Cruise Milford NZ: Top-Rated Boutique Cruise Experience in New Zealand

Experience the top-rated boutique cruise in New Zealand at Cruise Milford NZ. Enjoy an uncrowded small boat cruise on Milford Sound, with luxury seating and exceptional customer service. Get up close to seals, dolphins, and penguins in their natural habitat.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Milford Sound - The best thing about Milford Sound Cruises is that the weather doesn’t matter! On a sunny day, it is beautiful and on a wet day it is spectacular! Fiordland has some of the worlds highest waterfalls and they are a popular feature of Milford Sound. In all weather, you will see water cascading down massive cliffs into the sea….
What's Included
  • Complimentary coffee, tea, and biscuits on all sailings
What's Not Included
  • No food sold on-board the cruise
  • Parking fee- $10 per hour (Payment can be made at the parking stations on site with card only).
Additional Information

Rated one of the Top 10 Experiences in New Zealand.
Join our boutique small boat cruise and experience Milford Sound the “local” way. We limit passenger numbers on all cruises to half of the boats capacity (capacity 150 passengers) to guarantee an uncrowded and much more personal experience.
Let us show you our backyard on this once in a lifetime…

Location
Cruise Milford
Milford Sound Highway
Cruise Departure Point: Cruise Milford NZ counter(second counter on the left) Address: Milford Sound Visitor Terminal, Milford Sound, Fiordland Paid Car park-10 minute walk/free car park-40 minute walk to the Milford Sound Terminal Dates: Every day of the year (excluding Christmas Day: 25 December)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Seonaid_w
Sep 30, 2024
Stunning - Soaking up the wonderful beauty of Milford Sound. Boat operator was prompt and very knowledgeable about the area. He was also very good at pointing out the wildlife and knew their habitats
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Johnea6763uc
Sep 29, 2024
Love Milford Sound - The boat was less than half full on the 14.45 cruise after the coaches had left, for the journey back to Queenstown. Lots of room inside and out. Free tea coffee and choc chip cookies, as much as you want. Skipper very informative with what to look out for i.e penguins, seals, took us close up to the water falls. Beautiful place, like the Norwegian fjords but smaller.
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Snow_maiden_girl
Sep 29, 2024
Unforgettable beauty of Fjords - The views were stunning and breathtaking. We were lucky, the weather was very good and sunny. This place is definitely worth a visit and we are happy with our experience with Milford Sound Cruises, great excursion, friendly and welcoming staff.
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Natalie_w
Sep 26, 2024
Fabulous experience! - The cruise was beautiful. The boat was, as advertised, not crammed which meant we could move around to take pictures and fully admire the views. The staff were very welcoming and shared lots of information during the cruise. It was truly amazing!
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H3344wsjanep
Sep 26, 2024
Brilliant experience - Fabulous experience! Thanks to Cruise Milford for the extra special trip. Great informative information and making the extra effort to get up close to some wildlife and to the waterfalls was amazing. Can’t recommend this tour highly enough.
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Catalina_c
Sep 25, 2024
Perfect - Captain Craig was very good, done the cruise before several times, but one was the best. Highly recommend
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Jod876
Sep 25, 2024
A great way to experience Milford Sound - A great boat, comfortable and with plenty of space. The commentary was just right - informative without being intrusive. The crew went out of their way to point out the wildlife and features of the fiord. One hour 45 minutes is just about right. The guests enjoyed the complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits. The young person at the sales/check-in desk at the visitors' centre was friendly and efficient. Excellent value for money.
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Theeatos
Sep 23, 2024
Local tour guide, wonderful guest experience - Sasha was a fantastic tour guide. A local who has expansive knowledge of the region and a passion for showing her guests an unforgettable experience. The bus was comfortable, packed lunch fresh with lots of variety and communication was excellent from start to finish. Highly recommend using this tour company for a more personalised experience.
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M7335mbmichellel
Sep 22, 2024
Milford is Spectacular - The experience was spectacular- it had been raining for weeks and the sun came put for our whole cruise. Captain Craig and First Mate Alexandra were the best hosts with lots of knowledge and laughs. We also got to see seals 🦭 and a Fiordland pengin 🐧
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Winnie_c
Sep 30, 2024
Was not able to go since the boat left earlier than promised. - I actually was not able to take this tour. The Milford road was closed the morning of my tour, and I was monitoring the status. I had messaged the tour company to ask them what to do in this case as it was going to update at 10am and our tour time was at 10:45am. They sent a message that the tour company would hold the boat at the dock until 11am latest to accommodate. I let the tour operator know that I was on my way. I was in a campervan so I had to drive much slower than other cars which resulted us to rush. We arrived at the port at 10:50AM, to find out that the boat had already left, despite letting us know that they would be at the pier until 11am and after I had communicated my updates and they responded and acknowledged. We then had to go with another cruise operator instead thag was departing at 11am that was a full capacity cruise, not boutique and had to pay for coffee ourselves. I was disappointed that they did not offer a better solution or drink vouchers or a partial refund to accommodate the difference in cost between the boutique & full capacity cruise.
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From $99
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).