A day in Auckland Another highly anticipated stop on our cruise Down Under was Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city built around two harbours. Located on the North Island, the greater Auckland geography and topography is dominated by ancient volcanoes. These

Sydney & Blue Mountains, Australia
Blue Mountains — Our long anticipated cruise Down Under started from Sydney and onwards to New Zealand just before Christmas. Since it was early December, it was nearly summertime in Australia. We flew into Sydney a few days ahead of