Silvertongue Passage – Sydney to Fiordland

An 11-night cruise from Sydney to Auckland, sailing on the afternoon of 21 March. It calls at Melbourne, Fiordland National Park, Dunedin, Timaru, Wellington and Tauranga, with four days at sea along the way. The stops are in Australia and New Zealand, and calls last 8 to 13 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 18°C in Fiordland National Park to 24°C in Melbourne (64 to 75°F). The cruise ends in Auckland on the morning of 1 April. Norwegian Spirit (1998) carries up to 1,972 guests on 13 decks and has 13 restaurants, 6 of them included in the fare.