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 Music I use Artlist for high quality, licensed audio. If you sign up using my referral link below, you will get two extra months for free. https://artlist.io/Adam-3542584 Credits and sources: Maps: OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org/copyright Wellington Harbour Kelisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WellingtonHarbour2022OSM.png Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/ Video footage: Courtesy The Great Journeys of New Zealand https://media.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/assets/518802 Credit: Expedition Earth / Great Journeys of New Zealand Wahine Day (1973) New Zealand National Film Unit presents Wahine Day (1973) Archives New Zealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvuiYDuVeUc Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed) Information sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interislander https://www.interislander.co.nz/60years/kaiarahi/ https://www.directferries.com.au/interislander_kaiarahi.htm https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/revealed-the-most-popular-meal-ordered-on-the-interislander-ferry/KLAHHR32CT2L5AGWL73H6JX3DU/ Route: https://www.greatjourneysnz.com/routes/interislander-cook-strait-crossing/ 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/wahine-disaster 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/File:StraitNZ_Connemara.jpg Aerial view of Interislander's terminal on Aotea Quay in Wellington, with Kaitaki docked and about to leave. https://media.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/assets/150404 #ferryjourneys #greatjourneys #tripreport