article_snippet: So the prospect of a 16-day voyage round New Zealand to Australia is alarming.
article_snippet: It's a long journey to New Zealand, so make sure you find somewhere to recover.
article_snippet: On south, until we hit the last land before the South Pole, the beautiful Stewart Island.
article_snippet: Due west - nothing but sea until the tip of South America.
article_snippet: It's nearly 1,300 miles from the bottom of New Zealand across the Tasman Sea to Melbourne.
article_snippet: A 16-day Australia and New Zealand cruise on the Seabourn Encore (0843 373 2000, seabourn.com), departing on February 2, 2017, costs from £7,999 per person, based on two people sharing.
highlights_snippet: Sue Lawley enjoyed a 16-day luxury voyage to Australia and New Zealand .
  