Booking New Zealand cruise - November or March?

[grayjay]

Our last visit to New Zealand was more than 20 years ago - we can't wait to go there again in 2014.

No, I won't ask how the weather will be like or how high the waves can be - I know that's impossible to predict precisely :D . But we're trying to decide whether to choose one of the cruises offered in November ( perhaps combined with the repo cruise Singapur-Sydney) or to go in March which might be combinable with the South Pacific.

Flights are looong and expensive to down under - so any ideas you want to share will be appreciated. The first thing we must decide is whether spring ( November) or autumn ( March) might be the better way to explore this part of the world again.

Thank you again for your help.

[KaththeTaff]

My own preference, base don my previous visit towards the end of the Summer, would be to go for the Autumn option. This is because the New Zealanders I spoke to all said that the Spring had been wet and stormy that year, whereas late Summer was hot and sunny!

 

As you say, though, nothing can be guaranteed!