ABOUT US

Cruise Fiordland is privately owned by a local born and raised Southland family. Our aim is to provide you with a range of experiences in a safe and friendly environment.  Our skippers and crew have vast experience in the Fiordland and Stewart Island areas and are happy to share their knowledge with you.
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We have been winners of The Tourism Operator of the year award 2009 and Department of Conservation Corporate Conservation Award 2009 for their efforts in pest control in Fiordland National Park. Click the link below to read about this pest control programme in Fiordland. 

​http://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/volunteer/groups/fiordland/west-arm--deep-cove-pest-control/

Fiordland Vessel MV Cindy Hardy​​

• ​Vessel Length 23.9m
• Beam 6.83m 
• Draft 3.0m
• Maritime NZ number 100101
• NZ coastal limits 50 nautical miles 12 passengers
• Fiordland & Foveaux Strait inshore limits 20 passengers
• Enclosed limits 25 passengers
• 1 x inflatable tender 
• 1 x tender
• 4 tonne hydraulic hi-ab crane
• 5 Rooms with en-suites 
• 2 Cabins with 1 Double, 3 Singles bunks
• 3 Cabins with 1 Double, 1 Single bunks
• Built in 1963 in Tasmania of Australian Hardwood
• The MV Cindy Hardy has undergone a total refit which has included all the machinery, new passenger and crew accommodation including private ensuites in each cabin, new galley and passenger lounges.
• The MV Cindy hardy is surveyed to Maritime New Zealand standards which combine to make a very safe and comfortable vessel suitable for many activities. 

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Stewart Island Vessel MV Tasman Explorer

​Vessel Length 21.5m

• Beam 4.6m 
• Draft 2.0m
• Maritime NZ number 124294
• NZ coastal limits 50 nautical miles 12 passengers
• Fiordland & Foveaux Strait inshore limits 20 passengers
• Enclosed limits 25 passengers
• 1 x  Tender
• 5 Rooms 
• 2 Cabins with 2 Single bunks
• 3 Cabin with 3 Doubles and 3 Single bunks
• 4 Bathrooms with Showers 
  
• Originally Built in 1984 with topside built in 2010
• The Tasman Explorer has undergone a refit which has included machinery, new passenger, new galley and passenger lounges.
• The Tasman Explorer is surveyed to Maritime New Zealand standards which combine to make a very safe and comfortable vessel suitable for many activities. 

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