New Zealand passed requirements for cleaning ship’s hull’s to prevent invasive species from entering their territorial water’s in 2018.We are currently on the RSSC Explorer for a 2 week cruise from Auckland to Sydney.The sailing just before us was to start in Sydney and was to end in Auckland.That sailing was denied entry into New Zealand waters due to RSSC Explorer hull Biofouling.They retuned to Australia for a 4 day hull cleaning.The passengers were given a refund for the cruise and 50% off of a future sailing.When we boarded the Explorer on January 12, 2023 we understood that the ship was cleared to continue the scheduled itinerary.After sailing from Auckland we were informed that the ship did not pass inspection and we would not be allowed to enter our first port of call.The ship would require more hull cleaning.The hull was cleaned and the captain announced that we would resume our scheduled itinerary.January 17, 2023 we have been advised that we would not resume our original itinerary and we would miss 43% of the original ports of call.RSSC new of the requirements and failed to comply to the standard set by New Zealand Authorities.
