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Coming to America
Pack your clubs: the golf-cruise craze is about to cross the Atlantic.
Forget boggy Scotland. Perry Golf is now touting the links of the lake country — the Great Lakes, that is. For the first time ever, the upscale golf travel specialists have hatched a series of North American golf cruises, enticing guests to tee-up at some of the most dramatic courses on the continent.
From June 2009, the recently refitted Clelia II — a plush 50-suite boat — will brave the brisk waters of the Canadian Maritimes and spend ten days cruising the St. Lawrence Seaway, aka the “gateway to North America.” Between whale-sightings and national park tours, the ship drops anchor at five different golf courses, including the distinguished Royal Montreal Golf Club, the oldest club in the Americas (1873). The summer’s second North American journey hits all five Great Lakes, stopping at such links-style courses as top-ranked Bay Harbor Golf Club, perched over the postcard-perfect bluffs of Little Traverse Bay, off Lake Michigan.
Perry Golf isn’t the only outfit getting in on the Americas’ golf-cruise circuit. Silversea has just announced its Silver Links voyages for 2009, with one itinerary alone taking in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. Even when you’re not on land, you can still work on your swing: Silversea organizes onboard golf clinics, putting contests and private “digital coaching” lessons.
Fortunately for any non-playing passengers, golf cruises offer more entertainment than just knocking around a ball. Perry Golf arranges cultural tours at each port (think visits to Niagara Falls and Anne of Green Gables’ house), not to mention wine tastings (who knew Michigan had award-winning wine?). Even golfers can appreciate the latter — especially those in need of soothing after a tough triple bogey.
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