Thanks everybody for your recent comments. We are now back at sea on route to Sydney, arriving Thursday. Since Auckland we have visited Tauranga, a smaller city on the North Island- very pleasant and unhurried, we had a lovely day looking at the sites, although there is nothing of note to record. Yesterday we were in Wellington the capital city of NZ. We took a cable car to the top of Mount Victoria, not all that high, but the botanical gardens were fabulous and ...

Hello everyone. Still having the time of our lives. Just had four enjoyable days at sea (sorry three, we crossed the international dateline on the 26th and went from Tuesday to Thursday overnight) We had a great party on deck to mark the occasion - lasted half a day, we had lovely weather and entertainment included a rock group (top class), games and a competition: Neptune's team against the Captain's. Ended in water fights and custard pie throwing. Trust us to e...