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NZ Cruise Diaries – Day 6 (Auckland)

We awoke this morning to an absolutely spectacular sunrise and clear skies. The seas felt a lot flatter, and most excitingly, the sun felt warm through the window.

Sunrise over the sea seen from the cruise ship

We had another buffet breakfast (urgh), then at 8.30 am walked off the ship and into the city of Auckland.

Compared to Tauranga, the docks at Auckland are smack bang in the middle of the city. You literally walk straight across the street (passing through some gorgeous wrought-iron gates, I might add) into the CBD.

Wrought-iron gates at the Auckland cruise port
Carnival Splendor docked in Auckland

We hadn’t done a lot of research prior to our holiday, thinking we would just wing it. So all we knew at this point was that we wanted to visit the local markets and a coffee shop/roastery that D had researched.…

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