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Jan 3, 2026: New Zealand Cruise (day 4 Galapagos of the Southern Ocean) Auckland Islands – Enderby Island
We watched the seabirds around the ship as we sailed to Enderby Island. When we anchored I was so happy to see so many Yellow-eyed penguins on an…
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Jan 2, 2026: New Zealand Cruise (day 3 Galapagos of the Southern Ocean) The Snares – North East Island
Our first stop of this cruise was Snares Islands and I was hoping to see the Snares Crested Penguin. First thing after we arrived about 7:30am I went outside…
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Jan 1, 2026: New Zealand Cruise (day 6 Fiordland/day 2 Galapagos of the Southern Ocean) Port Bluff
Today is the official boarding day of the “Galapagos of the Southern Ocean” cruise. Almost all passengers will disembark today (only 5-including the 3 of us- are staying on)…
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Dec 31, 2025: New Zealand Cruise (day 5 Fiordland/day 1 Galapagos of the Southern Ocean) Dusky Sound
Last night the ship was anchored so there was no engine noise during the night. I slept in but Tibor got up to see the sunrise. It’s another warm and…
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Dec 30, 2025: New Zealand Cruise (day 4 Fiordland) Milford Sound & Doubtful Sound
Up early this morning because we were promised beautiful views. Our ship entered Milford sound about 6am and the sunrise was at 6:05am. We were on the deck to watch-…
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Dec 29, 2025: New Zealand Cruise (day 3 Fiordland) Dusky Sound
Slept pretty good- some ship engine noise, not much rocking and rolling since we had relatively calm seas. We saw Bottlenose dolphins in the water before breakfast. It’s another beautiful…
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