Mystical Maori culture, impressive fjords and renowned wineries: experience multifaceted New Zealand in combination with the fantastic wilderness of Tasmania on board the EUROPA 2.
For this cruise, offers in the SILVER fare are available. You will find these under "Prices & Booking" after selecting the respective suite.
Extend your stay with the previous cruise EUX2426 or with the subsequent cruise EUX2500 and save € 2,000 per person (applies for the PLATINUM fare).
At anchor - If the ship anchors in open water the ferrying ashore will be done with tenders or Zodiacs.
Golf course - You stop at the world's best and most beautiful greens and are overseen by a PGA golf professional.
Scheduled flight from Germany to Melbourne
Transfer to a first-class hotel
Overnight stay with breakfast
Transfer to embarkation point
Melbourne/Australia, departure 19.00 hrs
Relaxation at sea
Port Arthur/Tasmania/Australia , 8.00 – 18.00 hrs
Hobart/Tasmania/Australia, arrival 23.00 hrs
Hobart , departure 18.00 hrs
Relaxation at sea
Cruising in Milford Sound, Thompson Sound and Doubtful Sound/New Zealand
Stewart Island/New Zealand , 8.00 – 18.00 hrs
Port Chalmers/New Zealand, 8.00 – 18.00 hrs
Lyttelton(Christchurch)/New Zealand , 7.00 – 18.00 hrs
Picton/New Zealand, 8.00 – 0.00 hrs
Wellington/New Zealand , 7.30 – 19.00 hrs
Napier/New Zealand , 10.00 – 20.00 hrs
Relaxation at sea
Mount Maunganui (Tauranga)/New Zealand 6.15 – 17.30 hrs
Auckland/New Zealand, arrival 8.00 hrs
Transfer to scheduled flight to Germany
Arrival in Germany
Subject to change.
The following programmes can be booked.
Please note that our pre- and post-cruise programmes are conducted in German.
For individual programmes kindly consult your travel agent.
The following programmes are offered in German:
Explore your cruise destinations on a more personal basis as a couple – ideal for all those who don’t want to be part of a group. The excursions in the programmes are accompanied by a local tour guide who will be happy to attend to your individual wishes. There will also be enough time and space for your own activities. Transfers are exclusively by private car with private drivers. Prices for solo travellers or groups of three or more are available on request.
Our popular pre- and post-cruise programmes include a broad spectrum of excursions and are usually accompanied by experienced Hapag-Lloyd Cruises tour guides. Recommended for guests who like to share their experiences with a group of like-minded travellers. Explore specially selected highlights of your holiday destination and enjoy the convenience of group travel – we will take care of the transfers, excursions and overnight stays.
Our travel concierge would be happy to put together travel arrangements tailored to your very own preferences. Whether you’re interested in boutique hotels, luxurious beach resorts, theatre-ticket reservations or restaurant recommendations in the most exciting cities, you can find exclusive tips here and by visiting www.hl-cruises.com/travel-concierge. Our travel concierge will be at your service before the cruise and when on board, of course.
The Dancefloor Destruction Company (DDC) focuses on blending urban dance, especially breakdancing, with top-notch modern acrobatics. This unique fusion has earned them numerous awards and accolades. Founded in 1999 in Schweinfurt, DDC is one of the most renowned breakdance groups in the German-speaking world. They won the title of "Europe's Best Dance Show" and established their own production company in 2013. With "Breakin' Mozart," DDC combines classical music, opera singing, and breakdance, performing over 300 shows across Europe since 2014. In 2015, they... Read more
The Dancefloor Destruction Company (DDC) focuses on blending urban dance, especially breakdancing, with top-notch modern acrobatics. This unique fusion has earned them numerous awards and accolades. Founded in 1999 in Schweinfurt, DDC is one of the most renowned breakdance groups in the German-speaking world. They won the title of "Europe's Best Dance Show" and established their own production company in 2013. With "Breakin' Mozart," DDC combines classical music, opera singing, and breakdance, performing over 300 shows across Europe since 2014. In 2015, they represented Germany at the International Circus Festival in Wuqiao, China, and subsequently performed at the YOUNG STAGE Festival in Basel and the Monte Carlo Festival. Recently, the crew has toured major venues in Germany and appeared annually in Europe's top gymnastics show "Feuerwerk der Turnkunst," as well as alongside stars like Florian Silbereisen, performing before hundreds of thousands of spectators. A highlight was their performance for former President Barack Obama at a charity event in Kenya. DDC now also produces complete shows and has its own production facility, the DDC Factory, where they train their own talent and tour with "Breakin' Circus," a new show every year since 2023.
