Kiwi Kruzer Posted April 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I note Ruby Princess will be doing a NZ Getaway cruise between Christmas and New Year in Dec 2019. Should be a very popular cruise. Being advertised as space controlled re children. 27th December 2019: Auckland, New Zealand: Depart 6pm 28th December: Bay Of Islands, New Zealand: 8am - 6pm 29th December: At Sea 30th December: Auckland, New Zealand: Disembark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted April 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Golden Princess got a 4 day fare going back from Auckland to Melbourne too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted April 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I note Ruby Princess will be doing a NZ Getaway cruise between Christmas and New Year in Dec 2019.Should be a very popular cruise. Being advertised as space controlled re children. 27th December 2019: Auckland, New Zealand: Depart 6pm 28th December: Bay Of Islands, New Zealand: 8am - 6pm 29th December: At Sea 30th December: Auckland, New Zealand: Disembark What a clever idea, making three peak season cruises - Christmas, between (3 days), New Year. Perfect for busy people, who just want a short break away over the holidays, when lots of businesses close down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted April 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Its a great idea. I wished that cruiselines would do this more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted April 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Very cool and should be very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted April 21, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yes..You can have Christmas at home with the family, then a few days away on a cruise and back to celebrate the New Year at home.:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewgood Posted April 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Having family in Auckland I will be interested to watch the prices of this one. I noticed on the Princess site that inside cabins were the same price for 2 or 4 people. Good to see that NZ is getting more choices for cruisers. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted April 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I've often wondered why almost all the around NZ cruises start from Sydney instead of Auckland. Crossing the uncertain Tasman Sea by ship becomes les attractive the more you have to do it and adds four or five sea days onto the length of a cruise. With cheap flights to Auckland from Australian cities does it make sense to cart people back and forth to Sydney by sea when it's NZ they want to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 21, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The sea days are an incentive to some folks , me included [emoji7][emoji568] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 21, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I note Ruby Princess will be doing a NZ Getaway cruise between Christmas and New Year in Dec 2019.Should be a very popular cruise. Being advertised as space controlled re children. 27th December 2019: Auckland, New Zealand: Depart 6pm 28th December: Bay Of Islands, New Zealand: 8am - 6pm 29th December: At Sea 30th December: Auckland, New Zealand: Disembark I saw this and wondered if it was worth going over for it, relatively cheap for a cruise at that time of the year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 21, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Its a great idea. I wished that cruiselines would do this more often. We did a P&O cruise last year 27-30 December, it was good as I needed none of my recreation leave and I could still attend to all the Xmas duties and be back for New Years at home.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 21, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I've often wondered why almost all the around NZ cruises start from Sydney instead of Auckland. Crossing the uncertain Tasman Sea by ship becomes les attractive the more you have to do it and adds four or five sea days onto the length of a cruise. With cheap flights to Auckland from Australian cities does it make sense to cart people back and forth to Sydney by sea when it's NZ they want to see? The sea days are an incentive to some folks , me included [emoji7][emoji568] Sent from my iPad using Forums Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted April 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I'm thinking similar about either Ruby or Golden. Quick trip without burning much leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted April 22, 2018 #14 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I've often wondered why almost all the around NZ cruises start from Sydney instead of Auckland. Crossing the uncertain Tasman Sea by ship becomes les attractive the more you have to do it and adds four or five sea days onto the length of a cruise. With cheap flights to Auckland from Australian cities does it make sense to cart people back and forth to Sydney by sea when it's NZ they want to see? Not all of them. Both Celebrity and Princess do one way cruises, Sydney to Auckland or Auckland to Sydney. We like the Auckland to Sydney cruises as that allows us to catch up with folk in Auckland before heading back to Sydney. However many international tourists like to see some of Australia - Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney - as well, and often do a B2B with a South Pacific cruise or a Queensland cruise. Finally it has to do with market size, Australia has more potential cruisers than NZ. Also flights to NZ aren't that cheap compared with flights between the major east coast cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 22, 2018 #15 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I'm thinking similar about either Ruby or Golden. Quick trip without burning much leave. Exactly, just get in fast before demand drives the prices through the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwaz Posted September 16, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2018 We're from Phoenix, Arizona. Taking Ruby from Sydney to Auckland from December 13-27, 2019. Spending 9 days in Australia first. We were going to do a 2 night trip to Bay of Islands after, but just decided to do this mini cruise instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 16, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Sounds wonderful, wish they offered more of the same out of Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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