The Costa Luminosa has arrived in Tauranga for the first and only time this season, as part of a 112-day world tour. The 294-metre-long cruise ship carrying 2260 passengers and 1050 crew docked ...

The Majestic Princess is the first of 103 cruise ships scheduled to visit the region's shores this season. Photo / NZME From Tahiti to Tauranga, thousands of cruise ship passengers are set to ...

The main cruise season in Tauranga ended with the departure of the Royal Princess on April 15. Tourism Bay of Plenty reported 91 ship arrivals, bringing over 206,000 passengers and crew.

Cruise ships make a scenic day out of meandering ... One option out of the Port of Tauranga is a tour of Agrodome (agrodome.co.nz), a working farm with a menagerie of native animals.