UKDDC Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hi all I'm new to this board and not a regular RC cruiser (only previous was Splendour of the Seas in 2003!) but have cruised lots on other lines (Disney, Cunard, P&O). Anyway my oldest friend and I have booked onto the Brilliance of the Seas for a 5 night trip next March out of Tampa as part of our 50th birthday celebrations and, apart from a a few drinks(!), the theme of the trip will be golf. I have a few golf related questions which hopefully I can get some helpful information for. Thanks in advance! on the BOTS ship graphic on the RC website it shows 'Golf Simulator' but I can't find any information to confirm this. Does anyone know if they do have a golf simulator and if so the approximate costs/booking process? I think we could have some fun on sea days playing 'golf' with a few beers! We stop at Key West and Cozumel and am planning on playing Key West Golf Club and Cozumel Country Club. Any experience of these course, good or bad, would be helpful and if any other advice on booking, transport etc would be great. We fly in from the UK and plan on playing a round of golf the day before we board the ship. I have done some research and see a number of courses around Tampa but if anyone has some recommendations then that would be great. Looked at TPC Tampa but for a TPC course it doesn't seem to have the wow factor that maybe some others do. Streamsong seems to have the wow factor but cost and formality might not suit for a relaxed round of golf. I have lots of other questions RC and BOTS related and will post those over the coming months as I've already picked up lots of great information from everyone on these boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Lite Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 If you can spring it, I HIGHLY recommend playing Streamsong (Black, Red, Blue), Black being the newest course and the hardest. I know it is expensive, and you need a fore caddie but you won't be disappointed. They have a hotel you can stay at as well (March is expensive). Very comparable with some of the upper echelon links courses in Europe. TPC in general is overpriced for what you get. If you want something cheaper but still challenging, check out Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville (1 hour from Tampa). It is a private course but they open up tee times to the public for about $69.99-$99.00 person. wwwDOTgolfnowDOTcom World Woods (Pine Barrens) is also in Brooksville. It's an 36-hole course reasonably priced. Pine Barrens was on Golf Digest Top 100 a few years back but it's been going slightly downhill recently but still very good for the money. That's about it for Tampa. Not a ton of great courses unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Golf simulators on Royal Caribbean are no longer available. At some point in the last few years they got shut down and either removed or stuffed in a closet somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKDDC Posted May 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Many thanks to both and that is great info. Might have to look harder at Streamsong and make it work somehow! If anyone has any thoughts on golf in Key West and Cozumel it would still be most appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mook1525 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 screen baseball would be fun too. go to youtube and search "screen baseball korea" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Ahhhh dang this had me excited for a minute. I wouldn't normally go for a golf simulator, but on a cruise I would give it a go just for something else to do while on the ship. Oh well just means more time for all the other activities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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