The ship was anchored off Bay of Islands for several hours and we took the tender to the shore. No excursion needed - free shuttle bus to Paihia where a remarkable craft market operates when the cruise ships are in. Exquisite and 'different' arts and crafts are available to view and purchase. The town of Paihia is a gem and hours of leisure can be spent here. Get the shuttle back to the wharf and ...
Wedding take an excursion know we just caught the free bus that took us into the city there's two little areas and that was great we just walked around did our own thing bought some beautiful locally grown cherries absolutely beautiful the flavour you could really taste the cherries nothing like that that I've tasted in Sydney or in Queensland great people very friendly very helpful really enjoyed ...
5 star before leaving the ship!!
Walked around Paihia before getting the Ferry to Russell. More walking before a great meal at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel and retracing our steps to the ship. ...
We took the Ferry over to Russell and walked around the peninsula. It was a really cute little town and the people were super friendly.
The cruise ship really stuffed up the logistics. The buses that transported people from the tender area to the town were not available to transport us back to the tender area so we ended up walking back (a 30-minute walk, and we walk fast). Then once we got ...
