We cruised South Island in April, weather was brilliant. Milford Sound and Fiord Land was exceptional with clear views throughout. We have just returned from the second Sea Princess cruise of the North and South Island (Jan 4-18) and the weather was overcast, low cloud and raining. While the weather was poor the waterfalls in Milford were spectacular so it is a 50 - 50 bet.
When you do go keep well away from Sea Princess although the ship was supposed to be sanitised after the NOVOVIRUS outbreak (200 plus passengers) I still managed to get infected 4 days into the cruise. Obviously ship not cleaned and while my wife shared cabin throughout the 4 days I was isolated she was still free to roam ship. Senior staff showed contempt to those passengers that did not have the virus. While denying any outbreak I did discover I was not the only one with it. We had to cancel Hobbiton trip and I was not well enough to leave cabin until last two ports on North Island. Take Glenn 20 to clean your cabin and a plastic bag for the TV remote but even that did not prevent me getting it. Good luck and if you decide to go with Princess take an extra $1000 to cover your medical expenses.
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We cruised South Island in April, weather was brilliant. Milford Sound and Fiord Land was exceptional with clear views throughout. We have just returned from the second Sea Princess cruise of the North and South Island (Jan 4-18) and the weather was overcast, low cloud and raining. While the weather was poor the waterfalls in Milford were spectacular so it is a 50 - 50 bet.
When you do go keep well away from Sea Princess although the ship was supposed to be sanitised after the NOVOVIRUS outbreak (200 plus passengers) I still managed to get infected 4 days into the cruise. Obviously ship not cleaned and while my wife shared cabin throughout the 4 days I was isolated she was still free to roam ship. Senior staff showed contempt to those passengers that did not have the virus. While denying any outbreak I did discover I was not the only one with it. We had to cancel Hobbiton trip and I was not well enough to leave cabin until last two ports on North Island. Take Glenn 20 to clean your cabin and a plastic bag for the TV remote but even that did not prevent me getting it. Good luck and if you decide to go with Princess take an extra $1000 to cover your medical expenses.