Napier Port welcomes about 50 cruise ships each year - and yesterday was a red-letter day for shipspotting.
Enthusiasts atop Bluff Hill had prime position in fine weather to glimpse the palatial Ovation of the Seas. The ostentatious name aside, this is one impressive boat.
From Bluff lookout, the 348m (the RMS Titanic was 270m) of iron makes the tug boats alongside look like krill next to a humpback, and the logs lining the port tiny cinnamon sticks.
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As we've mentioned in our story today a muster of passengers (about 4000) disembarked, most of whom were seeing Napier for the first time. That's roughly the population of Waipukurau in Central Hawke's Bay.