Picton New Zealand
New Zealand

108 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (27 Cruises)

Celebrity Cruises (4 Cruises)

Holland America Line (17 Cruises)

MSC Cruises (4 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (6 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (14 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (17 Cruises)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (7 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (10 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (2 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

Smaller ships tie up at Waitohi Wharf, about ten minutes' walk from the centre; larger vessels use Waimahara Wharf in neighbouring Shakespeare Bay, with free shuttles into the village.
It is part of the call. The ship enters Queen Charlotte Sound and for over an hour you pass folded hills, roadless coves and forest running down to the water. Stay on deck.
A network of drowned valleys at the top of the South Island, totalling some 1,500 kilometres of coastline. Picton lies at the head of one of them, Queen Charlotte Sound.
The waterfront circuit, the war memorial and the Edwin Fox combine into two unhurried hours. Add a cruise in the Sound or a kayak outing to fill the half day.
Considered the oldest surviving merchant ship in the world, launched in 1853. She served in the Crimean War, carried convicts to Australia and then migrants to New Zealand. Her hull rests in a purpose-built dry dock at Dunbar Wharf.
Yes, easily: crossing the town end to end takes under twenty minutes. The waterfront holds most of it, with a palm-lined promenade and a war memorial facing the Sound.
Yes, and the calm water of the Sound suits a first time on a paddle. Water taxis also drop walkers and swimmers on isolated beaches.
Blenheim and the Wairau plain are about 28 kilometres away, roughly 25 minutes by road. That is where the vines that made Marlborough sauvignon blanc world famous grow. Allow half a day including transport.
A museum near Blenheim staging aircraft from both world wars in strikingly designed displays. A good complement for those making the vineyard run without spending the whole day tasting.
The New Zealand dollar, and English — Māori is also an official language. Cards work everywhere, including with the boat operators.