Category Archives: New Zealand

Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Posted on October 20, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Usually cruise ships tie up to a dock on port stops, but sometimes they anchor offshore. When the ship anchors it is called a tender port because people move from ship to shore in smaller boats called tenders. Each ship … Continue reading →

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Auckland, New Zealand

Posted on August 18, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruising to Auckland The mostly rural country of New Zealand has a big bustling city in Auckland. P&O Arcadia made a port stop there on one leg of a world cruise, docking at Queens Wharf where some passengers disembarked, others … Continue reading →

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Tauranga Cruise Port

Posted on June 2, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruising to Tauranga The cruise ship port at Tauranga in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty sits about 4 miles outside of the city center. When we stopped there on the P&O Arcadia they had a free shuttle that would take … Continue reading →

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Hobbiton, New Zealand

Posted on April 21, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Hobbiton When our cruise on the P&O Arcadia stopped in Tauranga, New Zealand, one of the shore excursions offered went to Hobbiton, the film set for the Shire where the Hobbits lived in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit … Continue reading →

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