Tagged: Cruise New Zealand

A pair of paddleboarders took on a “huge floating hotel” in Otago Harbour to mark the start of a new climate action campaign against the number of cruise ships coming into New Zealand. (more…)

A letter to guests had a familiar ring. “Please be advised that Grand Princess must complete a thorough hull cleaning in advance of our calls to New Zealand. As a result, we will now overnight in Los Angeles, California, arriving Wednesday, September 27, 2023, and departing Thursday, September 28.” (more…)

Dunedin retailers have been enjoying a sun-soaked start to the week, with bargain-hunting crowds causing “chaos” in the centre of the city. (more…)

New Zealand on Friday welcomed the first cruise ship to return since the coronavirus pandemic began, signaling a long-sought return to normalcy for the nation’s tourism industry. (more…)

New Zealand’s first purpose-built cruise ship facility was officially opened by the Mayor of Christchurch Hon. Lianne Dalziel, signifying Lyttelton Port Company’s commitment to building infrastructure to support the city’s future. (more…)

As the last ship of Wellington’s record-breaking cruise season docks in the capital, next year’s numbers are expected to rise even higher. More than 220,000 passengers from 110 ships poured into the region during the 2018/19 cruise ship season, worth an estimated $56 million to the local economy. (stuff.co.nz)

A tug of war over cruise ships has Akaroa residents and businesses pitted against each other, raising questions about controls on the growing fleet of behemoths plying New Zealand waters. (stuff.co.nz)

Napier was a hive of activity yesterday, with the first of an expected record 125,000 cruise ship visitors hitting town. A total of 72 cruise ship visits are booked to arrive at Napier Port this summer season, which started with yesterday’s arrival of the 330 metre-long Majestic Princess. (nzherald.co.nz)

The first cruise ship to berth at Marsden Point will be the first of many that could see up to 60 ships a year call into Whangārei, a Northland tourism leader says. The Northern Advocate can reveal that the 30,277 tonne Oceania Cruises ship Regatta, with up to 684 passengers and 400 crew on board, will be the first cruise ship to tie up at Northport, at Marsden Point. (nzherald.co.nz)

With a record number of cruise liners booked to visit Napier Port this summer, Hawke’s Bay can expect an influx of visitors equivalent to the region’s entire population. Napier Port confirmed that it will handle 72 cruise ships this summer, bringing in as many as 175,000 visitors. (nzherald.co.nz)

Redesign of Lyttelton’s new cruise berth has increased the estimated cost of $56m, and port residents will have to contend with about 18 months of noise from pile driving. Lyttelton Port Company chief executive Peter Davie said changing the design to minimise impact on protected Hector’s dolphins in the harbour and to ensure safe handling of giant cruise ships had added to the cost – “it will be millions.” (stuff.co.nz)

About 166,000 cruise ship passengers have poured $59 million into Wellington over the past seven months. The departure of Radiance of the Seas on Saturday marked the end of the 2017/2018 cruise season in the capital. That same cruise ship also kicked off the season in October. (stuff.co.nz)

The Lyttelton Port Company has put its resource consent application for a new cruise berth on hold while it refines the design and looks at the impact on rare Hector’s dolphins. The $56-million berth between Cashin Quay and the entrance to the inner harbour was due to open for the 2020 cruise season. (stuff.co.nz)

One of New Zealand’s least-visited cruise ship destinations is aiming to take a bigger bite out of the multi-million dollar market, but does not expect to see results for quite some time. More than 250,000 cruise ship passengers visited New Zealand last summer, industry leaders Cruise NZ reported, but only 1700 of those stopped in New Plymouth. (stuff.co.nz)

Lyttelton business owners who met with Lyttelton Port Company last week to hear about cruise ship progress were enthusiastic about the benefits. SuperValue owner Rob De Thier, who has been in Lyttelton three years, said business owners were enthusiastic about how vibrant it would become. (stuff.co.nz)

A mixed reaction has greeted this week’s announcement of a new port for Christchurch, New Zealand. (cruisecritic.com)

Port Otago says a planned $56million cruise ship berth in Lyttelton is good news for the cruise ship industry, with positive impacts for Port Chalmers. (odt.co.nz)

The Port of Lyttelton will be able to handle some of the world’s largest cruise liners when a new $56 million cruise ship berth opens in two-and-a-half years time. (stuff.co.nz)

The last ship of the 2016-2017 cruise season sailed out of the Bay of Islands on Monday, marking the end of another very busy summer for Cruise New Zealand and its port members. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

A group fundraising to build the Akaroa Health Hub in Banks Peninsula want cruise ship passengers to help pick up the tab. The Canterbury District Health Board is spending $2 million on a new 12-bed health centre to replace its earthquake-damaged hospital. (stuff.co.nz)

Nelson may soon welcome 20 cruise ships a year as work continues to increase the city’s potential as a destination. The season has already proved a ground-breaking one for the city with eight cruise ship visits this summer. (stuff.co.nz)

Gisborne is in serious danger of losing its lucrative cruise ship business, local man Clive Bibby believes. Gisborne faces intense competition for cruise ships from ports like Napier, where 70 are expected to call this year, he said. (gisborneherald.co.nz)

Between October 2016 and April 2017, 77 cruise ships will dock at Akaroa harbour. Ships have up to 4200 people on board and some days two cruise ships can berth, bringing more than 7000 into the Banks Peninsula township. (stuff.co.nz)

Cruise New Zealand executive officer Kevin O’Sullivan said it was disappointing to learn that the new 4200-passenger ship planned for P&O Cruises Australia would not go ahead. Lack of infrastructure progress was cited as one of the reasons for deferring the build. (stuff.co.nz)