Grand Princess in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga today - 26th October 2022

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Grand Princess in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga today for the very first time!

 

[getting older slowly]

Nice to see....  getting on her on the 4th Nov in Melbourne.... finally our 1st cruise since dec 2019

 

Cheers Don

[bazshirl2]

Wishing you a great cruise Don. It's been a long time coming for us Vics. Will be interested in your review in due course. We are travelling on her early January. Barry

[Aussieflyer]

52 minutes ago, getting older slowly said:

Nice to see....  getting on her on the 4th Nov in Melbourne.... finally our 1st cruise since dec 2019

 

Cheers Don

We will wave as we are getting off in Melb on 4th - just a short 2-dayer from Sydney but a nice little break I hope.

[getting older slowly]

We will be enjoying this cruise.... no matter what.....

 

as long as they have Food and Wine we will be happy

 

I remember on our 1st cruise to NZ  (Early Dec) we started at Auckland and got as far as Wellington.. then headed home missing the south island due to two big storms...

The only saving was a quick stop at Picton before many seadays 

 

Cheers Don

[MMDown Under]

3 minutes ago, getting older slowly said:

We will be enjoying this cruise.... no matter what.....

 

as long as they have Food and Wine we will be happy

 

I remember on our 1st cruise to NZ  (Early Dec) we started at Auckland and got as far as Wellington.. then headed home missing the south island due to two big storms...

The only saving was a quick stop at Picton before many seadays 

 

Cheers Don

You were unlucky, Don.  I've never heard of a ship taking a shortcut home before.  I've always wanted to visit Picton.  Sounds like only a short visit not long enough to visit wineries.

Hope this cruise is perfect.  Bon Voyage

[Aus Traveller]

58 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

You were unlucky, Don.  I've never heard of a ship taking a shortcut home before.  I've always wanted to visit Picton.  Sounds like only a short visit not long enough to visit wineries.

Hope this cruise is perfect.  Bon Voyage

We had a 'shortcut' on a NZ cruise. I think it would have been on a Sea Princess cruise from Brisbane. We called into the North Island ports and got as far as Akaroa before a big storm further south caused a change of plans. We turned back north, called into Picton and had a 'drive-by' of Lord Howe Island on the way back to Australia.

[springaussie]

17 hours ago, Aussieflyer said:

We will wave as we are getting off in Melb on 4th - just a short 2-dayer from Sydney but a nice little break I hope.

So am I.

It sounds like it will be very cold on the way! 
Como g back by train.