WITH Joel Katz MD, CLIA Australasia New Zealand welcomes back cruise New Zealand is ready to celebrate the return of cruising on Fri, as the first international cruise ship to visit in more than two years berths in Auckland. P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer is currently crossing the Tasman Sea...
WITH Joel Katz
MD, CLIA Australasia
New Zealand welcomes back cruise
New Zealand is ready to celebrate the return of cruising on Fri, as the first international cruise ship to visit in more than two years berths in Auckland.
P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer is currently crossing the Tasman Sea from Sydney and is scheduled to sail into Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on Fri morning, where guests and crew can expect a typically enthusiastic Kiwi welcome.
The arrival is fittingly timed less than a week before the NZCA annual conference.
After Auckland, Explorer will then sail for Lautoka and Dravuni to become the first international ship to visit Fiji.
These milestones mean New Zealand and the South Pacific can now join Australia in rebuilding their cruise industries, which ordinarily support around 25,000 jobs across this region.
As our closest neighbours to the east, destinations like New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia offer some of our most popular cruise ports and are integral to the success of the wider cruise sector.
With more ships due to return to the region gradually over the coming spring and summer, we can look forward to a healthy cruise season ahead.
