New Zealand Cruise Holidays

A New Zealand cruise offers a unique combination of stunning natural landscapes and cosmopolitan cities, and encompasses a variety of diverse terrain, from desolate beaches and magnificent glaciers to lush vineyards and bubbling volcanoes. Ports featured on a New Zealand cruise include the capital, Wellington, and the bustling Auckland, both attractive modern cities offering a lively urban centre with plenty of attractions, from which much of the magnificent countryside can be visited. A New Zealand cruise is a feature on many Australian or South Pacific itineraries, and also often included on round-the-world journeys.

 

A New Zealand cruise is an ideal trip for those looking for a longer more adventurous journey at sea, and offers both a taste of the exotic and familiar. Popular ports on a New Zealand cruise include the harbours at Auckland or Wellington, both located on the North Island, and offering a host of shore excursions. The South Island is easily reached whilst on a New Zealand cruise, with many ferries making the trip from the North Island across Cook Strait. A New Zealand cruise offers plenty of choice for passengers, from strolling around the sophisticated cities, with their extensive dining and entertainment options, and visiting the rolling vineyards full of world-class wineries, to venturing out into the vast countryside, whether it be to visit the stunning coastline, alpine mountains, rugged cliffs glorious gardens or bubbling geysers. Boasting a unique culture, a New Zealand cruise features an insight into the Maori history and its people, and the indigenous flora and fauna found here, and, thanks to the 'Lord of the Rings' films, lets visitors discover the spectacular landscapes on many themed tours available. A New Zealand cruise is well-known for its outdoor activities, with the country a haven for adventure sports and pursuits, offering passengers the chance to try everything from windsurfing, kayaking and golf to bungee jumping, abseiling and rock-climbing.

 

The best time to enjoy a New Zealand cruise is during the off-season months, from October to March, when passengers can make the most of the wonderful sunny winters down under. Other ports visited on a New Zealand cruise include Wellington, Sydney, Fiji and Hawaii. Companies offering a cruise to New Zealand include P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Holland America.

Auckland

Wellington