by The Inside Cabin | Feb 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Picton, Oceania
The approach to Picton looks very similar to cruising the inside passage on an Alaska Cruise. Plenty of green on low hills, with sharp well defined ridgelines. The sky was fairly bright as the sun had risen, but was still hiding behind the hills and would not...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 2, 2016 | Oceania, 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Auckland
Our little village, the Ms Amsterdam, sailed into Auckland, New Zealand this morning ready for another day of adventure and discovery. With just over 1000 passengers, the Amsterdam is like a small town moving across the globe sharing new experiences along the way. For...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 1, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Waitangi (Bay of Islands), Oceania
The glowing pink sky of the predawn morning outlined the numerous islands as we started our approach to our anchorage in Waitangi (Bay of Islands). Rain was forecast, but fortunately it appears to be wrong and the dawn light begins to illuminate a partly cloudy...
