Kiwis can now go for an ocean cruise without having to find their passport.
P&O's newest cruise liner, the Pacific Pearl, is the biggest to be permanently based in New Zealand.
After a refit in Singapore, the 63,500 tonne liner cruised into Auckland yesterday morning to berth at Queens Wharf.
On the shore, early-risers watched as the ship - the length of 2 football fields - emerged from the mist.
As well as Pacific and Australian cruises, passengers can board the ship for three-night trips in local waters, showing only their driver's licence to buy a $579 ticket.
"It's the first time we've done it in New Zealand," said P&O New Zealand manager Shannon Currie.
"It gives the opportunity for people who don't own a passport to go on holiday with their family," she said.
The first three-night voyage will leave on January 27.
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Leave the passport at home
The Pacific Pearl eases its way into Auckland on a misty morning.
