{"id":46907,"date":"2014-05-19T18:35:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T22:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=46907"},"modified":"2016-04-21T15:49:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T19:49:16","slug":"the-hottest-new-cruise-destination-is-australia-and-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2014\/05\/19\/the-hottest-new-cruise-destination-is-australia-and-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"The hottest new cruise destination is Australia and New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

G\u2019day, mate! Have a look at Celebrity Cruises<\/a> new Book & Go vacation packages to Australia and New Zealand. It includes air from LAX, transfers between airport, hotel and port, a 12-night cruise, PLUS three nights in a 4-star hotel in Sydney either before or after the cruise. You can also add two nights in Auckland. The Celebrity Solstice is a modern, luxury, upscale cruise ship, which is why this package is such an exceptional deal.<\/p>\n

You can choose between 12- or 14-night cruises with departures between November 2014 and January 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

All cruises begin or end in Sydney, Australia or Auckland, New Zealand. All the itineraries stop in New Zealand at Dusky Sound\/Doubtful Sound\/Dusky Sound, Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, and Tauranga. And depending on the itinerary you choose, you can visit other destinations in Australia like Melbourne, Hobart in Tasmania, or Bay of Islands in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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So whether you\u2019re taking your mate, ankle biters, rug rats, oldies or wrinklies\u2014you all can expect a spot on vacation with no worries.<\/p>\n

Check out these great places you can explore on a cruise vacation to Australia and New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sydney, Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“The Coat Hanger” is what the Aussie’s call their Sydney Harbor Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

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Explore north of Sydney in Newcastle on camelback<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Melbourne, Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Melbourne Park in Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Take the train through Melbourne<\/p><\/div>\n

Hobart, Tasmania<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“No, I do not turn into a tornado.” Just in case you were wondering, this is a Tasmanian Devil<\/p><\/div>\n

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Freycinet National Park in Tasmania<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound, and Milford Sound, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Take a romantic hike through the Fiordland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Take a thrill ride through the waters in Queenstown<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Dunedin, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dunedin is on the Otago Peninsula on the South Island of New Zealand<\/p><\/div>\n

Akaroa, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wellington, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cable Car in Wellington, New Zealand<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wellington at night is equally as beautiful<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Tauranga, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tauranga is known for its dense foliage<\/p><\/div>\n

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The beaches in Tauranga are quite a contrast from the dense jungles<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Rotorua Geyser is a favorite resting spot<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Bay of Islands, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swim and play with the dolphins in their natural environment with Fullers Great Sights Bay of Islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Fullers Great Sights Bay of Islands<\/p><\/div>\n

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War canoe at the Waitangi National Reserve, Bay of Islands<\/p><\/div>\n

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Try your own canoe along many of the waterways throughout the Bay of Islands<\/p><\/div>\n

Auckland, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you want the best view of Auckland take a SkyWalk<\/a> around the Sky Tower.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy SkyWalk and SkyJump of Auckland New Zealand<\/p><\/div>\n

Do you want more information about cruise vacations to Australia and New Zealand?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re happy to answer any questions you have about what it’s like to be a passenger on a Celebrity Cruises vessel, or questions about cruises in Australia <\/a>and New Zealand<\/a>. Call one of our cruise experts today at\u00a01-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or log onto our website, www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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G\u2019day, mate! Have a look at Celebrity Cruises new Book & Go vacation packages to Australia and New Zealand. It includes air from LAX, transfers between airport, hotel and port, a 12-night cruise, PLUS three nights in a 4-star hotel in Sydney either before or after the cruise. You can also add two nights in … The hottest new cruise destination is Australia and New Zealand<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":46909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,19,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia-new-zealand","category-destinations","category-informative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}