Is this the world's most scenic ferry journey? | The Interislander

Hop aboard one of New Zealand's best known ferries, The Interislander, which links the North Island with the South Island. In this video you’ll see the boarding experience, check out the onboard facilities including food and drink options, learn about new Zealand’s worst maritime disaster, cross a strait considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and take in the incredible views of the Marlborough Sounds.

After hearing facts and figures about the Cook Strait and seeing some of the beautiful views of Queen Charlotte Sound, you can decide for yourself whether The Interislander deserves its title as one of the world's great journeys.

The Interislander ferry bookings and schedule:
https://www.interislander.co.nz/

🚉 Service: The Interislander Ferry
🚉 Operator: Interislander (KiwiRail)
🚉 Ferry: Kaiarahi
🚉 Route: Wellington (North Island) - Picton (South Island)
🚉 Distance: 93km
🚉 Travel time: 3 hours 30 minutes (scheduled)
🚉 Class: Standard
🚉 Travel date: 31 October 2022

EQUIPMENT:
🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Check in and boarding
04:45 Lunch in the eatery
06:10 Departing Wellington
08:12 The Wahine disaster
11:04 Exploring the passenger decks
12:40 Crossing the Cook Strait
14:01 Entering the Tory Channel
18:22 Entering Queen Charlotte Sound
21:43 Arriving in Picton Harbour
23:06 Fares
24:27 Alighting in Picton
25:19 Final thoughts and Coastal Pacific preview

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Credits and sources:

Maps:
OpenStreetMap
openstreetmap.org/copyright

Wellington Harbour
Kelisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Google Maps:
https://maps.google.com/

Video footage:
Courtesy The Great Journeys of New Zealand
https://media.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz...
Credit: Expedition Earth / Great Journeys of New Zealand

Wahine Day (1973)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents Wahine Day (1973)
Archives New Zealand
   • Wahine Day (1973)  
Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

Information sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interis...

https://www.interislander.co.nz/60yea...

https://www.directferries.com.au/inte...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/rev...

Route:
https://www.greatjourneysnz.com/route...

Marlborough Sounds Cruise Guide:
https://cruiseguide.co.nz/maps?bay=13

The TEV Wahine disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEV_Wahine
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/wah...

Photo attributions:

Interislander--Kaiarahi--Plus-Lounge--1384.png
Kaiarahi Plus Lounge
Great Journeys New Zealand

Various historic photos from Photographic negatives and prints of The Evening Post and Dominion newspapers via the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Bluebridge Ferry
The MV Connemara, (Bluebridge ferry) berthed at the Bluebridge terminal, Wellington, 4 Feb 2023.
Tom Ackroyd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Aerial view of Interislander's terminal on Aotea Quay in Wellington, with Kaitaki docked and about to leave.
https://media.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz...

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