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Sensatori Azul, by Karisma, Riviera Maya, Mexico EXCLUSIVE with Signature Vacations … with GOURMET INCLUSIVE luxury. | Pool & beachside waiter service as well as the benefits of 24-hour Room & Concierge Service | All Suites accommodations ranging from elegant Junior Suites to Swim-up Suites and In-pool Jacuzzi Suites | Fully serviced Spa offering tailored massages for couples, bridal parties and expectant mothers | All à la carte dining from 6 gourmet restaurants plus in-room & beachfront romantic dining opportunities While all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this ad, Signature Vacations accepts no responsibility for actions, errors or omissions arising from the readers use of the information howsoever caused. Signature Vacations, a division of First Choice Canada Inc., 1685 Tech Ave., Unit #2, Mississauga, L4W 0A7, ON Reg #50014683, BC Reg #3043, QUE Reg #800231. 19453
Jamaican Triple Treat ANITA DRAYCOTT Jamaica swings an ‘ace’ with three of its best golf courses located just 15 minutes from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. The Rose Hall Golf Association includes the Half Moon, White Witch and Cinnamon Hill courses, all within minutes of each other. All offer stay-and-play packages. Bewitched Just down the road at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, the White Witch, designed by Robert von Hagge and Rick Baril, will cast its spell on golfers. Its ‘beauty-and-the-beast’ allure starts on the spectacular 550-yard par- 5 first hole, which requires an elevated tee shot, with sensational views of the Caribbean, down to the fairway 250 feet below. The course is named after Annie Palmer, the ‘White Witch,’ who owned the Rose Hall sugar plantation on which it was built. Annie was a ruthless beauty who, as the story goes, murdered her three husbands. Generous fairways shaped by stately royal palms, plenty of bunkers to catch errant shots and no silly gimmicks. How Sweet It Is Playing Cinnamon Hill is like a swing through history. On Number 15 you putt alongside the waterfall where Elizabeth Barrett Browning is said to have penned, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Number 14 passes the house where singer Johnny Cash lived for 30 years. An ancient aqueduct winding through the course is a reminder that this was part of an 18th-century sugar plantation. There’s also a Canadian connection: Robert Ames, brother of PGA touring pro Stephen, is the director of golf. Over the Moon In 2008 Half Moon was named ‘Golf Resort of the Year’ (in the Rest of the World category) by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. I played a round with golf director, Ewan Pebbles, on the meticulously manicured 7,119-yard course originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. It’s classic Jones at his best, with generous fairways shaped by stately royal palms, plenty of bunkers to catch errant shots and no silly gimmicks. The Scottish-born Pebbles has recently opened the resort’s own golf academy. The staff mission at Half Moon is “we try to exceed guests’ expectations.” Mission accomplished. BONNE SANTÉ
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