WORLD CRUISE 2024

crusin7 · February 21

Do you like piña coladas?

Nino and Ella were making the real deal poolside!

Gilly · February 21

6 hours ago, crusin7 said:

Do you like piña coladas?

I do! Cheers m'dears!!

crusin7 · February 21

We had a wonderful dinner in Compass Rose with our other Dennis groupies! @MarinerLad Patrick and Ross and Patty and Gerry. We were lucky enough to have Massimo and Nino join us.

DeepFreeze63 · February 21

4 hours ago, crusin7 said:

We had a wonderful dinner in Compass Rose with our other Dennis groupies! @MarinerLad Patrick and Ross and Patty and Gerry. We were lucky enough to have Massimo and Nino join us.

Great! This could be a poster response to questions about dress code at dinner in CR. Women dressier than men. Men in collared shirts (with long sleeves and sweaters for the chilly venues) and chinos and slacks

Love this threads; thanks to posters.

crusin7 · February 21

Good Morning Bay of Islands, New Zealand!

We are anchored today. Conditions look great! They just dropped the anchor. It is a 20 minute ride. No rain in sight. WHOO HOO!

Silver Sweethearts · February 21

9 hours ago, DeepFreeze63 said:

Great! This could be a poster response to questions about dress code at dinner in CR. Women dressier than men. Men in collared shirts (with long sleeves and sweaters for the chilly venues) and chinos and slacks

Love this threads; thanks to posters.

At least for us, we feel when guests dress so casually it takes away from the special atmosphere the dining room creates.

crusin7 · February 22

We had an excellent excursion to the historic town of Russell. We had a 15 minute smooth tender ride. We boarded the boat for our relaxing cruise. The Captain Daryl was fantastic! He had us put on funny glasses and a sailor hat. The ladies put on a Captain’s hat. The men had Skipper hats. We went around the group and introduced ourselves. We told where we were from and what we did. It was great. He dropped us off in Russell and we had about 50 minutes to explore. It’s the cutest town. Very charming.

Beautiful tree

We went to several shops. Got some souvenirs.

We got back on the boat and had the scenic tour. Daryl told stories. He has a great sense of humor. Suddenly he turns into Iron Chef!

He and the ladies served a gourmet lunch.

We had a choice of Venison, Lamb or Fish cooked to your preference. They were so organized it was unbelievable!

Fish

Lamb. I started eating before the photo! Delicious

They also served Sweet and New Potatoes. Yummy

It was shocking that this was a free excursion. When we finished we took the shuttle to Paihia.

We walked around and looked at a few shops. Excellent day with beautiful weather!

Redking · February 22

2 hours ago, crusin7 said:

We had an excellent excursion to the historic town of Russell. We had a 15 minute smooth tender ride. We boarded the boat for our relaxing cruise. The Captain Daryl was fantastic! He had us put on funny glasses and a sailor hat. The ladies put on a Captain’s hat. The men had Skipper hats. We went around the group and introduced ourselves. We told where we were from and what we did. It was great. He dropped us off in Russell and we had about 50 minutes to explore. It’s the cutest town. Very charming.

Beautiful tree

We went to several shops. Got some souvenirs.

We got back on the boat and had the scenic tour. Daryl told stories. He has a great sense of humor. Suddenly he turns into Iron Chef!

He and the ladies served a gourmet lunch.

We had a choice of Venison, Lamb or Fish cooked to your preference. They were so organized it was unbelievable!

Fish

Lamb. I started eating before the photo! Delicious

They also served Sweet and New Potatoes. Yummy

It was shocking that this was a free excursion. When we finished we took the shuttle to Paihia.

We walked around and looked at a few shops. Excellent day with beautiful weather!

Welcome to New Zealand!

crusin7 · February 22

1 hour ago, Redking said:

Welcome to New Zealand!

Thank you! It’s wonderful. I’m so glad to be here.

crusin7 · February 22

Good Morning Auckland!

Port Power · February 22

I was having breakfast in my Auckland hotel this morning (post cruise with another line) and decided to check the cruise schedule. I was delighted to see Mariner had arrived. I am on next year’s World Cruise, which is why I am enjoying reading your trip report, @crusin7. I’ll go down for a look at the ship before heading to the airport this afternoon.

Keep on enjoying your cruise.

crusin7 · February 23

Our Auckland Fish Market excursion was canceled at the start of our cruise. We didn’t like any others available so we explored on our own. We were very lucky to be docked right downtown. We also had good weather.
The Top Tier event was held at 4:30. The Haka Experience. The Māori Folkloric Show was fantastic.

Look who auditioned and was accepted into the Troupe!

crusin7 · February 23

Good Morning Tauranga!

crusin7 · February 23

Beautiful sail in!

Redking · February 23

1 hour ago, crusin7 said:

Good Morning Tauranga!

Good morning from across the harbour. Wishing you a wonderful day in the Bay of Plenty. Loving your reports of this amazing voyage.

liptastic · February 23

Your daily photos are gorgeous. Thanks for taking this time every day to post .

crusin7 · February 23

21 minutes ago, Redking said:

Good morning from across the harbour. Wishing you a wonderful day in the Bay of Plenty. Loving your reports of this amazing voyage.

Thank you @Redking! Your Country is Gorgeous!
There seems to be an Obstruction

crusin7 · February 24

Good Morning Napier!

Today is our World Cruise Event. This was recently switched from Wellington.

We are docking in an Industrial Port. It is a 10 minute drive to town. Our Wellington Event was called Soundscapes in the Garden. Now we are at an outdoor event at a winery. The weather calls for rain and thunderstorms. Hopefully clearing soon. So far a few showers off and on.

Redking · February 24

36 minutes ago, crusin7 said:

Good Morning Napier!

Today is our World Cruise Event. This was recently switched from Wellington.

We are docking in an Industrial Port. It is a 10 minute drive to town. Our Wellington Event was called Soundscapes in the Garden. Now we are at an outdoor event at a winery. The weather calls for rain and thunderstorms. Hopefully clearing soon. So far a few showers off and on.

Sounds wonderful. 🤞for the weather.

crusin7 · February 25

The Event was Fantastic! It Exceeded my expectations! We drove about 20 minutes to the Winery. We were met by costumed Greeters and cars from the Art Deco Era.

A very Distinguished Gentleman