• Jane RiderWorld cruiseTraveler
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    Last day for Auckland

    February 4, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Last day in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city--population 1.7 million. We visited the WETA installation where they do visual effects for Sci fi and other imaginative type movies. It is named after the largest known insect, a weta, found only in New Zealand. It was fairly "hands on" so fun was had by all. Then we went up on the Sky Tower to get a view of the city. Unfortunately this was Saturday on a holiday weekend with another cruise ship in town. In other words-- crowded.

    We also encountered a demonstration supporting the Palestinians in Queens Square just a block from the ship. Police watched attentively.    Read more