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Cruising to the Course

Golfers dream of playing Tom Doak's legendary Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand, Sandy Lane on Barbados, Casa de Campo's Teeth of the Dog, and Puerto Vallarta's El Tigre. In 2009, golfers can sail aboard Silversea's Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper, and play golf on top notch courses at nearly every port, in 30 countries and island destinations in the South Pacific, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Mexico, as part of the 2009 Silver Links program.

For example, the Silver Shadow will depart iln December on a 9-day Caribbean voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados calling at Grand Turk, Samana, La Romana, St. Lucia and Grenada, with golf excursions to Casa de Campo, St. Lucia Golf and Country Club and Sandy Lane Country Club.

Getting ready for their rounds, passengers can work with an onboard, certified PGA professional, who offers private and group instruction, demonstrations, and high-tech swing analysis.

Among other accolades, Silversea has been awarded "World's Best" for several years, by both Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.

Golf Cruises

The long-established tour company, PerryGolf will set up a golf cruise for you on a private yacht, a river barge or a luxury cruise ship, in the Great Lakes and Canadian Maritime regions, and in Europe. The 2008-2009 schedule includes golf/sightseeing tours on the 18-passenger Le Phénicien on the Rhône River and the Rhône-Sete canal between Avignon and Aigues-Mortes in France, and the 20-passenger Le Libellule on the River Saone through the Burgundy wine region between Lyon and Dijon. Voyages to Turkey, the Greek Islands, Spain and Morocco are scheduled on the luxurious 34-passenger Callisto. The elegant Corinthian II, an all-suite yacht accommodating 114 passengers, sails South Africa's Indian Ocean on a 13-night, 7-round tour in 2009. The all-suite, 100-passenger Clelia II sails on a 7-night golf cruise on the Great Lakes. And, PerryGOlf also offers the "British Open by Sea" cruise with an 8-night voyage around Scotland with 5 rounds of links golf at Kingsbarns, Royal Aberdeen, Royal Dornoch, Machrihanish and David McLay Kidd's new design, Machrihanish Dunes, preceding the final round of the 138th British Open at Turnberry's Ailsa Course.800-344-5257. Check it out at: www.perrygolf.com.