Gisborne New Zealand
New Zealand
61
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (10 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (3 Cruises)
Holland America Line (1 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (20 Cruises)
Oceania Riviera
11 Cruises
| 7 January | 18 days | One-way from Fremantle to Auckland |
| 24 January | 14 days | One-way from Auckland to Sydney |
| 24 January | 15 days | One-way from Auckland to Sydney |
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (18 Cruises)
Seven Seas Explorer
8 Cruises
Seven Seas Mariner
10 Cruises
Silversea Cruises (9 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
Ships anchor in Poverty Bay and tenders land passengers in the inner harbour, barely five hundred metres from the streets of the centre.
Because it sits near the 178th meridian, making it one of the first cities on earth to see the sun rise out of the ocean. The Māori name for the region, Tairawhiti, means 'the coast where the sun shines on the water'.
The Kaiti foreshore and its monuments, the climb up Titirangi hill for the panorama, the Tairawhiti Museum and the riverside walk. With more time, head to Wainui beach or the vineyards.
James Cook's Endeavour anchored here: this is where the first encounters between Europeans and New Zealand Māori took place, exchanges marked by misunderstanding and bloodshed. The monuments on the Kaiti foreshore tell the story without simplifying it.
The city spread between its two rivers, the bay rimmed with hills and, on a clear day, the outline of Young Nick's Head, the first land sighted by Cook's crew. You reach it by a shaded path or by road.
Te Poho-o-Rawiri marae, on the hillside, is one of the country's great carved meeting houses — but it can only be visited by invitation. Its presence speaks to the vitality of East Coast Māori culture.
Yes, it presents itself as New Zealand's chardonnay capital. Several estates welcome visitors a few kilometres outside town.
Wainui beach, six kilometres from the centre, stretches pale sand facing the Pacific swell. Local surfers use it year round, winter included. The coast is rawer there than in the sheltered bay where the ship waits.
The New Zealand dollar, and English — Māori is also an official language and very present on the East Coast. Cards are accepted everywhere.
The Endeavour's cabin boy, the first to sight land. His statue stands along the riverside walk on the waterfront, between the harbour and the town beach.
