Great Lakes Cruises - A Golf Cruise on the Great Lakes

Where else but the Great Lakes could you find aManitoulin Island, to museums, arts and crafts
golf cruise? Even diehard golfers should get theirshops, and scenic tours. There is enough variety
fill on these Great Lakes cruises.available in this cruise package for it to qualify as
The golf cruise begins with 18 holes at Niagra fallsboth a golf cruise and a luxury cruise.
at the Grand Niagra Resort. From there the cruiseThis Great Lakes cruise also includes a stop at
liner moves on to make stops for courses athistoric Mackinac Island, where guests will have
Windsor, Port Elgin, Little Current and Houghton.time to tour the island. Sorry, no motorcars
The outing lasts for eight days and coversallowed on this island that still maintains many of
courses from one end of the Lakes to the other.its Victorian roots, so tours here will be by bicycle,
These are some of the most scenic andfoot, horseback or horse drawn carriage.
spectacular courses the region has to offer.The ship will pass under the Mackinac Bridge,
These golf courses all offer challenges to thewhich is one of the longest bridges in the world
advanced golfer and yet are easy enough for theand the longest two-tower suspension bridge in
novice. They also offer spectacular views andthe Western Hemisphere, and from there will
marvelous scenery, as does this Great Lakesmove on to the Soo locks, the busiest locks in
cruise in general which follows along some of thethe world.
most beautiful coastline in the U.S. and Canada.The liner that makes this cruise is the Celia II and
A problem that many golfers have is a spouseshe is being newly launched in 2009 after
who doesn't golf. A golf cruise might be just rightextensive renovation. The staterooms are
for such couples. At each stop of this cruise, thespacious and on a small boat like this, that means
golfers are shuttled off for the courses while thea limited number of staterooms. In fact, there are
non golfing passengers are offered tours of theonly 50 and the ship can only handle 100
scenic and historic sites the areas have to offer.passengers. So, make reservations early for this
These tours run from a powwow on LittleGreat Lakes cruise.