Rare mysty Posted February 17 Author #2301 Share Posted February 17 6 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said: Great orca shots. Hope all is well M. Thank you @highplanesdrifters! Just a minor side effect from the antibiotic. It's all okay! 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 17 Author #2302 Share Posted February 17 Today we are docked in Nelson, New Zealand. We have an excursion early afternoon called Discover Nelson on Foot. Photos to follow. Tonight we are scheduled to have our 4th special meal request in our suite. This is the crayfish dish I described in an earlier post. It may be lobster because the Chef does not have access to crayfish. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted February 17 #2303 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, mysty said: Thank you @highplanesdrifters! Just a minor side effect from the antibiotic. It's all okay! 😁 Aok!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 18 Author #2304 Share Posted February 18 Photos from today's Discover Nelson on Foot excursion..... Walk along the Maitai River..... Queen's Garden..... Beautiful tree on the walk... Melrose House.... Christchurch Cathedral... Tomorrow we are in New Plymouth, New Zealand. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGay Posted February 18 #2305 Share Posted February 18 We went to the classic car museum, and then a walk, on our own, through town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2306 Share Posted February 19 Today we are in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Photo from the sail in and one from our greeting by a choir from a local school..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2307 Share Posted February 19 (edited) We did an excursion in New Plymouth called Pukeiti Gardens and Okurukuru Winery. The Gardens have many Rhododendrons. Photos from Pukeiti Gardens..... Edited February 19 by mysty 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2308 Share Posted February 19 Photos from the winery Okurukuru...... Tomorrow is a sea day en route to Sydney, Australia. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted February 19 #2309 Share Posted February 19 I love sea days !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted February 19 #2310 Share Posted February 19 9 minutes ago, rojaan19 said: I love sea days !! The amount of love may depend on the state of the Tasman Sea... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchell810 Posted February 19 #2311 Share Posted February 19 (edited) @mysty I continue to enjoy following along with your travels. A question about your tour since I am scheduled to for a stop at New Plymouth in December: As I recall, when the stop at New Plymouth was added, only extra cost tours were offered. (My cruise still has only pay tours.) Did SS offer included tours? Are they billing you for this tour when there weren't included tours? I've signed up for the winery tour (it looks great!) and will choose it anyway; I just would like to know what SS has in planned. Thanks. Edited February 19 by mchell810 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2312 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, mchell810 said: @mysty I continue to enjoy following along with your travels. A question about your tour since I am scheduled to for a stop at New Plymouth in December: As I recall, when the stop at New Plymouth was added, only extra cost tours were offered. (My cruise still has onlly pay tours.) Did SS offer included tours? Are they billing you for this tour when there weren't included tours? I've signed up for the winery tour (it looks great!) and will choose it anyway; I just would like to know what SS has in planned. Thanks. The excursion has a charge. It was $169 pp USD. There was an Included excursion called New Plymouth Panoramas. There was also New Plymouth Historic Walk and I'm not sure whether or not it was Included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchell810 Posted February 19 #2313 Share Posted February 19 Wow! That was a quick reply. Thanks for the information. I suppose SS will move the "Panoramas" to an included tour -- it's currently listed as a pay tour. No matter I plan to hit the winery. 🥂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2314 Share Posted February 19 11 minutes ago, mchell810 said: Wow! That was a quick reply. Thanks for the information. I suppose SS will move the "Panoramas" to an included tour -- it's currently listed as a pay tour. No matter I plan to hit the winery. 🥂 Just to caution you @mchell810, the Included excursion that visited 2 wineries in Napier offered better wine than Okurukuru (in our opinion). This is not really a wine growing area. The Gardens were beautiful though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchell810 Posted February 19 #2315 Share Posted February 19 Thanks for the warning; I can adjust my expectations. I am signed up for the Napier winery visits as well -- and I admit a couple others. Yes, I am a bit of a wino 😜 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2316 Share Posted February 19 2 minutes ago, mchell810 said: Thanks for the warning; I can adjust my expectations. I am signed up for the Napier winery visits as well -- and I admit a couple others. Yes, I am a bit of a wino 😜 Myster and I are both big fans of wine! We're looking forward to Australia and Japan. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted February 19 #2317 Share Posted February 19 53 minutes ago, mchell810 said: Thanks for the warning; I can adjust my expectations. I am signed up for the Napier winery visits as well -- and I admit a couple others. Yes, I am a bit of a wino 😜 mchell810 - you might need to adjust your teminology for NZ/Aust = 🙃 🤭 🙃 WINO = a person who drinks excessive amounts of cheap wine !!! 🥂 🥂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted February 19 #2318 Share Posted February 19 6 minutes ago, rojaan19 said: mchell810 - you might need to adjust your teminology for NZ/Aust = 🙃 🤭 🙃 WINO = a person who drinks excessive amounts of cheap wine !!! 🥂 🥂 That's what it means in North America too – but some of us claim the name with pride!!! [I hate to be called a 'wine snob'...] @mchell810 – for US$338 ($169 x 2) you can surely hire a private guide to take you the best wineries in New Plymouth (assuming there are any) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchell810 Posted February 19 #2319 Share Posted February 19 @Host Jazzbeau Thanks for explaining my use of the term “wino”. The New Plymouth area isn’t known for wine, however, I like to try local wineries whenever I can. My cruise will hit most of New Zealand’s wine regions so I’m well covered. Yes, I’d definitely do a private tour to get to a special winery (like Penfolds outside Adelaide). @mysty I look forward to reading about your adventures in Australia (and beyond). Your tales keep me busy until I get there myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted February 19 #2320 Share Posted February 19 3 minutes ago, mchell810 said: The New Plymouth area isn’t known for wine, however, I like to try local wineries whenever I can. My cruise will hit most of New Zealand’s wine regions so I’m well covered. Yes, I’d definitely do a private tour to get to a special winery (like Penfolds outside Adelaide). If you are going to Picton, I can recommend the Forrest Wines – a boutique winery that grows lots of unusual grape varieties (e.g. Petit Manseng) and experiments with interesting combinations. One of the wines we tasted was an 'accidental blend' that was created when the 'wrong' juices got blended together – and made a synergistic combination of strengths [not on their website, only sold on site]. https://www.forrest.co.nz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted February 19 #2321 Share Posted February 19 6 hours ago, mchell810 said: Yes, I’d definitely do a private tour to get to a special winery (like Penfolds outside Adelaide). We used Barossa Exclusive Tours for that region and they were great. If you're interested - https://barossaexclusivetours.com.au/ I'm sure there are plenty of options though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchell810 Posted February 19 #2322 Share Posted February 19 @jpalbny Thanks! I am making a note. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2323 Share Posted February 19 Today is a sea day. Here are some random photos from our adventure. Special request dinner served in our suite was lobster instead of crayfish (might have been thermidor and not my recipe as that dish is always available in the Restaurant)..... Our cruise corner in the suite (New Year's Eve head gear, Mardi Gras adornments and the Valentine's Day rose in a water glass from the Pool Deck)...... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted February 19 #2324 Share Posted February 19 It is very likely that lobster was loaded in New Zealand. An eastern rock lobster. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/crustaceans/eastern-rock-lobster/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted February 19 Author #2325 Share Posted February 19 59 minutes ago, drron29 said: It is very likely that lobster was loaded in New Zealand. An eastern rock lobster. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/crustaceans/eastern-rock-lobster/ Thank you @drron29! You are a wonderful source of info! 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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