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@SydneyCruisingFamily Thank you for all the information you provided for this tour. We did indeed take the tour and all the normal stops were open on Easter. It was great experience, and our guide - John Wellington, was absolutely fabulous. He provided great commentary for the tour, and kept it all fun and interesting for all of us. The sights were unbelievable. We also got some extra time on the tour, as the ship could not make port in Dunedin. Our tour was redirected to Christchurch to meet the ship the next day. Our tour guide, John, was fantastic with the issue, and arranged a more scenic ride to Christchurch, and great accommodations and dinner once we arrived. We also got a brief tour of Christchurch CBD prior to returning to the ship. I just noticed you had a post in the Ovation Apr 15th repositioning thread. We are also on that cruise. Hope you are having a great time - we are. Perhaps we can meet up? Thanks again!

@SydneyCruisingFamily Thanks again for the great info. We have a couple additional questions... We realize that the second day of the tour will be Easter Sunday, and I am reading that many shops and other attractions in Dunedin (and NZ in general) may/will be closed, and there are some laws about what can be open on Easter. Given this, do you think places the tour stops at on the second day would be open or closed. Also, do you know or remember the name of the tour company that provided the tour. I asked Royal and they would not provide it. If possible, I would like to reach out to them to get their input. If many of the second day places are going to be closed, and it becomes mostly just a long bus ride, we may opt to cancel out of the tour. Again, thank you for your help and the info you have provided.

SydneyCruisingFamily - Thank you very much for your write-up and pictures. It gave us a lot more info on the tour and we are really excited. A couple questions.. Did you have (or feel the need to have) hiking gear, poles, etc or was the walking portion easy enough to handle? About what time did you return to the ship in Dunedin. Is there any time to wander there? Thank again!

Thanks all for your comments. We decided to book the excursion and are looking forward to it.

thanks all for your comments. We decided to book the tour and are really looking forward to it.

Thanks for the info. It is a Royal sponsored excursion, so if we are delayed they will wait or take care of us.

We are considering the Royal Caribbean Multi-Day Adventures - Queenstown - Milford/Dunedin on our upcoming New Zealand cruise and were wondering if anybody has done this, and what the experience was, and is it worth it. This is a 2 day adventure where we are dropped off at Milford Sound and see the sound, go to Queenstown overnight, and end up in Dunedin to catch up with the ship. We appreciate your thoughts. Note - I am crossposting this into the Australia / New Zealand thread as well. Thanks in advance

We are considering the Royal Caribbean Multi-Day Adventures - Queenstown - Milford/Dunedin on our New Zealand cruise and were wondering if anybody has done this, and what the experience was, and is it worth it. This is a 2 day adventure where we are dropped off at Milford Sound and see the sound, go to Queenstown overnight, and end up in Dunedin to catch up with the ship. We appreciate your thoughts. Note - I am crossposting this into the Main Royal thread as well. Thanks in advance