Cruising New Zealand on Discovery Princess: Full Ship Review + Pros & Cons
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🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In Part 2 of our New Zealand cruise series, we take a deep dive into our experience sailing aboard the beautiful Discovery Princess. We're sharing a full ship review, including our thoughts on the cabins, dining, entertainment, and overall vibe of the ship after spending 8 nights onboard. From buffet favorites to specialty dining highlights, we'll talk about what impressed us—and what didn't.
We also tackle a big travel question: Is New Zealand best experienced by cruise ship? While cruising offers incredible scenic sail-ins and the convenience of visiting multiple ports without unpacking, New Zealand is also a destination famous for its inland adventures and road-trip culture. We break down the pros and cons of visiting New Zealand by cruise, including what you'll see from the coast—and what you might miss by not exploring deeper inland. I
n this episode we cover: Our full Discovery Princess ship review Cabin comfort and layout Food highlights and dining surprises What the ship does really well The biggest advantages of cruising New Zealand Why some travelers may prefer exploring the country by land If you're considering a New Zealand cruise—or wondering how Discovery Princess stacks up—this episode will help you decide. Visit us on AmazonLive! https://www.amazon.com/live/cruisetipstv
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Cruise Tips TV Unplugged podcast. Today on the show, we're sharing part |
| 0:05.1 | two of our New Zealand cruise series. Welcome to Cruise Tips TV Unplugged. I'm your host, Sherry, |
| 0:16.1 | and we invite you to join our cruise-loving family as we travel the world creating cruise videos and |
| 0:23.1 | vlogs. In this podcast, we talk tips, tactics, and strategies to help you make every cruise |
| 0:29.7 | your dream cruise. All right. So you got some more to dish on New Zealand, right? I do. I do. We had so much to talk about in our first episode where we ended up just kind of deep diving into the ports and the excursions for my Discovery Princess New Zealand cruise. |
| 0:46.0 | But this time we're going to take a little bit more of a deep dive into the actual ship. So sailing on Discovery Princess. But then in addition to kind of the ship review, |
| 0:55.3 | I also want to talk a little bit about the pros and cons of cruising New Zealand by ship, |
| 1:00.6 | because it is definitely one of those destinations where there's, there's some really great |
| 1:05.0 | things about cruising, but then there's some distinct things that you miss by cruising there |
| 1:08.7 | and that might make you want to go back by |
| 1:11.0 | land. So we'll kind of do the ship. We'll talk about my cabin and one kind of downside to the |
| 1:17.4 | cabin that I was in. We're going to talk a lot about the food. And I think mostly we'll, |
| 1:23.9 | you know, cover food, entertainment, things like that. But I do want to kind of |
| 1:27.5 | to dip my foot into the pros and cons. So there's no real con about visiting New Zealand. |
| 1:33.4 | You're just saying that you might want to consider a land stay versus going on a cruise. |
| 1:40.1 | Yeah. And part of that is because some of the main highlights of New Zealand are a bit inland. |
| 1:44.8 | And of course, when you're on a cruise, what do you do? Do you bop around the coastal areas, which is awesome? |
| 1:50.8 | But having been to one of those towns when I was young, I can tell you there's some exceptional stuff to see in the middle of New Zealand that deserves more time, essentially. |
| 2:01.5 | So we'll chat about it. |
| 2:03.3 | But I also want to give you a shout out. |
| 2:05.8 | I know this will make you uncomfortable because you are very humble. |
| 2:08.6 | But I think that our listeners are really enjoying the Alaska lore and legends extra series. |
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