Beautiful port. Nice cafes and bars Read Less

We loved this quiet, clean, quaint, French-influenced village on the water. When we arrived at the port, there were various vendors with different tour offerings. We opted for the next bus to Christchurch leaving at 9.30, $50 return each, so this gave us time for a wander around the foreshore. Akaroa is a pristine little place that was so neat and tidy it was spotless. Small shops lined the beach and as there are only 650 permanent residents it was amazing to see the diversity on offer. It felt like a beautiful little place to spend a few quiet days. We enjoyed a lovely bus trip into Christchurch and walked around the city exploring various areas and the museum before returning in plenty of time to board the ship. Read Less

Had a lovely day in this port, we had to tender here, the weather was perfect, we just walked around the shore along all the little shops and tried a very tasty Lamb Pie at the butchers, and there was also a market we walked thru and bought some soveniers, beautiful place to visit and bought some Marino Wool items to bring home. Read Less

We took the tender ashore and just wandered around the pretty little town and did some shopping, and had lunch by the water. Read Less

The Hung i was the high lite of this tour. The food and the experience of Maori life was amazing. . Read Less

Travel ashore in ship's boats. Some excellent cafes and bars ashore. Read Less

A very picturesque bay with a French influence, loved the little cottages and gardens and the shops too. Plenty of volunteers to to ask for help. We met friends and enjoyed fish and chips on the foreshore. We didn’t go on any excursions because we are originally from the area. Wonderful being able to visit. Read Less

Loved Christchurch. Was great to show support and tour so soon after a tragedy Read Less

Akaroa is a very pretty little seaside town with just over 600 residents. Filled with cafes/restaurants and tourist shops, we enjoyed both. We walked alongside the beach to the memorial. This I found very pleasant. I enjoyed learning a little of Akaroa's French history by reading plaques, and enjoyed it further upon seeing the French flag flying high and noticing the streets with French names. Others on our cruise told us we should have walked a bit further to see a particular sight of interest, but i don't remember their decription well enough to descrbe now. But it's there! And worth a look apparently....Anyhow, we enjoyed ourwselves. Read Less

You tender in at this port so allow time if you book a private tour. We had organised to ride a V8Trike with Marty. We did the 1hr ride which was great. We then had lunch in town, lovely fish and chips and green lip mussels. Very easy to walk around this small quaint town. Read Less

We did a jet boat tour just brilliant. A lovely place Read Less

When a cruise ship arrives a small local market is set up with genuine locally made craft items. Read Less

Booked a return bus via the cruise line for a self-guided walk about Christchurch. Read Less

A charming small town with French heritage. Lovely shops. Close to Christchurch Read Less

Went on a driving tour that took us up to the Duvauchelle area and the Hilltop Hotel. Amazing views. Read Less

disappointing fake "French" town - changing street names does not make it French! ... but coffee was good, and cheap! Read Less

Nothing to see in Christchurch except lots of construction still going on since the earthquake in 2011! Save your $$$. Read Less

This is a small coastal Town. You can take a bus to Christchurch from here but we chose to have a look around Akaroa. The Giants house is very different. Read Less

Lovely little tourist town nestled around a bay. Strolled along the bay and browsed through the shops. Read Less

A long journey in the tender, 25-40 minutes. Not much in Akaroa, population 600. We caught the bus to Christchurch and well worth the 90 minute journey. We booked the bus independently so we had no priority with Royal Caribbean to get onto the tender; So we got up super early to get on the first tender. Read Less

An amazing private boat trip with Tony.. Dolphins, Penguins, Caves! Read Less

We found this guy when we came ashore, pure luck. We drove right around Akaroa. It was great & inexpensive. Read Less

This is a lovely seaside town with a touch of French je ne sais quoi. Plenty of places to eat, lots of little shops selling unusual souvenirs and an exceptional jewellery shop. If you have time, visit St Peters Anglican Church - it is really beautiful and a testament to its builders that it survived the earthquake. Majestic Princess is so big that this is a tender port but that in no way diminishes the experience. Read Less

Another nice little town with plenty to see. We were going to take a motor bike tour but they were booked out. Nice just to walk around. Read Less

Beautiful we got the tender and walked around this quaint French inspired town . Read Less