Burnie, Tasmania

We woke up in Burnie this morning and had arranged a private tour to take us to a wildlife park as well as see the scenery around Burnie. We met our tour guide Sue, and were pleasantly surprised toRead more
Penguin, Tasmania

Yes, there’s a town here called Penguin! It’s named Penguin because of the little penguins that come up on the beach in the area. It’s a completely charming town which has taken its Penguin nameRead more
At sea

We’re at sea for the next three days now, travelling through the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. The waters are rough in the Tasman Sea – waves of about three to four metres. Nothing as bad as ourRead more
At sea

Today was a routine day at sea. The evening, however, was pretty action-packed. Because we are now “platinum” level in Oceania’s loyalty program. we were invited to a special pre-reception forRead more
Doubtful + Dusky Sound, NZ

We’re off the coast of New Zealand now! Our itinerary today was to cruise three famous New Zealand sounds: Milford, Doubtful and Dusky. The weather did not cooperate, and we were unable to visitRead more
Dunedin, New Zealand

We arrived in Dunedin this morning and had not booked a formal excursion. We had a couple of things we really wanted to do: first, to go visit the yellow-eyed penguins and second, to go to theRead more
Yellow-eyed penguins ❤️

Months ago when we were planning this trip, we discovered that New Zealand has a rare type of penguin, called the yellow-eyed penguin. I was determined to visit some. Up the peninsula from Dunedin,Read more
Christchurch, New Zealand

This morning we arrived in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a surprise to look out our window and see a sister ship, the Insignia, in port as well. It’s the ship we sailedRead more
Picton and Marlborough wine country

We made our own arrangements today. We had prearranged transportation to wine country and had a reservation at a winery for lunch. Before we got in our van, we had time to explore the town of Picton,Read more
Wellington, New Zealand

We arrived early this morning to Wellington and didn’t really have set plans until the afternoon. We took the shuttle into the city and walked around downtown and around the waterfront and went toRead more
No Gisborne, at sea instead

We were to have visited Gisborne today but the Captain announced during breakfast that, because it is a tender port, it would be unsafe to do so today. He explained that six foot waves were expectedRead more
Tauranga + Whakawerawera thermal village

We arrived in Tauranga this morning and went to find the tour we’d booked privately. It was a group of 11 with a couple from Baltimore and the remaining passengers from Australia. Our driver/guideRead more
Whangarei, New Zealand

No formal plans today so we intended to get on the ship’s shuttle to Whangarei which is about 30 minutes away. As luck would have it, the shuttle was just about to leave so we managed to hop on.Read more
Bay of Islands - Kerikeri and Waitangi

It’s the last day of our cruise and we took our first and only Oceania excursion today. Bay of Islands is a tender port so we grabbed a tender with our group just after 9 o’clock and boarded aRead more
Auckland, New Zealand (Day 2/3)

Today was our first overcast/rainy day in New Zealand. And calling it rainy is really exaggerating, more like drizzle. We had planned to take the ferry to Devonport, a quaint Victorian village about aRead more
Auckland, NZ (day 3/3); flight to Tahiti

It’s our last day in Auckland and it’s a rainy one. Got our packing done and went for breakfast. Came back and checked out, stored our bags, and despite the rain, went for a walk to a differentRead more
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

We flew out of Auckland, New Zealand last night at 7:30 p.m. on February 26. We landed here in Tahiti at 1:30 a.m. on February 26. We get a do over on the day. 🤣
By the time we reached our hotelRead more
Intercontinental Resort, Tahiti

We were a little more energetic today. After breakfast, we took a walk to the “Carrefour” that’s about 20 minutes away. Tahiti is incredibly expensive and we were well aware of that before weRead more
Exploring Papeete, Tahiti

After breakfast, we took a cab to Papeete which is the capital of French Polynesia. It’s only about a 20 minute ride from the resort. We strolled around and went to Marché de Papeete and saw otherRead more
Lazy Leap Day, Tahiti

Given it was “Leap Day,” we figured we’d indulge ourselves and have a lazy day. We didn’t do much of anything but hang out on our deck and head to the sandy infinity pool in the lateRead more
More lazing, Tahiti

We spent another day lazing about though we did walk over to the Carrefour to pick up more charcuterie, cheese and snacks. It’s a bit overcast today but lovely nonetheless.
Visiting Pat and Cella in Moorea

Today was all about taking the ferry to Moorea, an island we can actually see from our deck with about 16,000 people. Our friends Pat and Cella are vacationing there and invited us to spend the day atRead more
Bye, Tahiti

Our adventure “down under” ends tonight as we board a flight to San Francisco.
We’ve so loved our time in Tahiti. The resort is beautiful, the scenery is breathtaking and the people are soRead more
Tahiti to San Francisco

Overnight flight was a bit turbulent but nothing to be alarmed about. Landed in San Francisco at 8:30 am. We needed to clear U.S. customs and recheck our bags for our flight to Toronto which wasRead more
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Sooo sweet ❤️
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Beautiful ❤️
TravelerLucky you. Last year we were in Tasmania but never saw a “Devil” !
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