We spent the day on a 4-mile long gondola ride and then a 37-mile long train ride through a rainforest dating back 100 million years. Quite the experience.

After a spectacular sunrise sail in, we took a Big Bus hop-on-hop-off tour around this beautiful cit, where we saw highlights of the city, both old and new. Just when we were thinking it couldn’t be better,...

We arrived in Melbourne at sunrise and left at sunset. Had a wonderful time visiting Ballarat, Australia while we were in port.

Our excursion in Auckland was canceled, so we spent the day walking around the city. In Tauranga, we visited the Te Puia Thermal Reserve and Maori Arts and Crafts Institute.