Long-time members of Bent Pine Country Club, Bob and Annie Smith took their first golf cruise in 1999 along the Danube aboard the River Cloud, pictured here. Since then, they have been on golf cruises to Hawaii, Italy, New Zealand and the UK. In 2003, they participated in a Rhine river golf cruise along with 30 other Vero Beach club members.
Henry “Buzz” Wurzer is not especially fond of cruise vacations, yet the John’s Island resident and his wife, Marilyn, have taken four of them since 2002. Highlights have included Venice and the Grand Canal at St. Marks, the 60th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, sailing along the Riviera from Nice to Corsica, and the stunning landscapes of New Zealand. All were enlightening journeys into history, culture and scenery, but what hooked the Wurzers on cruising, and embedded in their psyches a driving desire for more, was the game of golf.
Like many links enthusiasts, including dozens from Vero Beach, the Wurzers have discovered the convenience, value and camaraderie of golf cruising. Their tour operator of choice is a company called Kalos Golf, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., which charters upscale vessels in Europe and New Zealand. “On our Mediterranean cruise along the Riviera in 2005, the entire passenger list of about 50 was from John’s Island,” says Buzz. “It was especially comfortable and congenial to be with people you know—like a history lesson with golf.”
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