Auckland is great, nice cafe's, shopping been there a few times now just a nice port to stretch your legs. Great Harbour, easy access to ferries etc from where our ship was moored. ...
Our private excursion to Arataki Waitākere Ranges Regional Park and Piha Black Sand Beach was canceled due to mudslides from Cyclone Gabrielle, so we were at loose ends. We purchased tickets for the Auckland Explorer hop-on hop-off bus at the ferry station and walked about two blocks to the first stop. The bus offered about 5-6 stops when we were there, as a few had been canceled due to flooding. ...
Read great reviews about Viking. Auckland was awesome! We did a walking taste of Auckland and it was wonderful! Also went up in the Tower which is amazing. Did a 4 day extension in Auckland which was beyond belief! What a country New Zealand is! Just fabulous! ...
Auckland was our last port and I really enjoyed being able to take the transfer excursion to the airport after the trip. The only problem was that this excursion was only available to the first 120 people who signed up. ...
The ship docks right in town from where you can take yourself almost anywhere. I'd been to Auckland several times before so I booked a Princess excursion to "Piha Beach and Bush Eco Tour" where we drove through the leafy suburbs of west Auckland to the Arataki Visitor Centre and onto a bush walk (mainly on the flat) and the the black sand Piha Beach. The local guide was very knowledgable and I ...