NZ: Milford Sound overnight cruise

We did another overnight cruise, this time on Milford Sound, on the Fiordland Jewel.

They have a dedicated parking area:

Parking

Milford Sound selfie:

Milford Sound selfie

Check in counter:

Check in counter

Our boat arriving; much smaller than the previous cruise:

Boat arriving

Waterfall selfie:

Waterfall selfie

Milford Sound:

Milford Sound

Waterfall

Waterfall

We splurged on the “governor suite king” cabin, alone on the top deck:

Our cabin

Our cabin

A nice bathroom… apart from the toilet getting stuck and flooding the room, dripping down to the saloon below! The captain did fix it very quickly, though:

Our cabin

View out the window of our cabin… which also had a faulty part, preventing one of the blinds from closing:

View out the window of our cabin

Waterfall

Snacks:

Dinner

Waterfall

Seals:

Seals

Waterfall

Waterfall

Front deck:

Front deck

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Boat

Milford Sound

Milford Sound

Waterfall

Seals

Seals

Milford Sound

Milford Sound

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

Milford Sound

Milford Sound

The boat anchored in a bay, then they offered kayak and boat excursions:

Kayaks and boat

Helipad and hot tub:

Helipad and hot tub

Helm station:

Helm station

Jenn took an icy dip — “it’s cold!”

Jenn took a dip

Dinner:

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Hot tub:

Hot tub

Misty morning:

Misty morning

Saloon:

Saloon

Saloon

Nice coffee machine; gotta have our flat white:

Coffee

Breakfast menu:

Breakfast menu

Breakfast

Breakfast

Misty morning

Milford Sound

Milford Sound

Waterfall

Waterfall

Docking:

Docking

Fiordland Jewel

Milford Sound is certainly scenic, but much smaller than Doubtful Sound. The two were very different experiences, but if we had to choose one, we preferred the Doubtful Sound one. Milford Sound would be better experienced as a day trip.