closeThe pop duo ORANGE BLUE stormed the German charts in 2000 with the mega-hit "She's got that light". This was followed by Echo nominations, European tours, multiple gold recordings, songs for TV campaigns, various awards and music prizes. The duo ORANGE BLUE (singer Volkan Baydar and pianist Vince Bahrdt) was the first German band to compose, produce and sing a theme song for Walt Disney ("Can somebody tell me who I am" - title track for Disney's "Dinosaur") and later also contributed the theme song for the Hollywood blockbuster "America's Sweethearts" starring Julia... Read more
The pop duo ORANGE BLUE stormed the German charts in 2000 with the mega-hit "She's got that light". This was followed by Echo nominations, European tours, multiple gold recordings, songs for TV campaigns, various awards and music prizes. The duo ORANGE BLUE (singer Volkan Baydar and pianist Vince Bahrdt) was the first German band to compose, produce and sing a theme song for Walt Disney ("Can somebody tell me who I am" - title track for Disney's "Dinosaur") and later also contributed the theme song for the Hollywood blockbuster "America's Sweethearts" starring Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones. This was followed by songs for TV campaigns and numerous TV appearances, two European tours, five studio albums and well over a million records sold. With their outstanding songs and over one million records sold, ORANGE BLUE are among the most successful artists on the German music scene and, in particular, among the very few who compose, write and produce their songs themselves and release them on their own label (Orange Blue Bros. Records).
closeSince 2009, violinists Charlotte Balle (Berlin) and Lisa Barry (Stuttgart), together with violist Dorothea Galler and cellist Maria Friedrich (both Munich), have been travelling the oceans of music with a breath of fresh air. Equally at home in the regions of classical music as they are in jazz and pop, they never cease to surprise with the stylish garments in which they know how to wrap works of all genres in their own arrangements. Their staged concerts and their concert format ‘Folgekonzerte’ combine thematic, sophisticated, profound and humorous entertainment with... Read more
Since 2009, violinists Charlotte Balle (Berlin) and Lisa Barry (Stuttgart), together with violist Dorothea Galler and cellist Maria Friedrich (both Munich), have been travelling the oceans of music with a breath of fresh air. Equally at home in the regions of classical music as they are in jazz and pop, they never cease to surprise with the stylish garments in which they know how to wrap works of all genres in their own arrangements. Their staged concerts and their concert format ‘Folgekonzerte’ combine thematic, sophisticated, profound and humorous entertainment with the aim of stimulating reflection, questioning and, of course, smiles. In addition to their own ever-expanding programmes, with which they perform as a string quartet in concert series and at festivals, they are often asked to perform on major stages as guests of other artists due to their inviting stage presence and stylistic diversity. For example, they played with Jon Lord (Deep Purple) on his last major tour, with Silje Nergaard and the Tord Gustavsen Trio, with Marialy Pacheco, Joo Kraus and Omar Sosa or in musical readings with the Munich Tatortkommissars on several tours.
closeNina Petri is an actress, singer, mentor, mother of twins and a true Hamburg native. She is the eldest of four siblings. Her father, an aeroplane engineer, and her mother, a technical draughtswoman, could not prevent their daughter from having only one career aspiration from an early age, namely to become an actress. After leaving school, she went to the Westphalian drama school in Bochum, where she was immediately discovered for film and television. She received the German Film Award for her roles in ‘Run Lola Run’ and ‘Bin ich schön’ and the Bavarian Film Award for... Read more
Nina Petri is an actress, singer, mentor, mother of twins and a true Hamburg native. She is the eldest of four siblings. Her father, an aeroplane engineer, and her mother, a technical draughtswoman, could not prevent their daughter from having only one career aspiration from an early age, namely to become an actress. After leaving school, she went to the Westphalian drama school in Bochum, where she was immediately discovered for film and television. She received the German Film Award for her roles in ‘Run Lola Run’ and ‘Bin ich schön’ and the Bavarian Film Award for ‘Die tödliche Maria’. She is also at home on German-speaking stages, from Hamburg to Zurich and Vienna. She is also one of the most popular audio book interpreters, e.g. as the German voice of thriller author Karen Slaughter. With self-developed, partly musical readings, she performs with the composer and pianist J.- K.Stoll throughout Germany and sometimes even on cruises around the world. Since 2024, she has been mentoring people on their way to greater presence, charisma and self-confidence.
