
Romantic Getaway in Auckland, New Zealand Tucked away in Auckland’s St. Mary’s Bay is a charming, romantic home that has been converted into a small luxury boutique hotel named Mollies. After…
Romantic Getaway in Auckland, New Zealand Tucked away in Auckland’s St. Mary’s Bay is a charming, romantic home that has been converted into a small luxury boutique hotel named Mollies. After…
Further up the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, we arrived to the Bay of Plenty, the northwestern city of Tauranga.  Not far away is the Rotorua wilderness…
When the MS Volendam docked in Hawke’s Bay, we received a warm welcome by the Napier people! To our surprise, most everyone was adorned in 1920’s dress, like they…
MS Volendam safely arrived to our first port in the North Island – Wellington, the new capitol of New Zealand and the center for culture and the arts…
Akaroa was the first South Island settlement established by the French and British settlers in 1840. Located on the fertile Banks Peninsula between Canterbury Bight and Pegasus Bay,…
When the MS Volendam docked at the Port Chalmers Port, I learned the nearby Dunedin was home to Baldwin Street – the steepest street in the world according…
Stewart Island, also known as New Zealand’s third island is a haven for naturalists with its pristine beaches, dense rainforest, and rugged coastline abundant with native marine and…
A cruise through Milford Fjord, New Zealand For years, we’ve heard about the famous Milford Sound, and finally we are here! In fact, we are on Holland America’s MS…
It’s been two days at Sea since we boarded the ms Volendam in Sydney with Captain Peter Bos at the helm. Stormy skies sent us off as we…
If you are getting ready to go to New Zealand and need some expert advice and suggestions on where to go, what to do….contact Stacey at Black Sheep…