There is a reason we love the smaller ships of Oceania. Life onboard is more like a luxury boutique hotel, rather than a cruise ship. Our team spent time on Oceania Regatta in January 2020 on one of her local voyages around New Zealand. This reminded us why Oceania are... Read Article
It’s time to grab yourself a great bargain in our cheeky Flash Cruise Sale!Be quick, Sale Ends 04 September 06 Feb 2021 – 3 nights – Waitangi Day Comedy CruiseThree days of fun, comedy gala, stand up comedy show and moreQuad Shares from $249pp, Twin Shares from $299ppClick for more... Read Article
It is not often we get exactly what we pray for, but this time it looks like our prayers have been answered! Azamara Journey will return to New Zealand for summer 2021/22 and the jewel in her deployment is a full circumnavigation of New Zealand. The perfect voyage to bring... Read Article
The local cruise season pause was extended again this week by all our popular local cruise lines: P&O Australia, Carnival, Princess, Cunard, Royal Caribbean & Celebrity cruises. Let’s take a look what this means for cruising in our region. Carnival Cruises – Carnival Splendor & Carnival SpiritCarnival extend the pause... Read Article
2020 was picked to be a year full of firsts! Exciting new ship launches for many of the major cruise brands. An opportunity to showcase innovate new thinking, amazing new design and wonderous new inclusions. When a new ship launches there is normally a huge fanfare with cruise ship execs... Read Article
With so much uncertainty around border openings and travel restrictions in place right now, we thought it would be a good idea to fast forward to 2021. Let’s take a look at Christmas Cruises that are booking now for Christmas 2021. Cruise holidays really are the ultimate Christmas getaway and... Read Article
There truly is only one way to see the best of New Zealand and that is from the Ocean. New Zealand offers some of the best coastal scenery in the world. Throw in the jewels of Fiordland National Park, the Marlborough sounds and magical gems like Akaroa and the Otago... Read Article
Fantastic news! Pacific Explorer from P&O Australia will be returning to New Zealand in 2022 and will be operating a winter series of Cruises from Auckland. Got a P&O Future Cruise Credit? Talk to our HOOT Cruises team and we can show you how to use this to lock in... Read Article
Have you got that mid winter feeling? The wind is blowing from the south and last years holiday pictures of tropical beaches keep popping up on your Facebook to tease you! Get ready to book in some island time and pace yourself for the Summer that will surely come. It’s... Read Article
Our HOOT Cruises Team love to travel in South East Asia. We know that right now all we can do is dream about when that opportunity may return. That doesn’t stop us from checking out amazing product in this fantastic region. Today we are going to showcase some amazing product... Read Article