Jens-Karsten Stoll studied accompaniment and composition at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, where he taught from 1989 to 2020. He has worked as a musical director, composer and pianist for numerous theatre productions in German-speaking countries, including at the Berliner Ensemble, Deutsches Theater Berlin and Schauspielhaus Hamburg. He has worked with the cabaret artist and director Rainald Grebe continuously since 2008, for example at the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin, Thalia Theatre Hamburg, Schauspiel... Read more
Jens-Karsten Stoll studied accompaniment and composition at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, where he taught from 1989 to 2020. He has worked as a musical director, composer and pianist for numerous theatre productions in German-speaking countries, including at the Berliner Ensemble, Deutsches Theater Berlin and Schauspielhaus Hamburg. He has worked with the cabaret artist and director Rainald Grebe continuously since 2008, for example at the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin, Thalia Theatre Hamburg, Schauspiel Köln, Schaubühne Berlin, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Volkstheater Vienna and Theater am Neumarkt Zurich. He and actress Nina Petri have worked together for 15 years, and this is not the first time they have been on a cruise together. Concerts, guest performances and workshops have taken him to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Northampton, Washington, Abidjan, Barcelona, Brussels, Warsaw, Genoa, Zurich and Tashkent.
Jens-Karsten Stoll studied accompaniment and composition at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, where he taught from 1989 to 2020. He has worked as a musical director, composer and pianist for numerous theatre productions in German-speaking countries, including at the Berliner Ensemble, Deutsches Theater Berlin and Schauspielhaus Hamburg. He has worked with the cabaret artist and director Rainald Grebe continuously since 2008, for example at the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin, Thalia Theatre Hamburg, Schauspiel Köln, Schaubühne Berlin, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Volkstheater Vienna and Theater am Neumarkt Zurich. He and actress Nina Petri have worked together for 15 years, and this is not the first time they have been on a cruise together. Concerts, guest performances and workshops have taken him to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Northampton, Washington, Abidjan, Barcelona, Brussels, Warsaw, Genoa, Zurich and Tashkent.
Fri 06.12.2024 Hobart, Australia – Royal Hobart Golf Club
The origins of this course date back to 1916 – since then the course has had to move several times and did not reach its current location on Seven Mile Beach until 1956. The Royal Hobart title was already conferred on the club in 1925. The fairways were last updated in 1997. But before you make it to the large, fast greens, there are a formidable 80 strategically placed bunkers waiting on the broad fairways. All in all, a perfect symbiosis of bushland and recurring views of the nearby turquoise Tasman Sea.
Thu 12 Dec 2024 Lyttelton (Christchurch), New Zealand – Clearwater Golf Club
This course is not one for golfers with an aversion to water, as 11 of the 18 holes have serious water hazards at their sides. Players who focus on the essentials will quickly find their way to the extremely fast plateau greens. The tee boxes on this course stand out with their raised positions, providing a clear view of the play even before teeing off.
Sat 14.12.2024 Wellington, New Zealand – Royal Wellington Golf Club
This city course, which was laid out as a parkland course and significantly renovated as recently as 2013, has been situated in the uplands of the “windy city” since 1895. Due to its location, the 18-hole golf adventure is often influenced by the wind, which is feared in the region. The very wide and often very strongly modulated fairways are not necessarily helpful. The round is traditionally opened by a starter who keeps an eye on the players’ outfits – only white golf socks and shoes with soft spikes are permitted.
Sun 15.12.2024 Napier, New Zealand – Cape Kidnappers Golf Club
Located on a plateau directly on the east coast of the North Island, this 18-hole course is impressive simply due to its location on the cliff. It constantly creates unique positions as well as views of the Pacific Ocean. The mixture of extensive holes, all of which are shaped by the natural features of the landscape, and the typical characteristics of the region ensures a very special round of golf. You should definitely take time for a souvenir photo here and there between your game.
Tue 17.12.2024 Mount Maunganui (Tauranga), New Zealand – Mount Maunganui Golf Club – Additional course 1
An unusual course layout with very closely spaced holes awaits the player, requiring a focused course management. Despite the proximity to the next hole, the relatively spacious fairways provide scope for you to return to the clubhouse with an acceptable score if your focus is right. A bonus of the course is certainly the fascinating views of the turquoise Pacific Ocean that will reward you time and again throughout your game.
