time.  He and his companions took their clubs with them (ferry to Hamilton, then taxi to the course).  Between the hassle of getting there (he said he would rather pay the big $$ and go by taxi the entire way if he were to do it over) and the high greens price, he said he probably wouldn’t do it again from the Dockyards.

 

On the other hand, Port Royal cost only $75 for a 3 pm (twilight rate) tee time, and the taxi ride there and back were pretty painless.  The course was in decent shape.

 

I’ve played at Turtle Hill several times in the past from the cruise ship and found it to be very nice for a par 3 course.  However last year we found it to be in rough shape compared to prior visits—greens and fairways had a lot of dead grass and bare spots. The grounds just weren’t as nice as they have been in the past.  This probably has a lot to do with the fact that the Fairmont Southhampton is no longer open.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

43 minutes ago, SueMo said:

My son was on a cruise last week and played at both Mid Ocean and Port Royal.  

 

Mid Ocean charged $275 ($100 less than their normal $375 because of green aeration) for a 1 pm tee time.  He and his companions took their clubs with them (ferry to Hamilton, then taxi to the course).  Between the hassle of getting there (he said he would rather pay the big $$ and go by taxi the entire way if he were to do it over) and the high greens price, he said he probably wouldn’t do it again from the Dockyards.

 

On the other hand, Port Royal cost only $75 for a 3 pm (twilight rate) tee time, and the taxi ride there and back were pretty painless.  The course was in decent shape.

 

I’ve played at Turtle Hill several times in the past from the cruise ship and found it to be very nice for a par 3 course.  However last year we found it to be in rough shape compared to prior visits—greens and fairways had a lot of dead grass and bare spots. The grounds just weren’t as nice as they have been in the past.  This probably has a lot to do with the fact that the Fairmont Southhampton is no longer open.  

Unfortunately I won’t be playing any golf in Bermuda as we had to cancel our trip last week.  My husband is in the hospital.  Maybe some day.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Harbour20 said:

Unfortunately I won’t be playing any golf in Bermuda as we had to cancel our trip last week.  My husband is in the hospital.  Maybe some day.

I’m so sorry.  I hope he has a speedy recovery.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 hours ago, LewesBeach said:

We will be in Bermuda mid November on the Sky Princess repositioning cruise.  Anyone have an idea of the weather in November for golfing?  

I expect it should be good golfing weather. Mid 70’s. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share

  • Forum Jump
    • Categories
      • Welcome to Cruise Critic
      • Hurricane Zone 2024
      • Cruise Insurance Q&A w/ Steve Dasseos of Tripinsurancestore.com Summer 2024
      • New Cruisers
      • Cruise Lines “A – O”
      • Cruise Lines “P – Z”
      • River Cruising
      • ROLL CALLS
      • Cruise Critic News & Features
      • Digital Photography & Cruise Technology
      • Special Interest Cruising
      • Cruise Discussion Topics
      • UK Cruising
      • Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
      • Canadian Cruisers
      • North American Homeports
      • Ports of Call
      • Cruise Conversations
×
×
  • Create New...