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Experience the very best of what the stunning Queen Charlotte Sounds has to offer with this magical half day cruise exploring the historic Ship Cove.
Highlights
- Take in the natural beauty of the sounds and its vast array of wildlife aboard the luxury custom built cruise ship as you make your way to Ship Cove
- Experience the beauty and surrounds of Ship Cove, a favourite anchorage point for Captain Cook's Endeavour!
Departing from the beautiful coastal town of Picton, take in the natural beauty of the sounds and its vast array of wildlife aboard the luxury custom built cruise ship as you make your way to Ship Cove.
The beautiful Ship Cove is steeped in history and was named by Captain James Cook when his ship anchored there and made it his favourite New Zealand base. Your friendly guides will be happy to share their knowledge of this historical area with you and can even show you where Captain Cook made home brew for his crew!
Once you have enjoyed the serenity of Ship Cove your journey will continue on to where is required. We often drop bags to day walkers or have additotnal stops in Bays including the Endeavour Inlet. Experience the very best in cruising with outstanding scenery, abundant wildlife, rich history and friendly personable hosts.
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- Adult$63.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$55.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$87.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$55.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$70.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$55.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$61.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$55.00
- Infant Free
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lizette from
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Great experience
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Great experience
sharleenm from
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Great experience
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Aylse Sciascia from New Zealand wrote on 27 February 2022
Fantastic Cruise
Totally recommend this cruise! What a beautiful spot!
Raelene Costello from New Zealand wrote on 04 February 2022
Fantastic trip.
Great day. Will definitely do it again.
John Trischler from New Zealand wrote on 18 January 2022
Seeing a different part of NZ
Our trip out on the mail boat was done on a beautiful Marlborough morning and the sea conditions in the sounds was flat. The trip out to Ships Cove was great as our captain gave us a commentary about our surroundings and the overall area. We spent about 20 minutes at Ships Cove as the boat went across to another island to drop off and pickup some people and then came back and from here we headed to the other resorts in the sounds to drop off both people and luggage and pick luggage up to deliver to another resort. All the time we were informed where we were going as we headed back to Picton after a great 4 hours of scenery and destinations. John T
francesb4 from New Zealand wrote on 04 January 2022
Picton ruisd
Great, beautiful scenario, nice to learn all about it.
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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July
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tilsone from Nauru wrote on 16 December 2021
Awesome cruise
Considering the grey weather on the day. It was an awesome experience see the Marlborough Sounds. At one point, I was the only one on the cruise as we dropped off the first passengers at their destination which was an added bonus! Awesome wildlife sightings of birds and even dolphins! Excellent local skipper sharing some interesting stories about the area especially in a covid-world! Go check it out!