Auckland, New Zealand Port Reviews

Good city explorer tour.

Great city. We loved the Auckland Art gallery, ferry to Devonport, the hop on bus, Mount Eden, the Domain, Giraffe restaurant.

Internet is dial-up speed. The reviews stating 5G speed are fraudulent/fake. This is our 2nd cruise where Starlink is provider, first one was Alaskan Cruise and we were told that being so close to North Pole was the reason. This NZ/Australia is same speed and I was told it was Starlink speed.

VERY SEEDY PLACE LOTS OF STRIP JOINTS AND POT STORES AND BUMS OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN CITY IS MUCH BETTER WE WENT TO THE ZOO AND THE AQUARIUM -THE MAORI PEOPLE ARE RUDE AND MENECING AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE TRANSIT SYSTEM WERE ALSO NOT REALLY INFORMATIVE AND ACTED LIKE YOUR BOTHERING THEM BY ASKING WHAT IS THE TRAIN TIME ECT...

Hop on hop off bus at quay area provided us transport to museum sites.

We traveled independently, having been there in the recent past. The aquarium is amazing, and we were able to reserve a semi private experience inside the penguin exhibit. Well worth it....book in advance!!

Stayed 2 days after getting off the ship. The hotel was in the heart of the inter city. Able to walk to the Tower, casino and major shopping area. Everywhere we went required Australian or New Zealand currency or credit card. Look out for the gypsy taxis at the Sydney airport. They will over charge you.

We did a walking tour of downtown Auckland. Visiting local eating places and learning how this city developed. The ship docked right off Queen street (not named for that band) so it was an easy walk. The building by the dock was a copy of the San Francisco's own Ferry building. I felt right at home. Among the places we stopped at was a gourmet chocolate. Other tours may have doen wine tasting but for us chocolate perempted all toughts of wine.

A big city and not our favorite but all went well. Our excursion took us out of the city - across the bay. Nice to see the rest of the area outside the major city feel.

Disembarked at this port and stayed an extra day. Stopped in Nadi, Fiji and Honolulu on the way back to the states.