Millers World Cruise 2025

Feb. 2 Fred wrote this email to Matt Morgan, our Viking Sky Cruise Director: I have limited experience in advising on women’s health. My only previous venture was on the Covid World Cruise. We were required to get a temperature check before disembarking in a port. There was a long line and passengers were curious and…

Feb. 1 In the afternoon of January 30 in Auckland, Karla walked for one of her many 20,000 plus step days. Her mission was to see if she could find a replacement for one of my hearing aids that stopped working and to change the color of her nails. She was successful with her nails.…

Jan. 31 Napier is a pleasant coastal city with around 70,000 people. It seems as though lots of our stops are at coastal cities. While Napier has a history beginning with Captain Cook, followed by whalers, traders, and missionaries, it is really defined by a 7.9 earthquake in 1931. The earthquake leveled the commercial center and…

Jan. 30 Tauranga is New Zealand’s 5th largest city, with almost 170,000 people. We pulled into a great port location, nestled in the Bay of Plenty, which was a very easy walk to town. There is a nearby white sand beach and Mount Maunganui provides a nice backdrop as well as a hiking opportunity. Lots…

Jan. 29 As we were having our lattes and green drinks early in the morning, the Chef walked by. He was pleased to say that they were replenishing supplies in New Zealand. We should get ready for lots of lamb and fish and make sure not to miss the Bison burger. That sounded good even…

Jan. 28 In the late 18th century, Captain Cook sailed into the bay where we are anchored. There are about 140 islands here and he cleverly named it The Bay of Islands. Last time we were here, we were anchored near Russell, an old whaling village…now a more upscale shopping and vacationing center. This year,…

Jan. 27 We’re completing 4 days at sea and preparing for 5 consecutive stops in New Zealand, beginning with the Bay of Islands. All of our stops are on the North Island. Then, we have 3 days on the Tasman Sea before arriving in Australia. It looks like Groundhog’s Day will be celebrated on the…

Jan. 26 Each day, we read The Viking Daily and plan our activities. We always start with exercise, but then have to figure out the rest of the day. Minimally, Karla has Beginners Bridge and Choir. Minimally, I take a nap. Usually, we have music (guitar and singing) by Paolo at 5. We both look…

Jan. 24-25 We woke up and went about our business without realizing that we had missed the International Dateline. I think that I heard a bump when we crossed it, but am not sure. We are not especially busy so we haven’t worried about what might have been accomplished had we experienced a January 24. …

Jan. 22 Turtles and Tatts Having experienced trips around a couple Polynesian islands, we decided to focus our energies in Rarotonga. Karla arranged a “swim with the turtles adventure” for 7 people. They departed on a tender upon our arrival and were picked up on the dock. Their 2 hour adventure won high marks. I’ll…