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French Polynesia

The Wavedancer out of Port Douglas to the Low Isles. One of the best excursions we ever did. Superb snorkeling. They provided the snorkeling gear, the stinger suits etc. Lunch onboard. Can't say enough how impressed we were with it. Went with my wife and out son who was 12 at the time. https://wavedancerlowisles.com/contact/

Thank you! The ship doesn't depart till 7pm, so there's lots of time.

Does anybody know much about this Spanish town? It's an option for a day excursion from Gibraltar. It looks interesting. We loved Gibraltar and last time did the "Ultimate Gibraltar" excursion which was a full day and included all the main attractions, so are looking for something different this time.

As others have said.. 1 day in Rome won't cut the mustard lol. Our first cruise over there, we made sure to start and finish in different ports. It ended in Rome and then we had 3 nights there before flying home. That was 'just' enough to squeeze in quite a few of the major things. We started in Athens and went to Santorini day 2. Funnily enough, we're going back June 2023. I would recommend stacking a few cruises against each other and see what has the most of your 'must see' ports. You won't get them all in one go and will need to sacrifice some.

Depends on day of the week and time of the day.. but mostly hourly. It's about 45 mins to get over there. https://www.fullers.co.nz/timetables-and-fares/?from=AUCK&to=WAIH

Thank you all for your advice. Very helpful!

Hello. We're weighing up an excursion from Naples to Capri. It's a boat, that takes us to see a number of places from the sea (the blue grotto etc). It then gives us 3-hours on the Island of Capri. We're thinking that might not be long enough.. and instead catching the hydrofoil over to Capri and spending the day there. Our ship is in Naples from 7am to 7pm. We're thinking you would want the whole day ashore on Capri. Any thoughts to that please?

If you really want to go to Akaroa - do it. It's only about an hour and a quarter drive. You could head over there and have say 5 hours there with couple of hours to spare. That would be plenty of time to see Akaroa.

Visit the maritime Museum (they've got the replica of the Endeavour which you can go onboard as well as a Submarine and Destroyer), it's great. Also near-by is Madam Tussuards wax museum and the Sea Life Aquarium. All in Darling Harbour.

You would be better to do things the other way round and cruise Australia and see NZ by land. You miss out most of the best stuff by cruising NZ instead of seeing it from land and you need longer to see NZ than Australia.

Thank you. Last time we had about 6 hours exploring Genoa itself. It is an option instead of going to Portofino.

Hello! 🙂 Any recommendations for excursions or providers of excursions from Genoa? Looking for say an 8-seater minivan tour. Last time we were over there, we were let down by a company. We wanted to spend a day in Portofino and Santa Margherita but basically got 10 minutes in each due to a relief driver that didn't know the plan and couldn't really speak English. So probably keen to go back there with a better company unless there's other recommendations of places of interest. TIA.

https://italytoursharing.com/ We used these guys for 4 ports last time and they were excellent. They had one that leaves from Naples and does the Amalfi Coast & Pompeii. Both amazing places. Make sure you pay extra and get a guide at Pompeii though - otherwise it doesn't mean anywhere near as much.

Thank you!

Thank you. Did the HoHo take you to Knossos?

Hello. Any advice on this port? Things to see, tour operators that are good and so-on. Is it far from where the ships dock etc? TIA!