Details for next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor, Co. Limerick, have already hit the headlines for its record-high ticket prices at the hotel venue.

As The Irish Times reports, the daily admission of €499 is the highest ever charge for a European venue, costing almost twice as much as Rome’s admission just two years ago.

As for those bound for Ireland’s hosting of the event, travel and accommodation, naturally, won’t come cheap either, according to the golf tournament’s travel service “A milestone of this magnitude calls for an experience equally exceptional.”

As Afloat previously reported, plans were considered for cruise ship accommodation, which have led to Oceania Cruises 66,000-ton, Marina, a 240m-long by 30m-wide cruise ship that “will grace the mouth of the majestic River Shannon for this unforgettable event," added the organisers.

Golfing fans have the offer to use the ‘Ocean’ class cruise ship as it remains in Foynes Port during the week-long event starting in September, but the floating venue is for land-dwelling golfers rather than those taking it as part of a cruise from the UK.

Before its arrival to Irish shores, Marina is to depart Southampton on a Sunday but will spend only one full day at sea across the Celtic Sea before berthing at Foynes on Tuesday afternoon.

Aptly, the Marina features a putting green, pickleball court, and croquet lawn on the top deck of the 2011 Italian-built cruise ship. It features nine restaurants, from a steakhouse grill to a Parisian-style bistro; cocktail bars and casino machines make up the all-inclusive experience.

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