Cruisey And Boozy

21 minutes ago, Over from NZ said:

But Queenstown is one of the reasons why you would do a land tour??

I love Queenstown, and it would be a long tour from a cruise ship, so yep. There’s so much amazing countryside and so many great things to do that any land tour of NZ is worthwhile. Of course, I’m a Kiwi, so I may be a tad biased 😊

33 minutes ago, NE John said:

NZ seems like such a great itinerary for a cruise vs a land tour so this is a major bummer! From a Northern Hemisphere perspective. 

Completely agree, because Queenstown 😊

1 hour ago, Over from NZ said:

I did!

 

Ok, August might technically be the end of winter rather than the middle.. but it's still winter and freaking cold in NZ! 😋

I was talking about the December cruise that Cunard change, like in the OP. We’re at cross purposes lol

1 minute ago, Over from NZ said:

I'm aware of when our summers are.. lol. 

But you said “will be in the middle of NZ winter…” 🙃

19 hours ago, Over from NZ said:

Thank you (and Aus Traveller). Sounds good to me. We usually like to snorkel when we go to the Islands. Will be the middle of NZ winter.. so will be great! 🙂 

If you’re talking about the cruise in December, that’s the middle of summer in NZ, not winter

3 hours ago, NE John said:

Will Cunard be the first of other lines cancelling NZ? Can we confirm this is because of hull cleaning only? That issue could be remedied. 

My understanding is that they only inspect thirty days before arrival. Given that the ships are sailing fairly constantly, I think that would make compliance difficult if the ship failed inspection. I’m not an expert, of course, but a friend was on a cruise in December that had to anchor off-shore to clean the hull. Weather made it too difficult, so the ship abandoned NZ and went to Tasmania instead

It’s true. We had the email today. If we stay on the cruise, we get $150USD on-board credit as a thank-you