Ovation of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise liners making return visit to Tauranga today. Photo /File
Ovation of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise liners making return visit to Tauranga today. Photo /File
It will be a busy day in the city as one of the biggest cruise liners in the world is making a return visit Tauranga.
The 168, 666-tonnes Ovation of the Seas with 4000-plus passengers on board docked at the Port of Tauranga at 4.30am and is expected to departat 4.45pm.
The Ovation of the Seas, the world's fourth-largest cruise ship, will make seven visits during the season to Tauranga.
Also in port today is the 82,897 tonnes cruise ship the Noordam which arrived at 5am, also making another return visit to Tauranga.
More than 200,000 passengers and 94,000 crew on 110 cruise ships are expected to visit the city during the 2018-2019 season, with $91m injected into the local economy.