Cruise season continues as Silver Muse docks in Gisborne

The Seabourn Quest came calling for the first time last month on a nice fine and sunny Sunday in Gisborne, and anchored on a placid Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay. Photo / Murray Robertson

What remains of the cruise ship season resumes on Tuesday when the Silver Muse comes to call again, bringing with her more than 500 passengers.

The ship was last here in November.

Her sister ship, Silver Nova, made her maiden visit to Gisborne on January 24 in another successful cruise day in the district.

Silver Nova - sister ship to the Silver Muse - made a successful maiden visit to Gisborne on January 24. Photo / Murray Robertson

More than 500 passengers came ashore from Nova for a day of excursions.

The Seabourn Quest came here next, to make another maiden visit to Gisborne on January 26.

The Quest brought around 450 passengers and 335 crew.

Seabourn Quest in the Bay on January 26. Photo / Murray Robertson

The Silver Muse arrives from Tauranga and will sail for Napier at the end of the day on Tuesday next week.

Still to come this cruise season are the Regatta, due on February 22 and 26 with around 680 passengers, and the Artania on March 10 with 1260 passengers.