By Greg Wise
caribbean golf central
Not Your Ordinary Cruise...
our Head Waiter – Mario, he made it possible to order and adjust the order to fit, whatever she needed to stay on track. Needless to say, this was an amazing experience with Carnival (to say the least). Very accommodating and
Imagine booking a 3 day Get-Away
still creating the “Fun Ship” attitude.
cruise on Carnival out of Miami... to
Off the ship on Saturday morning
Nassau and back. The itinerary fit very
early… and on our way to Royal Blue
well with playing a round of golf on one
Golf Club and Baha Mar Resort. This
of the great courses on New Provi-
is obviously not the “Normal Islands
dence... eat plenty of great food... sip a
Course.” This course is a Nicklaus
couple of cool ones on the beach.
design that incorporates the flats of an
Then it happens! Your wife an-
island with the natural elevations and
nounces, 30 days before the cruise,
rock formation on the mid-point of the
“I’m going on a very strict diet!”
island. The first tee falls from one of
”REALLY?” – Knowing the amount of food on a cruise ship… I began to wonder how she was going to pull this off.
the highest points on the island amidst Beverly and Greg Wise at Baha Mar in New Providence, Bahamas
the natural Limestone formations,
Boy was I pleasantly surprised. When we boarded the Victory in Miami on Friday, we made our way to the Lido Deck. For anyone that hasn’t been on a cruise… that’s why you get on the ship early. Lido Deck is where all the food is for lunch. Nothing else to do on the ship… may as well eat! The most surprising part for me, was that my wife started talking to one of the Junior Hostesses – Gabriela, who talked my wife through the way to order her food early and we found, what I thought was going to be a nightmare for my wife eating this diet, was going to be an easy way of life for 3-days. When we sat down for dinner that night and explained our concern with
View from 10th fairway… affectionately known as “golf on the rocks”
down some 110 feet to the fairway of this dramatic par 4 hole. Believe me… that dramatics continue for another 17 holes. This design has very few points that you can actually relax to catch your breath. The combination of this 3 day itinerary out of Miami made it really a breeze for potentially 2 rounds of golf on the Saturday and then relaxing on the way home on Sunday, back to Miami. 16th hole – The Island 36
Time for a Fun Ship Cruise. Golf Central • Volume 19, Issue 4