Harbour icons, a historic precinct, a garden escape.
Sydney is Australia’s busiest cruise port, with the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay Cruise Terminal farther west. Circular Quay puts the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in walking distance; White Bay needs a transfer. Confirm which terminal your sailing uses.
Ways to spend your day
The Rocks and a food break
Choose a manageable area and check whether the markets are operating on your visit date.
Sydney Opera House exterior
Use the current precinct map and access notices for an exterior visit.
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Use the garden’s current map and seasonal gates to choose a comfortable visit.
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Day 2Cruising.A full day at sea aboard Celebrity Solstice. Sailing from Sydney toward Milford Sound, New Zealand.
Settler stories, railway architecture, or the botanic garden.
Dunedin is a Scottish-founded city in New Zealand's South Island, with ships berthing at Port Chalmers. The Otago Peninsula's albatross and penguin colonies and the Taieri Gorge scenery are the main excursions.
Ways to spend your day
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
Selected social-history galleries at Toitū.
Dunedin Railway Station
The railway-station exterior and Anzac Square.
Dunedin Botanic Garden
Selected lower-garden beds or a suitable collection.
A port-town pause, Christchurch gardens, or city art.
Christchurch is the largest city in New Zealand's South Island, and ships use the port of Lyttelton. The rebuilt city centre, the Botanic Gardens and Akaroa are popular choices.
Te Papa collections, a cable-car return, or the Bond Store museum.
Wellington is New Zealand's capital, a compact harbour city. The Te Papa national museum, the cable car to the Botanic Garden and the waterfront are all close to the berth.
Ways to spend your day
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Selected open Te Papa galleries.
Wellington Cable Car return
The confirmed return cable-car ride and permitted top-station viewpoint.
City art, a mission-house visit, or a beachside pause.
Tauranga is a coastal city in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, with the cruise wharf at Mount Maunganui. Walking up the Mount is the local classic, and Rotorua's geothermal areas and the Hobbiton set are popular excursions.
Ways to spend your day
Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
Selected current gallery exhibitions.
The Elms Te Papa Tauranga
Permitted grounds and house rooms on the confirmed visit.
Auckland’s cruise facilities centre on Princes Wharf and Queens Wharf on the downtown waterfront. The Viaduct Harbour, Sky Tower, and ferry to Devonport are walkable or a short hop from many berths; confirm which wharf your ship is assigned.
Ways to spend your day
Viaduct waterfront and a food break
Choose a comfortable waterfront section and an open venue.
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Check gallery admission and bag rules before arranging the terminal connections.
Auckland Museum in the Domain
Arrange both connections to the Domain and check the admission category you need.
Waitangi history, Paihia’s waterfront, or a Russell museum.
The Bay of Islands is a subtropical bay in New Zealand's Northland, with ships tendering to Waitangi or Russell. The Waitangi Treaty Grounds and cruises among the islands are the highlights.
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