Cruise news (Tauranga New Zealand-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to double New Zealand port calls from 2028-2029
Princess Cruises is planning to double its port calls in New Zealand from the 2028-2029 season, with calls at 9 destinations across the country. The...
August 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Princess ship sailing into Auckland on inaugural cruise season in Australasia
Auckland NZ is now homeporting Princess Cruises' ship Royal Princess - a 330-meter-long, 18-deck ship, accommodating 3560 passengers, with an...
October 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
AIDA opens bookings for AIDAsol's 2024-2025 world cruise (individual legs)
AIDAsol's 2024-2025 world cruise is now open for bookings on individual legs, offering a range of voyage durations between 33 and 84 days. This...
August 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions introduces new 'priced-to-entice' voyage South Pacific Sojourn
Heritage Expeditions NZ added the new "South Pacific Sojourn" itinerary to its 2023 schedule. The 10-day adventure voyage departs from Port Vila...
May 31, 2023 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Majestic Princess
An elderly passenger aboard the Majestic Princess cruise ship was airlifted by helicopter to Auckland City Hospital after experiencing a medical...
April 8, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is the 4th cruise ship hit with biofouling in New Zealand
Cruise industry executives met with New Zealand authorities after 2 more cruise ships were denied entry to ports in what the media is dubbing &ldquo...
January 11, 2023 - Accidents
Coral Princess ship skips 2 port calls in NZ to remove snails from her hull
An infestation of snails interrupted a cruise from Australia to New Zealand. Travelers were left puzzled by an announcement that their ship...
December 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Australia with Norwegian Spirit ship
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returned to sailing in Australian waters after 3 years on December 21st, 2022 when its Norwegian Spirit ship departed from...
December 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions' new flagship Heritage Adventurer on maiden New Zealand voyage
The New Zealand-based expedition travel company Heritage Expeditions (fleet) welcomed its new flagship Heritage Adventurer for her maiden New Zealand...
November 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Majestic Princess is the first cruise ship to visit Tauranga (Rotorua, New Zealand)
From Tahiti to Tauranga (Rotorua, New Zealand), thousands of cruise ship tourists are expected to arrive this weekend on the first liner to dock in...
October 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Tauranga/Rotorua (New Zealand) to welcome first cruise ship on October 26
Cruise ships are expected to return to NZ's Bay of Plenty in ~3 months’ time after 2,5-year hiatus due to the COVID crisis. Tourism Bay of...
August 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages’ ship Resilient Lady setting sail to Australia & New Zealand starting in 2023
Virgin Voyages is setting sail to Australia & New Zealand, starting in 2023. The newest ship in Virgin Voyages’ 4-ship fleet, Resilient...
April 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruises Cancel Volcano Tours
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd announced it no longer offers the optional shore excursions to White Island New Zealand after the December 9th...
December 17, 2019 - Accidents
Ovation of the Seas Passengers in Shock After White Island Eruption
Passengers from Ovation of the Seas say they are in a "state of shock" after the eruption on New Zealand's White Island claimed the lives of fellow...
December 10, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passengers Caught Up in White Island Eruption
(UPDATED) Following the New Zealand’s White Island volcano eruption (at 2:11 pm NZDT on December 9), the NZ police initiated a massive...
December 9, 2019