Our 10 day boat cruise on Dusky Sound on the MV Pembroke with Mitch and Amber was one of life's best experiences. Dusky sound is one of the remotest parts of New Zealand and the only link with the outside world is either a satellite phone or daily ship radio broadcasts. It's pristine. The Pembroke is a small (but very comfortable) boat so you can just bring along your own friends. The captain and chef will kind of dial in the places and things you want to do - and also the food you want to catch! This team were one of the first organisations to run charter tours on dusky sound. You can get as raucous as you want (no neighbours!) but integrity and responsibility for our country and its fisheries underpins the experience. I should also add that on our trip the food was just brilliant. The kind of creativity I wish Auckland restaurants could achieve.

We spent a day last week cruising the Fiordland National Park, including Milford, Thompson, Doubtful , Dusky Sounds, aboard Royal Princess. A park ranger provided expert & entertaining commentary during the day, at appropriate times which certainly added to the enjoyment and education. We were blessed with sunshine at times and managed to get through the day without any rain. For those looking to do a similar cruise and, who like me wondered if it would be a cursory taste of the area, be assured that this was a day packed with unbelievable sights, an in depth educational guide, all from the comfort of your balcony or any of the public spaces, indoors & out on the decks. A relaxing & comfortable day of scenic cruising.

I was onboard the Royal Princess which spent a day scenic cruising thru Fiordland National Park. The sheer volume of gorgeous scenery throughout the day was amazing. There was a Park Ranger on board and he provided a good commentary on the journey. No photo will do justice to the reality. So glad that I got to experience this in such good weather.

One of the most beautiful and unspoiled places we have ever visited. Just Magnificent. We did this via cruise ship. We visit Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sound. We saw a number of bottlenose dolphins. The naturalist on board said this is the most farthest south that bottled nose dolphins can be found in the world. The only way to see this national Park is usually by plane or by boat. Weather can change quickly as we saw during our day. We entered the sound with rain. It made for a beautiful waterfalls that were so numerous I couldn't even keep the count. We saw seals. All kinds of birds. Including a couple of penguins. It was the highlight of our New Zealand trip.

We were lucky enough to be on a cruise that explored three of the sounds of this New Zealand national park. I always thought the Greek Islands or Scottish Highlands were the places I’d recommend going to if you could only go to one. These fjords in the South Island are now my go to recommendation. Unbelievably gorgeous! Can be rainy at times that would limit visibility.