Conference abbott::cruise_travel

196.0. "AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND" by BOOVX1::B_ALLEN () Fri Mar 09 1990 08:31

    I JUST RETURNED FROM A CRUISE ABOARD THE ROYAL VIKING SEA. 
    THE SHIP TRAVELED FROM AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND TO SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.
    THE ONLY DRAW BACK TO THE TRIP IS THE TRAVEL TIME IN THE AIR.
    THE SHIPS SERVICES WERE JUST AS GOOD AS THE LAST TIME I SAILED ON
    HER.
    
    AUCKLAND IS A VERY CLEAN CITY AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND
    WERE FRIENDLY. JUST ONE PROBLEM THEY WON'T TAKE TIPS IN FOR SERVICES
    DURING A STOP IN WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND WE WENT TO A PUB AND HAD
    A BEER, THEN LEFT A TIP. THE BARTENDER CHASED US DOWN THE STREET
    AND TOLD US WE FORGOT SOME MONEY.
    
    ONE OF THE HIGHLITES OF THE TRIP WAS THE CRUISE THROUGH 3 OF THE
    SOUNDS. THE BEST BEING MILFORD SOUND 5000 FT HIGH CLIFFS ON EITHER
    SIDE, 1200 FT DEEP WITH WATER FALLS UP TO 562 FT HIGH THE SOUND
    IS ONLY A 1/2 MILE WIDE.
    
    CROSSING THE TASMAN SEA WAS SMOOTH PER THE CAPTAIN 15-18 FT SEAS
    FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE ARRIVING IN HOBART TASMANIA.
    
    THE FINAL TWO STOPS WERE MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.
    
    THE PACKAGE INCLUDED ONE NIGHT IN HONOLULU AND TWO NIGHTS IN SYDNEY.