After our somewhat rocky trip around the southern most point of New Zealand (not to worry -- the rough seas didn't disturb our routine of bridge, exercise, drinking and enjoying the wonderful gourmet food), we found ourselves spending two delightful days in the beautiful fjords of New Zealand. First we sailed into the beautiful waters of Doubtful Sound and met up with the former Crystal Harmony. It was quite fun seeing the first Crystal ship, now sailing as the Asuko II and the two captains made quite a show of having the 2 ships sail quite close together in this beautiful site. (Did you know that if you click on the pictures, you can get the full screen view of the pictures -- It does help especially with these beautiful scenic photos.)
On the second day, we entered Milford Sound, with its snowcapped peaks and magnificent waterfalls. We spent the entire day just lazily enjoying the scenery and the wonderful views, as the sun moved through the sky. Then, for our entertainment, the captain nosed the ship into the base of Sterling Falls -- We understand that the various Norwegian captains have a competition on how close to the falls the ship can get. The official recording for this cruise is 3 meters!
After our somewhat rocky trip around the southern most point of New Zealand (not to worry -- the rough seas didn't disturb our routine of bridge, exercise, drinking and enjoying the wonderful gourmet food), we found ourselves spending two delightful days in the beautiful fjords of New Zealand. First we sailed into the beautiful waters of Doubtful Sound and met up with the former Crystal Harmony. It was quite fun seeing the first Crystal ship, now sailing as the Asuko II and the two captains made quite a show of having the 2 ships sail quite close together in this beautiful site. (Did you know that if you click on the pictures, you can get the full screen view of the pictures -- It does help especially with these beautiful scenic photos.)
On the second day, we entered Milford Sound, with its snowcapped peaks and magnificent waterfalls. We spent the entire day just lazily enjoying the scenery and the wonderful views, as the sun moved through the sky. Then, for our entertainment, the captain nosed the ship into the base of Sterling Falls -- We understand that the various Norwegian captains have a competition on how close to the falls the ship can get. The official recording for this cruise is 3 meters!
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Gotta love those competitive Norwegian captains. How close has a ship come to the falls? Or were you guys on the record-setting cruise?
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